Byline: TOM PRECIOUS - Capitol bureau
For an update on where the Republican Party stands in its quest to defeat Gov. Mario M. Cuomo just 42 weeks from now, consider the words of U.S. Rep. Gerald Solomon, R-Queensbury.
"Someone needs to hit all these people with a two-by-four and wake them up," Solomon said of party leaders, who he believes are mishandling an opportunity to beat a very vulnerable Cuomo. "It's closely coming to being too late already."
Sound too negative? For a more positive spin, consider Rich Bond, the former chairman of the national Republican Party, who has been working with several state GOP leaders on the contest. "I don't think it's disunity," he said in describing the party's public feud. "It doesn't mean we're messed up just because it looks a little messy."
It's one thing that the Republicans can't agree on who in their ranks should go up against Cuomo this fall. They can't even agree on whether their internal-turned-public wrangling is a problem.
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