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SARATOGA SPRINGS
Paladino gets enthusiastic welcome
Crowd cheers call for controlling spending, helping businesses
BY DAVID LOMBARDO Gazette Reporter

The gubernatorial campaign of Republican Carl Paladino brought its “Mad as Hell” tour to Saratoga Springs on Friday morning as part of its effort to mobilize voters for Election Day.
A crowd of about 50 enthusiastic Paladino supporters, whose spirits were not affected by the drizzle, assembled in the Italian American War Veterans post on Grand Avenue to hear their candidate speak.
Ralph Grasso of Saratoga Springs said he considered Paladino a kindred spirit.
“He’s mad as hell,” said Grasso. “I’m mad as hell.”
Beyond anger, Grasso agrees with Paladino’s message and said he thinks that Paladino is the candidate who can bring the change the state government needs. He argued that Paladino is an outsider, which means he’s not part of the institutions that Grasso believes are part of the problem.
    David Bronner, who identified himself as a conservative Republican but not a tea party guy, said he was a Paladino supporter. He was very skeptical of Democratic candidate Andrew Cuomo, who Bronner said hadn’t been properly vetted by the media and had been able to avoid tough questions because people were bogged down with meaningless gaffes by Paladino.
    Fred Acunto of Charlton said he was “anti-Cuomo” and characterized Paladino’s candidacy as a breath of fresh air. “He is very direct and he tells it like it is,” he said.
    Almost everyone in attendance was optimistic about Paladino’s chances of winning Tuesday and said that his ascension to power, plus Republican control of the state Senate, would be good for the state.
    When Paladino entered the crowded dining area, the supporters reacted as if a rock star came in. Cameras were flashing and a there was a buzz in the air as Paladino embraced many.
    He began his remarks with some comments about his history in the area, which included sending one of his daughters to Skidmore College.
    Paladino almost immediately dove into attacks on the media, which were well received. One supporter was reluctant to speak about her political opinions, as she dismissed The Daily Gazette as another biased reporting source. .................................>>>>....................>>>>...................http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00103&AppName=1

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One supporter was reluctant to speak about her political opinions, as she dismissed The Daily Gazette as another biased reporting source.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2010

New Poll Shows Paladino Gaining On Cuomo
Posted by Republikid at 12:17 AM

Rochester Business Journal did a snap poll in the last few days and their results are very interesting. Although Cuomo is still ahead, his lead isn't very commanding. He only garnered 45% of the vote. Paladino comes in second with 42%. Warren Redlich, the Libertarian candidate gets 7% and Jimmy McMillan gets 3%. This should be good news for supporters of Carl Paladino. The controversial candidate has been plagued with scandals, gaffes, and accusations of racism and homophobia.

Carl Paladino is the favored candidate of New York's Tea Party movement; and despite the setbacks, their support is solid, with many in the Tea Party set to vote for Carl, and the other candidates that were attracted to Carl's Taxpayers Party Line. In New York this year, if you want to know who the Tea Party supports, just look for candidates with "Taxpayers" next to their name on the ballot. Conservative values are set to win big this year, and even in the entrenched Liberal stronghold that is New York, things are looking good for the conservative minded candidates.
If the state gubernatorial election were held today, a plurality of respondents to this week's RBJ Daily Report Snap Poll say they would vote for Democrat Andrew Cuomo-and his running mate, Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy.
Cuomo, the state attorney general, topped Republican Carl Paladino by a three-point margin, 45 percent to 42 percent.
In a Snap Poll conducted in September after Paladino beat former Rep. Rick Lazio in the GOP primary, respondents favored the Buffalo developer by a 10-point margin.
Seven percent of respondents in this week's poll said they would pick Libertarian candidate Warren Redlich. Jimmy McMillan, candidate for the Rent Is 2 Damn High Party, garnered 3 percent of the vote.
We can also see from this recent poll that, despite the main stream media showing that Republicans have no chance,  when we look to independent polls, we see that Siena, Marist, and Quinnipiac, along with big shots CNN, are all either skewing the numbers, or using out of date polling methods. This years Senate race was looking pretty bleak for the Republican candidates, but this latest poll shows that the tides may be turning.
Also on the ballot next week are two U.S. Senate races. In the Snap Poll, Republican Joseph DioGuardi edged Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, 51 percent to 46 percent. Respondents favored Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer over Republican Jay Townsend, 50 percent to 48 percent, in the other Senate race.
Political insiders have been speculating for weeks that the big polls may be off kilter this election cycle, and if they are right we will see a few more polls that look more favorably on the Conservative candidates.

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Paladino always looks like he just swallowed a lemon or is chronically constipated.

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doesn't matter what he looks like...  Cuomo won ... Paladino didn't ... and New York will be better because
of that