The Associated Press has labeled this race as the
Republican’s “best chance” to claim a statewide office in NY
this fall. 
Even Dem hopeful Andrew Cuomo agrees it will be “a competitive
race”.   With less than three months to go, this race is shaping up to be one of the best in town. 

‘“Democrat
Andrew Cuomo conceded Tuesday that he doesn't expect an easy time against
Republican Jeanine Pirro if he wins his party's nomination for state attorney
general.  ‘I expect it to be a
competitive race,’ Cuomo said. ‘I'm working very hard toward November.
I'm going from one end of the state to the other. I think upstate New York is going to be
key.’”

Cuomo, endorsed Tuesday
by the New York State Professional Firefighters Association, a union
representing 25,000 firefighters, made the comment a day after a statewide poll
showed Pirro, the former Westchester
County district attorney,
had narrowed the gap against the front-running Cuomo in the bid to replace
Democrat Eliot Spitzer.

The Siena College
Research Institute poll had Cuomo, a former federal housing secretary and elder
son of former Gov. Mario Cuomo, leading Pirro, 50 percent to 35 percent. A June
survey from the Albany-area polling institute had Cuomo leading Pirro, 54
percent to 28 percent.

Pirro so far is the
Republican with the best chance to keep Democrats from sweeping statewide
offices in November.”

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