Republican and Conservative gubernatorial hopeful John Faso in an interview with Alan Chartock on WAMC Radio (audio here):

"I've got a 20 year record in this state working on issues that are significant for where the state needs to go...I bring the Conservative line with me, which is a necessary ingredient...Also, I think I have the experience here in NY that sets me apart."

"Gov. Weld's a fine person. We may have a primary. An if we do, let the 3.2 million Republicans in the state decide who the nominee is."

(Emphasis added.)

New Yorkers don't exactly have a history of rejecting high-profile candidates who move here from elsewhere and then run for office. Even James Buckley, the state Conservative Party's biggest success story to date, was a Connecticut transplant when he won the U.S. Senate race in 1970.