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Patterson sees that Obama doesn’t pull much in local elections so he thumbs his nose at the White House
Embattled Gov. David Paterson is pulling out all the stops to save his job. He plans to mount a major ad blitz to tell New Yorkers about all the good things he’s done for the Empire State.
The election may be over,but the political ads aren’t. The governor is now taking to the air waves to convince New Yorkers he deserves to stay in office.
"What it’s geared to do is talk about his very good record over the last year,the things he’s done for the state,including closing a $35 billion budget,"said veteran political consultant Bill Lynch.
The ads are aimed at improving Paterson’s low poll numbers and sending a message to other Democrats,including President Barack Obama,that he is determined to seek another term in office.
"The President went to New Jersey five times for Corzine and wasn’t able to turn that around,so I think here in New York,New Yorkers know everything is local,"said Lynch.