Which is why the establishment is closing ranks:
"Cuomo woos independents with help from Bloomberg
ALBANY — Democrat Andrew Cuomo sought to bolster his appeal among independents yesterday in the race for governor with an endorsement from Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York City, as a new poll indicated that Carl Paladino, a conservative Republican, is gaining ground.
Cuomo appeared in Manhattan with the Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent Bloomberg, a three-term mayor.
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So how does the unpopular mayor help Cuomo?
The pair tried to showcase Bloomberg’s bipartisan appeal and to link it to Cuomo, with the popular billionaire praising Cuomo as the candidate who “knows that real change requires reaching across the aisle.’’
“No one political party caused the problem,’’ Cuomo said. “Both share the blame, in my opinion.’’
Paladino, a firebrand who shocked the GOP a week ago by winning the primary, has sought to ride a wave of voter anger at Albany’s high taxes, high spending, and a string of corruption cases in state government, which is controlled by Democrats.
As in Massachusetts, the stuff seems to follow them around like stink.
The Quinnipiac poll suggested that Cuomo, former attorney general, has a 49 percent-to-43 percent lead among probable New York voters. Seven percent were undecided. In previous polls of registered voters, Cuomo has held a better than 2-to-1 edge.
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