A1 Weld Pressured to Quit Race Political pressure mounted on William F. Weld , the former governor of Massachusetts , to quit the Republican race for New York governor as two of his most prominent backers defected to his Republican rival , and some of his own advisers said the race might be too expensive to win .
William F. Weld /people/person/place_lived New York
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