His statement Friday is bad news for New York Republican Chair Ed Cox, who endorsed Stefanik in a statement soon after she officially entered the governor’s race. Cox declared in his endorsement there would not be a contested GOP primary.
Republican officials are desperate to avoid that scenario this year in what they view as a winnable race against Gov. Kathy Hochul, the Democratic incumbent who has middling approval numbers .
The primary fight three years ago between then-Rep. Lee Zeldin, ex-Trump aide Andrew Giuliani, former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and businessperson Harry Wilson was considered a wasteful
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