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C.E.O. Behind Huge ‘Vote for Trump’ Sign Has a New Slogan: Vote for Him
It’s hard to say what it is about Anthony Constantino, the sticker tycoon running for Congress, that has inflamed his fellow New York Republicans to the point that they are willing to defy President Trump.
Could it be Mr. Constantino’s alliance with Roger Stone, the conservative operative known for unsavory political tactics?
Or Mr. Constantino’s motley crew of aides, one of whom pleaded guilty to harassment after being accused of molesting a 14-year-old girl and another who faces murder charges in Nevada?
Perhaps it’s the vicious personal attacks he has made against his opponents across the political spectrum, or the overt ways he has curried favor with the president. (The latest example: releasing a hip-hop album entitled “Thank You President Trump.”)
Whatever it is, Mr. Constantino could not care less.
“The New York G.O.P. is a nonperforming organization,” he said in a wide-ranging interview, noting that Republicans had not won a statewide race in two decades. “They’re content with losing.”
“Donald Trump,” he added, “went through the same thing.”
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