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TEA-TV: Nixon’s Message to NYS Chairman Ed Cox
“NIXON” TO COX: “ED, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?”
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TEA-TV: Nixon’s Message to NYS Chairman Ed Cox
“NIXON” TO COX: “ED, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?”
May 6, 2010
Contact: Michael Caputo
716-867-5554
mc@paladinoforthepeople.com
PALADINO SCORES HOME COUNTY SUPPORT
Erie County lines up behind “favorite son”
(BUFFALO, NY) – The Erie County Republican Party Executive Committee and its chairman last night endorsed Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino for Governor. The County is expected to deliver solid support for Paladino at the New York GOP convention June 1-3, 2010.
“I’m pleased and honored to have the endorsement of my home County,” said Paladino. “We will be working hard to speak to every State Committee man and woman to assure united support at the Republican Convention.”
Erie County constitutes almost seven percent of the total statewide Republican Party Convention vote. Paladino needs to garner 25 percent at the June conclave to be eligible to enter the Republican Primary without collecting petitions.
“Carl Paladino is finding pockets of support within the statewide Republican organization as more and more State Committee members realize Carl is the only candidate with the resources and outsider message to beat Andrew Cuomo,” campaign manager Michael Caputo said. “And it’s not lost on anyone that Erie County is yet another seven percent out of reach for Democrat Steve Levy.”
The full text of the Erie County Republican Party Executive Committee endorsement follows:
“The Erie County Republican Executive Committee overwhelmingly endorses the candidacy of Carl P. Paladino for Governor of New York State.
Three and a half years of Democratic Gubernatorial control has resulted in a dysfunctional state government characterized by legislative bickering, the imposition of higher taxes and a climate of economic instability which has driven business and industry out of our state. New York desperately needs a leader with the experience and fortitude to stand up for all its citizens. People want a revolution in Albany and someone to lead that charge.
Erie County possesses such a person.
Carl Paladino is a businessman who has created private sector jobs in our community. We know him as someone who is deeply concerned with the vitality of our region and our state.
We also know Carl Paladino as a fighter who audaciously champions the cause to better the conditions of the men, women and children of Buffalo and Western New York.
And, we also know Carl Paladino as our friend.
No one act alone qualifies someone to high public office. No one act alone defines the character of the man who can run our great state. Over the course of many years, Carl Paladino has quietly, determinedly and unselfishly dedicated himself to our community. Through his efforts, Erie County has become a better place to live, work and raise a family. Our Republican Party and our community must take notice of his record of achievement.
It is for these reasons that the Erie County Republican Executive Committee wholeheartedly supports and endorses the candidacy of its favorite son, Republican Carl P. Paladino for Governor of New York State.”.
Levy lags Lazio in race for GOP chairmen support
By BRYAN FITZGERALD, Special to the Times Union
First published in print: Friday, April 23, 2010
ALBANY — A statewide tally of Republican county chairmen shows gubernatorial hopeful Steve Levy has a rather large hurdle to clear to remain a viable candidate.The Suffolk County executive, a lifelong Democrat who is seeking the GOP ballot line, had endorsements from just 14 county chairmen holding a weighted vote of 26 percent, a Times Union survey conducted this week revealed.
GOP front-runner Rick Lazio, a former congressman, has the backing of 27 county chairmen who represent 51 percent of the weighted total. The chairmen of 19 counties remain neutral.
Levy announced at his campaign kickoff that he will switch parties, but his enrollment change to Republican won’t go into effect until Election Day. As a member of another party, he is required by law to gather more than 50 percent of the delegate vote at the Republican state convention in June to remain on the ballot. If the convention were held this week, Levy would need practically all of the undecided county chairmen to fall into his corner to maintain his bid.
Speaking at a Republican women’s conference earlier this week, state Republican Chairman Ed Cox — who handpicked and publicly endorsed Levy — acknowledged it may be a steep climb for the Long Island native.
Levy’s camp was quick to note that the numbers will be in flux until the convention. They anticipate that in the coming weeks at least a handful of county chairmen that represent districts with a sizable portion of the weighted vote will make the switch from Lazio to Levy.
