In NY race, niche issues become political parties

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo is well aware of the gambit.

In the 1994 gubernatorial race, 54,000 votes cast on the “Tax Cut Now” ballot line created by Republicans to highlight New York’s heavy tax load helped relatively unknown Republican state Sen. George Pataki upset Cuomo’s father, Mario.

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