Ragusa's concern is that Ulrich, according to this insider, will support former NYC Council Minority Leader Tom Ognibene (also Carl Paladino's erstwhile LG runningmate, until he was defeated in the GOP primary last fall by Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards), to take over the Queens GOP. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Unfortunately, Cuomo's new runningmate, Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy, did the same thing in another part of the room, and there was visible tension as that Q and A went on extensively, prompting staffers to have to literally pull the LG nominee away eventually. (politico.com)
(He also insisted reports that he turned down an offer to be Romney's VP runningmate because he would have been required to resign from the governor's office are not true). (nystateofpolitics.com)