2020 Gubernational elections: Who is running megathread

[NYSforKennedy2024]

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro are considering joining together to form a ticket against Governor Cuomo in 2018.

Source - http://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/kolb-molinaro-in-talks-to-form-gop-ticket-against-cuomo/article_6a553260-b2c1-11e7-9693-c7212e8e01d5.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share

[NYSforKennedy2024]

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro are considering joining together to form a ticket against Governor Cuomo in 2018.

Source - http://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/kolb-molinaro-in-talks-to-form-gop-ticket-against-cuomo/article_6a553260-b2c1-11e7-9693-c7212e8e01d5.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share

Is there any reason to think they would do better than Generic R?

It's virtually a tag team of two status-quot NY Republicans, the party itself probably hoping that Paladino doesn't run his "Alt-Right" platform to create party divide.

Both Kolb and Molinaro are Trump-supporting Republicans, but Paladino obviously represents the nu-age, edgy, The_Donald-esque GOP, as compared to the standard.

They'd probably still lose, but maybe get 3-5 more % than usual for the GOP.

[NYSforKennedy2024]

NYS Assemblyman Brian Kolb has launched a 2018 campaign to presumably face Governor Andrew Cuomo.

[NYSforKennedy2024]

Dutchess, NY county executive Marcus Molinaro is rumored to be entering the GOP Primary to face Governor Cuomo in November; after the GOP field was seemingly down to John DeFrancisco.

[NYSforKennedy2024]

NY GOP nominee Marcus Molinaro announces failed State Senate candidate Julie Killian as his running mate.

Lost her election in a fairly blue district, but, I think someone like Joseph Holland, John Cahill, or Nicole Malliotakis would've done far more for name familiarity. Disappointed.