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On Nov 2, 7:20 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > Democrat Andrew Cuomo is now Governor-elect Cuomo, Gillibrand and > Schumer expected to retain Senate seats in New York! Yay! > > In New York, a Cuomo Rules the State Once Again > By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM > Published: November 2, 2010 > Twitter > Sign In to E-Mail > > Print > > Reprints > > Share > CloseLinkedinDiggMixxMySpaceYahoo! BuzzPermalink Andrew M. Cuomo, > whose career in government appeared all but over just eight years ago, > was elected the 56th governor of New York on Tuesday, a stunning > comeback for the scion of one of the state’s legendary political > families. > > Enlarge This Image > > Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times > Carl P. Paladino, the Republican candidate for governor, voting in Buffalo. > > Results: Senate | House What to Watch: > Senate | House Videos: Why You Are Going to the Polls Interactive: > Tracking Election Twitter Traffic @thecaucus on Twitter > NYT Politics on FacebookMr. Cuomo, the state’s Democratic attorney > general, won a decisive victory over his Republican opponent, Carl P. > Paladino, a Buffalo businessman whose strident and often belligerent > rhetoric failed to gain traction among voters, exit polls showed. > > The state’s sitting senators, Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Charles E. > Schumer, easily won re-election. Results had not yet been reported for > the contests for attorney general and state comptroller. > > In Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, the state attorney general and > Democratic stalwart, captured the United States Senate seat being > vacated by Christopher J. Dodd after staving off a fierce challenge > from Linda E. McMahon, a Republican and former pro wrestling executive > who spent $40 million on her insurgent campaign. > > The expensive and hard-fought contest was considered a national > bellwether on a night where Republicans are hoping to make big gains > in Congress on the strength of voter resentment toward Washington. > > But while Republican challengers have already picked up Senate seats > in Florida and Kentucky, Mr. Blumenthal may have benefited from heavy > Democratic turnout: several polling places in Bridgeport, one of the > state’s major Democratic strongholds, repeatedly ran out of ballots on > Tuesday, prompting officials to extend voting hours there until 10 > p.m. > > Mr. Blumenthal was leading Ms. McMahon by seven percentage points with > 6 percent of precincts reporting. > > Recent polls that show State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman, the > Democrat, with a thin lead over Daniel M. Donovan Jr., the Republican > district attorney from Staten Island, in the race to succeed Mr. Cuomo > as attorney general. > > In the state comptroller’s race, Thomas P. DiNapoli, the incumbent, is > trying to eke out a victory against a dark-horse Republican opponent, > the former financier Harry J. Wilson. Polls showed that race also > tightening in recent weeks. > > Voters in New York City, where a new electronic voting system made its > debut this year, are also being asked to decide whether politicians > should be limited to two consecutive terms, a move that would reverse > the legislation that allowed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to pursue his > third term in City Hall. > > Fears about the state of the economy could be the determinant in many > regional races on Tuesday, according to exit polls conducted by Edison > Research for the National Election Pool, a consortium of the major > television networks and The Associated Press. > > Half of New York voters said they were very worried about the state of > the economy, although Mr. Paladino’s supporters were more likely to > express this sentiment. Half of the voters surveyed in New York > described Mr. Cuomo as an honest candidate; only a quarter said the > same of Mr. Paladino. > > More than half said they approved of President Obama’s job > performance, but fewer than 1 in 5 of Mr. Paladino’s supporters agreed > with that statement, according to the polls. About half of New York > voters said the government was performing too many services that would > be better left to businesses and individuals. > > Mr. Paladino arrived at his polling place on Tuesday morning holding > hands with his wife, Cathy, as they entered a church basement in south > Buffalo a little after 11 a.m. The couple left their dog, Duke, > waiting in a black sport utility vehicle. > > “We’re going to win this today,” Mr. Paladino told reporters after > casting his ballot. “People want change, and they know where they’re > going to get it.” > > Asked if he would miss the stresses of the campaign trail, he laughed. > “I’m not a great campaigner,” he said, adding that the process had > been “treacherous” and “confusing” for him. He vowed never to do it > again, even if he lost on Tuesday. > > “No. More. Elections!” he called out, enunciating each word. “This is > it.” And his plans for the rest of the day? A prayer service, Mr. > Paladino said, followed by a nap. > > A few miles away, in West Seneca, N.Y., support from voters for the > local candidate appeared to be spotty. > > “He has preyed on the fears of people,” said Nancy Seel, 71, a retired > teacher, after casting her ballot. Her husband, Donald Seel, 82, > objected to the more colorful speeches given by Mr. Paladino: “I > wouldn’t use such language around a lady.” > > Other voters said they could embrace Mr. Paladino, despite his flaws. > “I know he’s not perfect,” Sylvia Mastrocovo, 68, said, “but he’s not > running for pope, he’s running for governor.” > > Mr. Cuomo, meanwhile, spent the morning at his residence in Mount > Kisco, where he voted with his companion, the television cooking > personality Sandra Lee. He urged his supporters to head to the polls > and ignore reports that he was on his way to a blowout victory. “These > polls are just guesses,” Mr. Cuomo said. “Nobody knows who’s going to > come out to vote.” > > In Yonkers, Rudolph B. Steward, Jr., 60, a military veteran and > retired postal service worker, said he voted for Mr. Cuomo because he > believed the Democrat would not cut his disability benefits. He said > he feared what would happen if Mr. Paladino were to be elected > governor. > > “There was nothing about Cuomo that made me vote for him,” Mr. Stewart > said. “I just did it to fight the policies of the Republicans.” > > Reporting was contributed by David W. Chen, Marjorie Connelly, > Elizabeth A. Harris and Nate Schweber. > > More:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/nyregion/03nyelect.html?hp > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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