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Cuomo-Molinaro Tightens As Republicans ‘Come Home,’ New Poll Shows Cuomo-Molinaro Tightens As Republicans ‘Come Home,’ New Poll Shows
Cuomo-Molinaro Tightens As Republicans ‘Come Home,’ New Poll Shows Republican Marc Molinaro's campaign for governor has gained about nine percentage points in a month.  But it may be too little, too late with Election Day coming on Tuesday Nov. 6. Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New Castle, a Democrat seeking a third term as governor, leads the Dutchess County executive by 13 percentage points, according to the latest Siena College Poll. Cuomo leads Molinaro by 49 to 36 percent, down from 50 to 28 percent in October. Minor party candidates are supported by seven percent of voters, according to the poll of likely New York State voters released on Sunday by …

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by Jon Craig
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President Trump's Brother Donates To Molinaro Campaign For Governor President Trump's Brother Donates To Molinaro Campaign For Governor
President Trump's Brother Donates To Molinaro Campaign For Governor Republican gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro has said he didn’t vote for President Donald Trump and instead wrote in former Republican Congressman Chris Gibson for president in 2016. That didn’t stop the president’s brother, Robert Trump of Millbrook, from giving $25,000 to Molinaro’s campaign for governor, according to news reports. Dutchess County Executive Molinaro announced plans to challenge Andrew Cuomo of New Castle during a press conference at the Albany Hilton Hotel on April 2, as reported here by Daily Voice. Molinaro once held annual campaign fundraisers at Trump National Go…

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Former Ally Will Challenge Cuomo, Citing 'Corrupt Political Culture' Former Ally Will Challenge Cuomo, Citing 'Corrupt Political Culture'
Former Ally Will Challenge Cuomo, Citing 'Corrupt Political Culture' Stephanie Ann Miner, 48, the first female mayor of Syracuse and a former top leader in the state Democratic Party, has decided to launch an independent run for governor against Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Cuomo, an incumbent from New Castle, already faces a Democratic challenge from Cynthia Nixon of Manhattan, an education activist best known for her acting on television's "Sex and the City." According to multiple news reports, Miner became a frequent  critic of Cuomo's policies about five years ago. “I cannot be a silent witness to what I think is a corrupt political culture that is hurt…

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by Jon Craig