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How Mangano went from long-shot to verge of victory
Quick ReadThe Suozzi-Mangano contest - now headed for a recount with only a 237-vote difference between the candidates - may prove to be one of the closest in Long Island history.
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Ed Mangano waits at his campaign headquarters in Hicksvile.
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Early one morning last September, while shaking hands with commuters at the Freeport train station, Republican Ed Mangano realized his long-shot candidacy had a real chance to win against incumbent Democrat Tom Suozzi.
"It confirmed the anger that was out there," recalled Mangano, who heard that feeling again at stops in Wantagh and Mineola. "Everyone explained that they had adjusted their...
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