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Mangano expected to support Cuomo Thursday October 2, 2014 6:13 PM By Celeste Hadrick

After Republican Larry Rockefeller, a nephew of former Republican Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, endorsed Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday, don't be surprised if Republican Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano soon announces his support for the Democratic governor's bid for re-election.
Cuomo told reporters that he is planning to reach out to moderate Republicans to back his campaign for a second term. Nassau GOP insiders say Mangano will be one of the Republicans who will say they are voting for Cuomo this November.
Mangano and Cuomo have had a close relationship since Mangano defeated incumbent County Executive Thomas Suozzi, a Democrat, in 2009.
In mid-2010, Mangano held a news conference with Cuomo, who was making his first bid for the governor's office, to tout Cuomo's property tax cap plan - after Cuomo campaign workers told two Democratic county lawmakers to leave the event.
The next year Cuomo drove his blue 1975 Corvette in Mangano's first "Cruise to the Show" automobile parade even though Democratic legislator Kevan Abrahams of Freeport had called for the show to be cancelled because of its expense.
Mangano has since supported every Cuomo budget while Cuomo attended Mangano's second term inauguration in January, praising the county executive's "extraordinary leadership."
Meanwhile, Nassau Republicans have given a cold-shoulder to Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino.
A Mangano spokesman did not return a request for comment.

 

[VARMINT223]

Why have political parties? Maybe this is why the NRA says FNY? We need to CLEAN HOUSE and show some direction otherwise we look like a ship with no captain, no sails and infested with rats. This falls election is way bigger than Astorino, it's about scuttling an infested ship and starting over.

 

[joeydiver]

Group hug!

 

[Dr. Evil]

 

[Burzum]

Plain and simple it is the elitist-Patricians verse the Plebeians, parties are just window dressing, the wedge issues keep us distracted, good thing the masses are more interested in reality TV and Hollywood, God forbid they try and save the Republic.

 

[thecelt]

It disgusts me... what promises has scumbag made mangina I wonder?

 

[HF-SWORD]

Did anyone actually expect someone named Mangina from Long Island to be on our side? EVERY politician in NY deserves scrutiny. It doesn't stop at just looking at the letter next to their name.

 

[mrod]

They must have some kind of after school activity going on, speed cams, red light cams, and only god knows what these shysters are up too!!!!!
And we are the ones fliping the Bill for all the Garbage laws these shysters come up with. At this point the only way out is to get out if this scumbag wins in NOV !

 

[WarrenDee]

What with Fatboy not endorsing Rob, this guy and by and large the republican establishment abandoning him, I am getting totally depressed. It's just really sad. The upside, if there is one, is to get rid of all the legislators who supported this atrocity.

 

[graptor]

This RINO talk is stupid as ****. They have always been liers and thieves, your just starting to notice.

 

[nessman]

Same sh!t here in Onondaga County. Our RINO County Exec Joanie Mahoney is the Fuhrer's Central NY gal pal.

 

[FN FAL]

My guess is that this RINO is on the Moreland Commission list of naughty representatives and Cuomo has dirt on him.

 

[NY Leatherneck]

My guess is that this RINO is on the Moreland Commission list of naughty representatives and Cuomo has dirt on him.

Ding, Ding.....you win a cupie doll!

 

[winemaker]

These people make me sick.

Tar and feathers.