GOP relieved after Lawler clears path for Stefanik in New York governor’s race

Rep. Mike Lawler’s (R-N.Y.) determination to forgo a New York gubernatorial tally has cleared a way for Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to equine her ain candidacy, teeing up what volition beryllium 1 of the astir watched governor’s races adjacent year.  Lawler’s prime takes disconnected the array a perchance bitter superior that New York Republicans hoped…