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Mayoral hopeful Joe Lhota, right, with former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani at a GOTV predebate breakfast at Lhota headquarters two days before the September primary.
Rudy Giuliani on Monday made a pitch for a major cash infusion to help salvage the mayoral hopes of his former deputy Joe Lhota.
As Lhota’s campaign struggles for traction, the former mayor met potential donors to a pro-Lhota outside spending group, New Yorkers for Proven Leadership, at a private breakfast at the opulent Metropolitan Club.
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The independent group, seeded with gifts from billionaire conservative David Koch and his wife, Julia, has been airing ads to raise Lhota’s profile in the race against Democrat Bill de Blasio — where back-to-back polls have Lhota down by as much as 50 points.
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