Paladino hasn't started hitting Cuomo yet in mass media - only mailings (which were pretty rough). Once he starts hitting what Cuomo did at HUD (the cheap money that made the Wall Street mortgage backed business possible), how much a tax and spender his Dad was, and what a nobody he has been as Atty General, he might just have a shot.
NYC has about 1/2 of the state population; “upstate” has the other half. “Upstate” is no fan of Cuomo - Paladino is a Buffalo guy. Enough angst, enough Democrats staying home (Senate seats to Chucky and Gillibrand seem relatively secure - but praying DioGuardi keeps moving up in the pools)and maybe, just maybe, Paladino has a shot.
Albany is so dysfunctional, most of us are sick about it. The corruption is everywhere. Paladino has had some issues, but if people can believe that he will go in and make a difference, he might just win it. Lazio getting out of the way probably helps 2% to 5% of the vote. Smart move by him.
I haven’t really heard anything about the race for the governorship in Brooklyn. What kind of pamphlets is Paladino’s camp sending out?
Wasn't there a poll last week that showed DioGuardi within a point of Gillibrand?