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Nassau executive wasn’t sprung from the MAGA mold

One of the least-kept secrets in Nassau County is that if he wins next Tuesday, Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman would seriously consider running for governor next year, presumably against Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, whom he’s been condemning for much of the time he’s been in office.

Blakeman, 70, has run for state office before. In 1998 he was Gov. George Pataki’s GOP running mate for comptroller against Democrat Carl McCall who trounced him 65%-32%. But that didn’t mean Blakeman was willing to perpetually commit himself to the cause of having a Republican in the Governor’s Mansion.

On Oct. 10, 2006, Blakeman’s then-consulting firm Madison Strategies was recorded as having contributed $400 to the campaign of Rep

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