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...their district, 40% of those questioned said they would go for the Democrat, 35% for the Republican -- the first time the Democrats have been favored since mid-August. Those results are in keeping with the turns of some closely watched races for Senate and Governor. New York Governor Mario Cuomo, who was in deep trouble for most of this year's campaign, has pulled even with his opponent George Pataki. Florida Governor Lawton Chiles is now neck and neck with Jeb Bush. Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, the billowing Jupiter of the old Democratic religion, has pulled from a dead heat...
...York City Republican Mayor Rudolph Giuliani set off one of the more spectacular political bombshells of this election season by publicly endorsing one of the biggest Democratic pols targeted by the G.O.P.: New York Governor Mario Cuomo. Giuliani, who was blasted by party leaders for his insubordination, may have gambled his political career on the endorsement. He said his decision to pass over Republican challenger George Pataki came after asking himself, "Who has the best chance in the next four years of successfully fighting for ((the city's)) interests?" Pataki is closely allied with Giuliani's Republican foe, New York...
...GOVERNOR MARIO CUOMO...
Races for governorin key, large states today showed some unexpected movement as challengers closed in on incumbents, both Democrats. In New York, Gov. Mario Cuomo, who just a week ago had a 16-point lead in the polls over GOP rival George Pataki, saw his advantage evaporate to just 4 percent, a New York Post/WNBC poll shows. Cuomo's gains two weeks ago after the surprise October 24 endorsement by New York City's mayor may have taken place too soon. Now the race is too close to call. The other race that's unpredictable at this point...
Barrett says thethree signal gubernatorial races-- between Democratic Gov. Ann Richards andGeorge W. Bushin Texas, Democratic Gov. Lawton Chiles and Jeb Bush in Florida and Democratic Gov. Mario Cuomo and George Pataki in New York -- "are pretty much divorced from these national trends. Very strong personalities are involved. So whether Cuomo wins by 4 points or by 6 points, it doesn't tell you much about what's going to be happening in places when the polls close later...