Joe DioGuardi

Paladino Lite: Meet The Other Tea Party-Backed Candidate In New York

Jillian Rayfield | October 6, 2010, 8:47AM

Fmr. Rep. Joe DioGuardi (R-NY)

Say what you want about New York Republican gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino, but he sure does adhere masterfully to that old adage, "all publicity is good publicity."

The same cannot be said for Joe DioGuardi, the Republican running for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's seat, who has also enjoyed the support of the Tea Party movement, but has done so without nearly the same anger and (dare we say) charisma as Paladino.

Here's a look at that other New York Republican running for office this year...

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