NY State GOP calls for Lazio to end campaign
Republican Rick Lazio gives his concession speech after losing the Republican primary election for Governor of New York State in NYC. (Sept. 14, 2010) Credit: Getty Images
The state Republican Party is formally calling on Rick Lazio to end his campaign for governor on the Conservative line.
Lazio lost in the GOP primary last week to Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, but he won the Conservative primary.
The former U.S. representative from Brightwaters could run as the Conservatives' gubernatorial candidate in November.
In a letter to Lazio Tuesday, state Republican chairman Edward Cox, Suffolk GOP chairman John Jay La Valle and nine other county chairs asked Lazio to "officially end your campaign for governor in all respects."
"This race is tightening and our chances for success are growing," the letter said.
"To best help the party's candidates win in November, we need you to continue to support all the party's candidates and help make this a banner year for Republicans. However, the only way for you to do so effectively is to respect the will of the Republican voters . . . and end your campaign for governor on the Conservative line."
Lazio's spokesman told The Associated Press Tuesday that the campaign would file the correspondence with Cox's other "inconsequential statements and letters."
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