County chairmen who have endorsed Lazio include leaders from Nassau, Westchester, Monroe, Kings, Orange, Saratoga, Richmond, Dutchess, Oneida, Niagara, Broome, Chautauqua, Chenango, Schenectady, Steuben, Putnam, Herkimer, Tioga, Washington, Otsego, Essex, Schoharie, Warren, Wayne, Cortland, St. Lawrence and Montgomery counties.
Levy has received endorsements from his home base of Suffolk County as well as the Republican leaders of Rockland, Ulster, Bronx, Ontario, Oswego, Onondaga, Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Allegany, Franklin, Seneca and Schuyler counties.
Albany County Republican chairman John Graziano, whose district makes up a little more than 2 percent of the weighted vote, said he is strongly behind Levy — but didn’t want to use the word “endorsement.”
“I’m supportive of each of them, but more supportive of Levy,” Graziano said. “I think that either of them can defeat (Andrew) Cuomo.”
The chairmen of Erie, Queens, Manhattan, Rensselaer, Columbia, Jefferson, Cayuga, Greene, Clinton, Tompkins, Madison, Delaware, Sullivan, Fulton, Yates, Hamilton, Orleans and Lewis counties remain undecided.
Queens County chairman Phil Ragusa initially backed Lazio but then withdrew his endorsement; he’s now considering flipping to Levy.
“We’re neutral,” Ragusa said. “We’re looking for somebody who can win and mount a vigorous campaign, bring it down to a local level. … It’s important upon us to look at them both.”
Wealthy Buffalo-area developer Carl Paladino, a Republican hopeful recently chastised by critics and party leaders for forwarding a series of sexually explicit and racist e-mails, has received no official endorsements.
Many of Lazio’s endorsements came when he was the only candidate on the Republican ticket.
Whoever wins the Republican primary faces another set of steep odds. Despite the fact that the attorney general and presumptive Democratic candidate has not declared his candidacy, Cuomo still polls ahead of the GOP candidates according polling from the Siena Research Institute.
Bryan Fitzgerald is a University at Albany student and the Times Union’s Capitol intern.
“NIXON” TO COX: “ED, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?”
May 6, 2010
Contact: Michael Caputo
716-867-5554
mc@paladinoforthepeople.com
PALADINO SCORES HOME COUNTY SUPPORT
Erie County lines up behind “favorite son”
(BUFFALO, NY) – The Erie County Republican Party Executive Committee and its chairman last night endorsed Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino for Governor. The County is expected to deliver solid support for Paladino at the New York GOP convention June 1-3, 2010.
“I’m pleased and honored to have the endorsement of my home County,” said Paladino. “We will be working hard to speak to every State Committee man and woman to assure united support at the Republican Convention.”
Erie County constitutes almost seven percent of the total statewide Republican Party Convention vote. Paladino needs to garner 25 percent at the June conclave to be eligible to enter the Republican Primary without collecting petitions.
“Carl Paladino is finding pockets of support within the statewide Republican organization as more and more State Committee members realize Carl is the only candidate with the resources and outsider message to beat Andrew Cuomo,” campaign manager Michael Caputo said. “And it’s not lost on anyone that Erie County is yet another seven percent out of reach for Democrat Steve Levy.”
The full text of the Erie County Republican Party Executive Committee endorsement follows:
“The Erie County Republican Executive Committee overwhelmingly endorses the candidacy of Carl P. Paladino for Governor of New York State.
Three and a half years of Democratic Gubernatorial control has resulted in a dysfunctional state government characterized by legislative bickering, the imposition of higher taxes and a climate of economic instability which has driven business and industry out of our state. New York desperately needs a leader with the experience and fortitude to stand up for all its citizens. People want a revolution in Albany and someone to lead that charge.
Erie County possesses such a person.
Carl Paladino is a businessman who has created private sector jobs in our community. We know him as someone who is deeply concerned with the vitality of our region and our state.
We also know Carl Paladino as a fighter who audaciously champions the cause to better the conditions of the men, women and children of Buffalo and Western New York.
And, we also know Carl Paladino as our friend.
