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Can Rudy Save NY GOP?




New York Republicans facing the wilderness after the loss of the state Senate are hoping that former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani will step in and take over the reins of party power, according to the NY Post:

"I know Rudy is being urged to get in and take control of the party," said former state GOP Chairman William Powers, whose tenure during the 1990s saw the election of Giuliani and Gov. George Pataki, and the re-election of US Sen. Alfonse D'Amato.



 


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Alan Greenblatt is a GOVERNING correspondent.

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