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Molinaro rides subway in last-minute push for governor seat

New Yorkers saw the rarest of sights Monday: a gubernatorial candidate on a subway train.

Republican Marc Molinaro crisscrossed Manhattan in the final day before the election and rode the subway from Columbus Circle to Fulton Street.

“Change your clocks today and change your governor tomorrow,” Molinaro said under a subway countdown clock that still hadn’t been reset for the end of daylight saving time.

“Imagine, how simple is that?”

Many straphangers said they didn’t recognize the 43-year-old Dutchess County executive, who’s trying to derail Gov. Cuomo’s run for a third term and at one point joined up with former Gov. George Pataki.

Those who said they knew of Molinaro weren’t supportive.





“I’m not voting for him,” said Paula Kimper, 62, who lives on the Upper West Side. “I’m a Democrat and I also think Andrew Cuomo isn’t that horrible. I don’t believe Molinaro is moderate and it supports Trump to vote Republican. That’s how I feel.”

Cuomo, who rarely rides the subway, campaigned with Democratic state Senate hopeful Andrew Gounardes in Brooklyn.

After the event, Cuomo downplayed a Siena College poll released over the weekend that showed his lead over Molinaro shrinking to 13 points, 49-36 percent. Last month, the governor was ahead by 22 points.

“It’s going to come down to turnout,” Cuomo said. “I believe the turnout is going to be massive for the Democrats and I think we’re also going to do much better with moderate Republicans than you think.”





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