No one act alone qualifies someone to high public office. No one act alone defines the character of the man who can run our great state. Over the course of many years, Carl Paladino has quietly, determinedly and unselfishly dedicated himself to our community. Through his efforts, Erie County has become a better place to live, work and raise a family. Our Republican Party and our community must take notice of his record of achievement.
It is for these reasons that the Erie County Republican Executive Committee wholeheartedly supports and endorses the candidacy of its favorite son, Republican Carl P. Paladino for Governor of New York State.”.
Levy lags Lazio in race for GOP chairmen support
By BRYAN FITZGERALD, Special to the Times Union
First published in print: Friday, April 23, 2010
ALBANY — A statewide tally of Republican county chairmen shows gubernatorial hopeful Steve Levy has a rather large hurdle to clear to remain a viable candidate.The Suffolk County executive, a lifelong Democrat who is seeking the GOP ballot line, had endorsements from just 14 county chairmen holding a weighted vote of 26 percent, a Times Union survey conducted this week revealed.
GOP front-runner Rick Lazio, a former congressman, has the backing of 27 county chairmen who represent 51 percent of the weighted total. The chairmen of 19 counties remain neutral.
Levy announced at his campaign kickoff that he will switch parties, but his enrollment change to Republican won’t go into effect until Election Day. As a member of another party, he is required by law to gather more than 50 percent of the delegate vote at the Republican state convention in June to remain on the ballot. If the convention were held this week, Levy would need practically all of the undecided county chairmen to fall into his corner to maintain his bid.
Speaking at a Republican women’s conference earlier this week, state Republican Chairman Ed Cox — who handpicked and publicly endorsed Levy — acknowledged it may be a steep climb for the Long Island native.
Levy’s camp was quick to note that the numbers will be in flux until the convention. They anticipate that in the coming weeks at least a handful of county chairmen that represent districts with a sizable portion of the weighted vote will make the switch from Lazio to Levy.
County chairmen who have endorsed Lazio include leaders from Nassau, Westchester, Monroe, Kings, Orange, Saratoga, Richmond, Dutchess, Oneida, Niagara, Broome, Chautauqua, Chenango, Schenectady, Steuben, Putnam, Herkimer, Tioga, Washington, Otsego, Essex, Schoharie, Warren, Wayne, Cortland, St. Lawrence and Montgomery counties.
Levy has received endorsements from his home base of Suffolk County as well as the Republican leaders of Rockland, Ulster, Bronx, Ontario, Oswego, Onondaga, Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Allegany, Franklin, Seneca and Schuyler counties.
Albany County Republican chairman John Graziano, whose district makes up a little more than 2 percent of the weighted vote, said he is strongly behind Levy — but didn’t want to use the word “endorsement.”
“I’m supportive of each of them, but more supportive of Levy,” Graziano said. “I think that either of them can defeat (Andrew) Cuomo.”
The chairmen of Erie, Queens, Manhattan, Rensselaer, Columbia, Jefferson, Cayuga, Greene, Clinton, Tompkins, Madison, Delaware, Sullivan, Fulton, Yates, Hamilton, Orleans and Lewis counties remain undecided.
Queens County chairman Phil Ragusa initially backed Lazio but then withdrew his endorsement; he’s now considering flipping to Levy.
“We’re neutral,” Ragusa said. “We’re looking for somebody who can win and mount a vigorous campaign, bring it down to a local level. … It’s important upon us to look at them both.”
Wealthy Buffalo-area developer Carl Paladino, a Republican hopeful recently chastised by critics and party leaders for forwarding a series of sexually explicit and racist e-mails, has received no official endorsements.
Many of Lazio’s endorsements came when he was the only candidate on the Republican ticket.
Whoever wins the Republican primary faces another set of steep odds. Despite the fact that the attorney general and presumptive Democratic candidate has not declared his candidacy, Cuomo still polls ahead of the GOP candidates according polling from the Siena Research Institute.
Bryan Fitzgerald is a University at Albany student and the Times Union’s Capitol intern.
Rick Lazio said, “The voters in New York are as upset as the people who just went to the polls for school budget votes in New Jersey. The message from yesterday is that the people can’t afford endlessly higher property taxes. Yesterday’s vote was overwhelmingly in favor of Governor Christie’s leadership by rewarding the school districts who took control of their spending and teachers who recognized that the financial crisis demanded a fundamental restructuring of benefits and wages. New Jersey is serving as a national model for fundamental change, and I will deliver the same kind of change when I am Governor.”
