Republican gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Giuliani ripped into rival Lee Zeldin as a clone of disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo after accusing the Zeldin camp of leading an effort to have him knocked off the primary ballot.
Giuliani, the son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani who served as a White House aide to former President Donald Trump, filed 24,579 signatures to qualify for ballot status.
Fifteen thousand valid signatures from registered Republicans are needed to earn a spot on the ballot.
But specific objections were filed Thursday with the state Board of Elections against at least 8,776 signatures collected by Giuliani.
“I know Lee Zeldin thought Andrew Cuomo
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