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January 31st, 2006, 12:30 AM
Leecia Eve is giving up her bid to become lieutenant governor of New York state.
The Democrat and daughter of former state Assembly Deputy Speaker Arthur Eve of Buffalo, revealed her decision Monday.
Eve, who was a counsel to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, pulled out of the race just days after Eliot Spitzer selected state Sen. David Paterson of Manhattan as his running mate. Spitzer, New York's attorney general, is the clear favorite to win the party nomination.
The decision to withdraw, Eve said, was voluntary.
A poll from the Siena (College) Research Institute shows Spitzer well ahead in a possible primary race versus Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, 58 percent to 20 percent.
Also, Spitzer has sizable leads on two potential Republican candidates, B. Thomas Golisano or William Weld. Spitzer, the Siena poll said, has a 55 percent to 29 percent advantage on Golisano, the owner of the Buffalo Sabres who still has not declared if he will seek the state's top office.
Spitzer's lead on Weld, the former Massachusetts governor, is 60 percent to 17 percent.
The Siena poll was conducted last week.
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/01/30/daily8.html
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The Democrat and daughter of former state Assembly Deputy Speaker Arthur Eve of Buffalo, revealed her decision Monday.
Eve, who was a counsel to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, pulled out of the race just days after Eliot Spitzer selected state Sen. David Paterson of Manhattan as his running mate. Spitzer, New York's attorney general, is the clear favorite to win the party nomination.
The decision to withdraw, Eve said, was voluntary.
A poll from the Siena (College) Research Institute shows Spitzer well ahead in a possible primary race versus Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, 58 percent to 20 percent.
Also, Spitzer has sizable leads on two potential Republican candidates, B. Thomas Golisano or William Weld. Spitzer, the Siena poll said, has a 55 percent to 29 percent advantage on Golisano, the owner of the Buffalo Sabres who still has not declared if he will seek the state's top office.
Spitzer's lead on Weld, the former Massachusetts governor, is 60 percent to 17 percent.
The Siena poll was conducted last week.
http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2006/01/30/daily8.html
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