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TEA-TV: Nixon’s Message to NYS Chairman Ed Cox
CARL PALADINO: CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN FOR GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK. GOP front-runner Rick Lazio, a former congressman, has the backing of 27 county chairmen who represent 51 percent of the weighted total. The chairmen of 19 counties remain neutral. Levy announced at his campaign kickoff that he will switch parties, but his enrollment change to Republican won’t go into effect until Election Day. As a member of another party, he is required by law to gather more than 50 percent of the delegate vote at the Republican state convention in June to remain on the ballot. If the convention were held this week, Levy would need practically all of the undecided county chairmen to fall into his corner to maintain his bid. Speaking at a Republican women’s conference earlier this week, state Republican Chairman Ed Cox — who handpicked and publicly endorsed Levy — acknowledged it may be a steep climb for the Long Island native. Levy’s camp was quick to note that the numbers will be in flux until the convention. They anticipate that in the coming weeks at least a handful of county chairmen that represent districts with a sizable portion of the weighted vote will make the switch from Lazio to Levy. County chairmen who have endorsed Lazio include leaders from Nassau, Westchester, Monroe, Kings, Orange, Saratoga, Richmond, Dutchess, Oneida, Niagara, Broome, Chautauqua, Chenango, Schenectady, Steuben, Putnam, Herkimer, Tioga, Washington, Otsego, Essex, Schoharie, Warren, Wayne, Cortland, St. Lawrence and Montgomery counties. Levy has received endorsements from his home base of Suffolk County as well as the Republican leaders of Rockland, Ulster, Bronx, Ontario, Oswego, Onondaga, Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Allegany, Franklin, Seneca and Schuyler counties. Albany County Republican chairman John Graziano, whose district makes up a little more than 2 percent of the weighted vote, said he is strongly behind Levy — but didn’t want to use the word “endorsement.” “I’m supportive of each of them, but more supportive of Levy,” Graziano said. “I think that either of them can defeat (Andrew) Cuomo.” The chairmen of Erie, Queens, Manhattan, Rensselaer, Columbia, Jefferson, Cayuga, Greene, Clinton, Tompkins, Madison, Delaware, Sullivan, Fulton, Yates, Hamilton, Orleans and Lewis counties remain undecided. Queens County chairman Phil Ragusa initially backed Lazio but then withdrew his endorsement; he’s now considering flipping to Levy. “We’re neutral,” Ragusa said. “We’re looking for somebody who can win and mount a vigorous campaign, bring it down to a local level. … It’s important upon us to look at them both.” Wealthy Buffalo-area developer Carl Paladino, a Republican hopeful recently chastised by critics and party leaders for forwarding a series of sexually explicit and racist e-mails, has received no official endorsements. Many of Lazio’s endorsements came when he was the only candidate on the Republican ticket. Whoever wins the Republican primary faces another set of steep odds. Despite the fact that the attorney general and presumptive Democratic candidate has not declared his candidacy, Cuomo still polls ahead of the GOP candidates according polling from the Siena Research Institute. Bryan Fitzgerald is a University at Albany student and the Times Union’s Capitol intern. “It’s obvious to me that Democrat Steve Levy can’t read,” said Paladino “If he could, he would know that I proposed more than nine specific reforms for New York in my first two days of the race. Levy must be a product of the failing New York public school system.” If elected Governor I will – “It’s obvious to me that Democrat Steve Levy can’t read,” said Paladino “If he could, he would know that I proposed more than nine specific reforms for New York in my first two days of the race. Levy must be a product of the failing New York public school system.” If elected Governor I will – “Democrat Steve Levy is a political switch-hitter who changed parties just a few days ago simply because he could not defeat Andrew Cuomo for Governor in his own party primary,” said Paladino, who is also a former Democrat “He switched parties as a matter of expediency and ambition. While I switched parties I never switched principle – I was a Conservative Democrat, and today I’m a Conservative Republican.” “If Democrat Steve Levy could take time off from admiring himself in the mirror he would realize he has no chance to win to the Republican primary with his liberal record and longstanding support for gay marriage, gun confiscation and abortion on demand,” Paladino said. “Frankly I don’t care whether the Republican bosses pick him or former Congressman and big bank lobbyist Rick Lazio,” Paladino said. “I will take my conservative case to rank and file Republicans in the GOP primary and beat either – or both – like a drum.” Carl Paladino is a successful Western New York real estate developer and the only candidate for Governor 100 percent in agreement with the New York Conservative Party platform. He is also seeking the Conservative Party nod and has committed to petitioning a Tea Party line on the general election ballot if New York’s Conservatives do not nominate him. For more information visit PaladinoforthePeople.com. