NEW YORK — As the state Republican convention approaches, the party’s colorful primary campaign for governor began to take a more defined shape this week, and even gained a late entry.
The crime-focused race, which has already seen a candidate hit with a flying flower pot, appears to have multiple viable contenders hoping to earn the GOP’s red banner in deep-blue New York.
They include Rep. Lee Zeldin, a Donald Trump-tied Long Island lawyer with significant institutional backing; Rob Astorino, the party’s nominee in 2014; and Andrew Giuliani, son of Rudy, who had the strongest voter support in a recent poll of the race.
