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Crain's New York Business, February, 2006 by Engquist, Erik

Byline: Erik Engquist and Anne Michaud Faso endorsement faces Long odds State conservative Party Chairman Michael Long took a calculated risk last week by endorsing John Faso for governor instead of the presumed Republican Party favorite, William Weld. Mr. Long believes that he can lure the GOP to his choice by throwing out an early endorsement, months ahead of the statewide conventions that will select candidates for each party.

New York's registered Republicans outnumber Conservatives by 20-to-1. Nonetheless, the Conservative Party's endorsement matters: No Republican has won a statewide race without Conservative backing since 1974. "I would like to put together a coalition with the Republican Party,'' says Mr. Long, who notes that the first...

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