APNewsBreak: Lazio drops out of NY governor's race

[Lochloosa]

Source: AP

Conservative Party candidate Rick Lazio on Monday withdrew from the race for New York's governor, a decision that helps the tea party candidate who beat Lazio in the Republican primary.

Lazio told The Associated Press that he wants to continue to influence the race and bring a workable job-creation program into a contest he says has devolved into name-calling between Republican Carl Paladino and Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

Polls show Paladino rising against the once seemingly unassailable Cuomo, but the latest survey showed Lazio taking 8 percent of voters, most of whom would likely vote for Paladino and cut into Cuomo's lead, said Marist College pollster Lee Miringoff.

Told of Lazio's decision, Paladino told The Associated Press: "We're happy about that. I think Rick Lazio and I ran a primary that was above the garbage and the trash. We addressed issues


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[dennis4868]

1. I cannot figure out for the life of me....

how any sane person could vote for Carl Paladino....seriously, the guy is a TOTAL nut job!

[atreides1]

4. It's simple

There are more racsits and bigots living in New York, then anyone thought!:D

[okieinpain]

6. i always thought that was true of northern new york area. didn't

hilary have problems in those counties to the north.

[golfguru]

8. One man's fool is another man's genius

All depends on your personal perspective of what constitutes insanity.

[eilen]

9. He "promised" that he would only serve one term

and that he will not work with anyone he doesn't like, basically he will obstruct any legislation that comes from anyone not in his bubble. I don't think we need a Palin in NY. (Carl Palindino)

[Sinistrous]

2. Oops !

Cuomo should still win. Although with the mass insanity sweeping he country, it is hard to count on anything.

[Davis_X_Machina]

3. A sinecure has been created for him..

...somewhere. Wingnut welfare.

[JustAnotherGen]

5. People are reading things like this

http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article193597.ece -- So since a former Buffalo Bill said . . . people believe it. Go figure.

[COLGATE4]

7. Paladino: "Some of my best friends are n-----s".