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Lazio’s Comeback Race for Governor Is an Uphill Climb
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Jan 04, 2010 07:34pm |
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| Category | Election Guide |
| Author | David F. Halbfinger |
| Media | Newspaper - New York Times |
| News Date | Tuesday, January 5, 2010 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — Rick A. Lazio is on a tear: ripping into corruption and cowardice in Albany, blasting state leaders’ addiction to spending and taxes, warning that New York is on the verge of losing a generation of job seekers to economic decline.
“It breaks my heart,” Mr. Lazio, the former Long Island congressman, tells a few dozen Republicans here in the Finger Lakes. “People are fed up, they’re disgusted, they’re disillusioned, and they’re scared.”
Now comes the ask. “It is our turn to fix this mess, and not to leave this for our kids and our grandchildren to clean up. Please join me in this great mission.”
Not a hand claps.
Political comebacks can be tough, and Mr. Lazio’s exit from the stage, after his disastrous 2000 Senate contest with Hillary Rodham Clinton, was humbling. But even among New York Republicans, with whom he is personally popular, Mr. Lazio’s fiery pitch for his gubernatorial campaign hasn’t yet ignited any prairie fires. |
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