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Steve Levy says he'll stick with the 'stache

Quick ReadConventional wisdom shuns whiskers in major campaigns, but Steve Levy said he'll keep his if he runs for governor.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy speaks to supporters

Photo credit: Newsday File / Thomas A. Ferrara | Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy speaks to supporters after winning re-election. (Nov. 6, 2007)

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has landed firmly on one side of the facial-hair debate.

Conventional wisdom shuns whiskers in major campaigns. So Levy was asked if he'd lose his trademark mustache if he runs for governor. "No," he said. "No one would recognize me."

Levy, who announced last week he's mulling the race, recalled that Patrick Halpin, the former Suffolk executive, removed...

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Should Steve Levy shave his mustache for his run for governor?

Yes, otherwise it might cost him votes No way, it's part of his identity