We spoke with Joe Lhota this morning at a campaign appearance in Howard Beach.  We discussed John Catsimatidis’ negative attack ad, the past rivalry of Lhota’s and Catsimatidis’s best known supporters, Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki, and more.

Update – Precise Polling:

What happens when a pollster calls into a campaign event headlined by a mayoral candidate?  Watch.

Update #2 – Lhota’s Pitch:

Here is Joe Lhota’s speech to the group.