POUGHKEEPSIE – As Republican
Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro enters the race for governor,
the state Democratic Committee has leveled its first barrage at him calling
Molinaro “a Trump mini-me.”
Geoff Berman, the executive director of the State Democratic Committee,
said the county executive has an “’A’ rating from the
NRA, anti-LGBTQ, anti-woman, anti-immigrant, pro-Trump, pro-federal tax
plan.”
Berman said Molinaro is “the delusional New York Republicans’
vision come true.”
But, Molinaro spokesman David Catalfamo fired back saying, “New
Yorkers deserve a conversation about taxes, jobs, education and the future
– not a string of angry, unhinged insults. As a candidate for governor,
Marc Molinaro will do as he has always done and run a positive campaign
focused on people.”
Molinaro has yet to officially announce his candidacy, but top officials
of the State Republican Committee late last week informally voted to back
him to run against incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo.
