New York's Republican Party will gather in Manhattan starting today to choose candidates for the November election.
The top races are fractious, with a crowded field of would-be U.S. Senate candidates and four men contending for the nod to run for governor.
The candidates who emerge from the convention already know who most of their Democratic Party opponents will be: Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has a strong lead in race for governor and Republicans face an uphill challenge against incumbent U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.