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As election nears LI voters in bad mood

Rick Brand

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With gridlock in Washington over the president's jobs bill and the prospect of massive budget shortfalls and layoffs in Nassau and Suffolk, Long Island voters are more unhappy and upset than local political leaders have ever seen them.

"It's bad out there. It's beyond belief," said Joseph Mondello, Nassau Republican chairman. "People are feeling down and not in love with either party."

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