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Andrew Cuomo
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REPUBLICAN
Carl Paladino
Basic Info:NY attorney general since 2007
Age: 52Buffalo, NY real-estate mogul
Age: 64
Issues:
- Supports right to build "Ground Zero mosque"
- Supports Obama's health reforms
- Pro-choice
- Calls mosque an "affront to the American people"
- Says ObamaCare "must be stopped"
- Pro-life
Polling At:55%36%Campaign Chest:$19.9 million$209,000
Key Quote"Mr. Paladino has his own Tea Party; it's an extreme brew."
"Has anybody asked Andrew Cuomo about his paramours?"
Petty Controversy:Drew flack for using phrase "shuck and jive" in reference to President Obama's '08 campaignThreatened to "take out" a journalist who, Paladino said, had photographers "stalking" the young daughter Paladino has with his former mistressWild card:Paladino drew national attention — and condemnation from a gay nephew — after he delivered a "homophobic" speech to Orthodox Jewish leaders.Dueling Ads:"Takes On": In this ad, Cuomo accuses Paladino of benefitting from "questionable" tax breaks and insider deals"I'll stop the mosque": Paladino promises to block the development of the Park51 Islamic center near Ground Zero
Cuomo's "Takes On":
Paladino's "I'll Stop the Mosque":
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