Article: Liberal party's swan song in New York

There really is no question about who will be elected governor of New York State in two weeks. Popular Republican Gov. George Pataki best known for deposing three-term Democrat Mario Cuomo in 1994-is headed for a possible record landslide reelection. According to the latest New York Daily News poll, Pataki leads Democratic opponent Peter Vallone, speaker of the New York City Council, by a whopping 53% to 26% statewide.

No, the big question is about what parties will be on Empire State ballots in the future. Presently New York's ballots are brimming with lines for seven parties, any of which can cross-endorse candidates from other parties, and then the votes from each party are added ...

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