Republican candidate for NYC mayor tried to bring his cat to vote

Curtis Sliwa pictured with one of his many rescue cats on Tuesday

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Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate for New York City mayor, brought a special guest with him to vote on Tuesday: his cat.

But Gizmo, one of the 17 felines he lives with in a studio apartment, was denied entry to the polling site in Manhattan sending the politician into a fury.