In the first post-primary poll Andrew Cuomo holds a 16 point lead over Carl Paladino. That may seem like a lot, but he was leading by 30+ points a few months back.
I would not have thought it back in the spring, but it is conceivable that Paladino will beat Cuomo in the general election. Cuomo got the party nomination through his family ties and because there was no other strong Democrat (like Chuck Schumer) who wanted to run. He has been on his best behavior and if Paladino can get him off script, the “old Andrew” could resurface. That’s clearly what the Paladino campaign is doing with their “No Cojones” ad.
go carl go!!!!
old Andrew?
“I don’t think you have the cojones to answer direct questions regarding the mistakes you made at HUD in pushing a sub-prime mortgage scheme that cost taxpayers $2.4 trillion dollars and cost most New Yorkers the value of their 401-Ks.”
Putting Andrew at the center of the mortgage debacle that got the recession rolling is going to hurt him, but the media is spinning the story as being only about the nastiness of Carl’s attack. Yeah, it’s nasty, but mainly because the truth hurts. Carl’s attack is strong because it has substance.