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of New York voters finds that 69% think it would be better if most incumbents in the state legislature were defeated this November. Just 12% say it would be better for the state if most of the incumbents were reelected. Another 18% aren’t sure. Only 22% believe their own local legislator deserves reelection this year. Forty-nine percent (49%) say their local representative does not deserve reelection, and 29% more are undecided. But then 56% of voters in the Empire State say the legislators are most to blame for New York’s ongoing budget crisis. Twenty-eight percent (28%) think the overall economic meltdown is the chief cause, while only nine percent (9%) blame Governor David Paterson. As the legislature continues to wrangle with the governor over the state’s sizable budget deficit, 80% of male voters think New York would be better off if most incumbents were defeated, a view shared by just 61% of women voters. Men also feel more strongly that their own legislator should not be reelected. White voters are nearly three times as likely as African-Americans to think most of the current legislators need to go. Eighty-two percent (82%) of Republicans and 89% of voters not affiliated with either major party think the state would be better off if most incumbents in the legislature are defeated this November. Just 52% of Democrats agree. Roughly two-thirds of GOP voters and unaffiliateds blame the state legislature for New York’s budget problems, a view shared by 44% of Democrats. Thirty-three percent (33%) of Democratic voters point the finger at the overall economy. Unaffiliated voters (64%) are much more likely to believe their own legislator does not deserve reelection than Republicans (52%) and Democrats (39%). In a survey earlier this month, just 31% of New York voters said their congressman is the best person for the job, and 39% said their congressman deserves to be reelected. Most (58%) thought it would be better for the country if most incumbents in Congress up for reelection this year were defeated in November. “It’s time for Dale to retire,” DiPietro said. “His fingerprints are all over Albany’s bloated budgets, high taxes and the State’s depressed economy.” DiPietro was a pioneer in downsizing government and left East Aurora with 13% percent fewer employees by merging services with the town and the county He was a key leader of the tea party movement last year and is a member of the WNY Tea Party Coalition. He also hosts the radio show Buffalo Uncensored (WECK 1230AM). ### LAZIO BEING PUSHED TO RUN FOR ANOTHER OFFICE? Our debt has spiraled out of control and it is affecting the quality of life for families across the state. The problem with state government is that even during years in which we had higher revenue than expected and could afford to begin paying off our debt, we did not. Instead, we recklessly expanded spending and when revenue fell short to pay for it, state leaders increased taxes on the hardworking people of our state. It is a vicious cycle of irresponsibility that is causing detrimental consequences to our state and the taxpayers who reside within it. To begin combating the debt we have incurred, the governor’s current budget proposal will issue $2 billion in backdoor borrowing, each year, for up to three years, against New York state agencies; Assembly Democrats already have passed a resolution approving this act. This borrowing will greatly reduce our credit rating, causing our interest rates to skyrocket and placing us in an even tougher position than before, while also continuing the harmful practice of borrowing to pay off debt. I call on the governor and leaders in both the Senate and Assembly to take a long, hard look at where we can begin cutting spending. The price is too high to not make a drastic move to alleviate our budget deficit. Consolidating state agencies and reducing spending must be the top priority as we vote on this year’s budget. We must put an end to the tax-and-spend tradition in state government.
“NIXON” TO COX: “ED, HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, 2010
Contact: Michael Caputo
716-867-5554
mc@paladinoforthepeople.com
PALADINO SCORES HOME COUNTY SUPPORT
Erie County lines up behind “favorite son”
(BUFFALO, NY) – The Erie County Republican Party Executive Committee and its chairman last night endorsed Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino for Governor. The County is expected to deliver solid support for Paladino at the New York GOP convention June 1-3, 2010.
