{"id":9934,"date":"2014-03-10T09:07:19","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T13:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=9934"},"modified":"2014-03-10T09:07:19","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T13:07:19","slug":"cuomo-preps-antigun-ad-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=9934","title":{"rendered":"Cuomo preps antigun ad campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NY Post reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Gov. Cuomo<\/a> is expected to unleash a $10 million package of TV attack ads designed to \u201cdefine\u2019\u2019 his newly announced Republican challenger, Rob Astorino<\/a>, as a \u201cright-wing nut,\u201d … The negative commercials will be primarily aimed at convincing independent and moderate voters, especially women, that Astorino holds what Cuomo has already branded as \u201cextreme conservative\u2019\u2019 views on … gun-ownership rights … Longtime Democratic consultant Hank Sheinkopf<\/a> said he expected Cuomo to unleash a series of costly harsh attacks \u2014 with a price tag of \u201cabout $10 million.\u201d …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bring it on. \u00a0Cuomo blew $400,000 last year on a series of ads last spring through his “New Yorkers for Gun Safety<\/a>” PAC trying to convince people the SAFE Act is a good thing. \u00a0Then he directed the state Democrat committee to spend probably over $1 million in a series of five full color flyers attacking Ed Manago<\/a> for not support SAFE during last years Nassau County Executives race<\/a> which Mangano ended up winning by 20 points. In addition, Astorino’s opponent last year Noam Bramsom<\/a> spent heavy on antigun ads (1<\/a>,2<\/a>) and all that got him was a 10 point loss in the general election<\/a>.<\/p>\n