New York, NY
This was a huge career-boosting win for the key Pataki campaign staff and consultants, and I was no exception.
I’d won very close races and lost very close races, but I was fairly certain the last weekend we would prevail; 1994 was a GOP wave and you can feel waves coming — from both sides. When early Erie County (Buffalo) returns came in with Pataki leading Cuomo by a consistent 6-8 point margin — and with other similar areas of the state showing Cuomo under performing — I knew we’d win.
I also knew that when I returned to Washington in several days, my stock was a “buy” and that good things were going to happen. And that’s exactly what occurred.