“I’m pleased and honored to have the endorsement of my home County,” said Paladino. “We will be working hard to speak to every State Committee man and woman to assure united support at the Republican Convention.”
Erie County constitutes almost seven percent of the total statewide Republican Party Convention vote. Paladino needs to garner 25 percent at the June conclave to be eligible to enter the Republican Primary without collecting petitions.
“Carl Paladino is finding pockets of support within the statewide Republican organization as more and more State Committee members realize Carl is the only candidate with the resources and outsider message to beat Andrew Cuomo,” campaign manager Michael Caputo said. “And it’s not lost on anyone that Erie County is yet another seven percent out of reach for Democrat Steve Levy.”
The full text of the Erie County Republican Party Executive Committee endorsement follows:
“The Erie County Republican Executive Committee overwhelmingly endorses the candidacy of Carl P. Paladino for Governor of New York State.
Three and a half years of Democratic Gubernatorial control has resulted in a dysfunctional state government characterized by legislative bickering, the imposition of higher taxes and a climate of economic instability which has driven business and industry out of our state. New York desperately needs a leader with the experience and fortitude to stand up for all its citizens. People want a revolution in Albany and someone to lead that charge.
Erie County possesses such a person.
Carl Paladino is a businessman who has created private sector jobs in our community. We know him as someone who is deeply concerned with the vitality of our region and our state.
We also know Carl Paladino as a fighter who audaciously champions the cause to better the conditions of the men, women and children of Buffalo and Western New York.
And, we also know Carl Paladino as our friend.
No one act alone qualifies someone to high public office. No one act alone defines the character of the man who can run our great state. Over the course of many years, Carl Paladino has quietly, determinedly and unselfishly dedicated himself to our community. Through his efforts, Erie County has become a better place to live, work and raise a family. Our Republican Party and our community must take notice of his record of achievement.
It is for these reasons that the Erie County Republican Executive Committee wholeheartedly supports and endorses the candidacy of its favorite son, Republican Carl P. Paladino for Governor of New York State.”.
Levy lags Lazio in race for GOP chairmen support
By BRYAN FITZGERALD, Special to the Times Union
First published in print: Friday, April 23, 2010
ALBANY — A statewide tally of Republican county chairmen shows gubernatorial hopeful Steve Levy has a rather large hurdle to clear to remain a viable candidate.The Suffolk County executive, a lifelong Democrat who is seeking the GOP ballot line, had endorsements from just 14 county chairmen holding a weighted vote of 26 percent, a Times Union survey conducted this week revealed.
Rick Lazio said, “The voters in New York are as upset as the people who just went to the polls for school budget votes in New Jersey. The message from yesterday is that the people can’t afford endlessly higher property taxes. Yesterday’s vote was overwhelmingly in favor of Governor Christie’s leadership by rewarding the school districts who took control of their spending and teachers who recognized that the financial crisis demanded a fundamental restructuring of benefits and wages. New Jersey is serving as a national model for fundamental change, and I will deliver the same kind of change when I am Governor.”
Great news: Cuomo slipping in the polls.
PALADINO QUESTIONS DEMOCRAT LEVY’S ABILITY TO READ
Multi-millionaire Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, who announced Monday he will enter the New York Republican Primary by petition to challenge the winner of the New York GOP convention, fired back at Democrat Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who charged on Monday that Paladino was just mad and had no program for New York.
Multi-millionaire Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, who announced Monday he will enter the New York Republican Primary by petition to challenge the winner of the New York GOP convention, fired back at Democrat Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who charged on Monday that Paladino was just mad and had no program for New York.
David DiPietro, an East Aurora business owner, former mayor and tea party organizer, announced today that he is seeking the Republican Party endorsement for State Senator in the 59th District. DiPietro, one of the few local officials to cut government spending in his tenure as mayor of East Aurora (2002-2008), ran a strong race against 35- year incumbent Dale Volker in the 2008 Republican primary election, winning in both Erie County and in Volker’s home town of Lancaster.
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