Favorite to win Democrat Andrew Cuomo, the current NY state general, will win the gubernatorial debate for the state of New York over Republican candidate and Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino.
With 92% of Precincts reporting, Cuomo has a comfortable 62% over Paladino's 34%
Cuomo expects to follow in his family's dynasty in New York Politics as the son of Mario Cuomo, former governor of New York that was elected in 1982.
Somewhere in that last 4% or so, The Rent is Too Damn High Party has his votes with 4 other little known candidates.
Jimmy McMillan, a former black panther and political activists, took the internet by storm with his catchy phrase "The Rent is TOO damn high" has brought comic relief to viewers of the NY governor's debate and Youtube watchers alike.
I'd like to point out that the Rent is too damn high party, with its humorous slogan, has brought about the real point that for many New York residents, the rent really is TOO high. Higher costs of living, a tanking economy slow to get back on it's feet, and bad housing market are taking it's toll on everyone, rich and poor. If the wealthy and the well-off are struggling to keep to heads above water, how are those on the lower end of the spectrum holding on?
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