{"id":8789,"date":"2013-07-16T12:03:53","date_gmt":"2013-07-16T16:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=8789"},"modified":"2013-07-16T12:03:53","modified_gmt":"2013-07-16T16:03:53","slug":"cuomos-re-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=8789","title":{"rendered":"Cuomo’s re-election"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some interesting insights into Gov. Cuomo’s<\/a> re-election campaign.<\/p>\n

First from Fred Dicker<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“…\u00a0Cuomo\u2019s aides nervously concede that upstate voters are a major problem for the governor, with some predicting Cuomo will lose as many as 50 upstate counties because of an ailing economy, a worsening tax burden, and outrage over the governor\u2019s sweeping anti-gun Safe Act, which passed in January …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Second from State of Politics<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“The vast majority of contributions to Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s campaign<\/a> come from $10,000 contributions and higher, according to analysis released today by the New York Public Interest Research Group<\/a> … NYPIRG found that eighty percent of the money raised by Cuomo this cycle has come from donors giving $10,000 or more. \u00a0Nearly 44 percent of his contributions this cycle have come from donors giving $40,000 or more, according to numbers wizard Bill Mahoney. \u00a0Those giving less than $1,000 account for less than 1 percent of all Cuomo\u2019s campaign donations …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Taken together is seems to indicate the Governor’s level of public support is a lot less than most in the media are willing to admit. \u00a0Sure he’s got a lot of money, but why aren’t average citizens giving to the campaign? \u00a0With tens of millions in the bank it is unlikely any challenger could match Cuomo’s money, but perhaps a dark horse candidate like Steve McLaughlin<\/a>\u00a0who was willing to put in the effort and go door-to-door might be able to knock him out.<\/p>\n