Hempstead, NY – Republican Carl Paladino said Monday’s debate had a “terrible format” and he wants a better chance to grill Democrat Andrew Cuomo, the front-runner in the race to be New York’s next governor.
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Paladino on Tuesday called for more debates in the last two weeks of the campaign, including one upstate. He told WOR-AM that he consulted with the five minor party candidates in the race and they agree at least one more debate is needed.
Cuomo’s campaign declined to comment. Cuomo, the state’s attorney general, was in Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, continuing his stump speech on the need to cut New York’s taxes. His plan includes consolidating small government entities, including towns, villages, and fire districts.
The seven-way debate Monday at Hofstra University on Long Island was unwieldy, giving only a minute or so for answers, less time for rebuttals, and no direct engagement between Paladino and Cuomo. Their responses were separated by those of Jimmy McMillan, the candidate for the Rent is 2 Damn High party.
Paladino didn’t say how the format should be changed, but indicated he still wants the minor party candidates involved. Paladino first challenged Cuomo to daily debates on Sept. 14, but Cuomo has accepted just one.
“Andrew thinks he does much better with the voters when he avoids debates, but New Yorkers are catching on to that strategy,” Paladino said.
i kind of feel bad for this guy, he may as well give up and save some money.
Mr paladino you seem like a nice guy
If you listen to me take the part of the ten million you didn’t spend yet and put it back in your bank account
You will lose with a landslide regardless
You can’t be in the kitchen its to hot for you
Levin feels he should also have been on stage. Just one more clown.
Cuomo should not tarnish hemself by getting on the stage again with these other clowns including Paladino. He has support from most of the respected rabbonim who know that gay marriage is NOT the only issue important to the heimeshe community who are mort interested in economic growth, tax reform, restructuring of state government and creating a sustainable energy economy in New York.
Paladino was not even in the top 5 of the debaters last night. Why should he get another chance?
The Conservative Party made a big mistake by endorsing Paladino. Had they nominated even a nominal candidate, they would have reveived thousands of republicans/conservatives disgusted with Paladino, propelling them to third party status. The current situation might denigrate them to near oblivion.
Paladino – No! You were terrible. What a pathetic choice from a major party. All of the others outdid you last night
we must vote for any candidate that supports school vouchers!
i wonder if a heimishe yid could even think of voting for coumo, the one responsible for the economic meltdown which places hundrets of our community in poverty.
# 4 youre a disgusting individual. As # 7 pointed out, morality is a non issue with the frum community. I hope he is wrong. seems to me that people like you dont have much moral values. You’d probably sell your mother for a few dollars.
Morality shmorality,”show me the money” eh, business as usual.