{"id":10493,"date":"2014-07-21T07:50:27","date_gmt":"2014-07-21T11:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=10493"},"modified":"2014-07-21T07:51:31","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T11:51:31","slug":"push-polling-against-astorino-on-long-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=10493","title":{"rendered":"Push-polling against Astorino on Long Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m shocked that our Governor has been accused of dirty tricks<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Gov. Cuomo\u2019s<\/a> campaign operatives are being accused of dirty tricks for allegedly sponsoring a biased \u201cpush poll<\/a>\u2019\u2019 to convince voters that Rob Astorino<\/a> … holds politically unacceptable views … a recipient of the call in Smithtown transcribed some of the questions and gave them to the Astorino campaign.\u00a0 \u201cLet me give you a few statements about Rob Astorino and tell me if you\u2019re more likely to vote for him, less likely or there\u2019s no change,\u2019\u2019 the caller began, according to a copy of the transcription.\u00a0 \u201cRob Astorino wants to repeal Gov. Cuomo\u2019s gun law, making it easier for criminals to get illegal guns …” …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Actually, Cuomo supporters went negative from the get-go<\/a>.\u00a0 None of it seems effective, especially the ad accusing Astorino of corruption<\/a>, which is the most ballsy thus far given that the overwhelming number of disgraced politicians in recent years have been NYC Democrats.<\/p>\n

There is also the matter of each candidates personality.\u00a0 Astorino is a likeable guy; Cuomo is an asshole<\/a>.\u00a0 I think this is going to backfire him.<\/p>\n