Changing New York Political Winds Could Affect MMA Sanctioning

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Political pundits expect the 2010 mid-term elections to usher in a wave of Republican gains in both national and local races. According to the influential New York Times political blog FiveThirtyEight, which aggregates polling data to predict races, New York will not be one of the states to go from blue to red, at least on a gubernatorial level. According to their statistical models, Democrat Andrew Cuomo has a 99.8 percent probability of defeating Republican Carl Paladino.

As the last man to sign off on or veto laws, the candidate elected on Nov. 2 will play a major role in the possible sanctioning of mixed martial arts in The Empire State. Unfortunately, neither has yet to take a formal stance on the legalization of the sport.

Source: http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/10/14/changing-new-york-political-winds-could-affect-mma-sanctioning/

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