New York ( CNN ) -- Whew ! ! Something stinks ! But before you run to take out the trash , check the stack of mail you just carried inside . A few thousand New York household received an odoriferous gift in the mail from Carl Paladino , the Republican nominee for governor - and it does n't smell like roses . Paladino 's campaign mailed out garbage-scented fliers declaring `` Something Stinks in Albany '' and featuring photos of seven New York Democrats whose political careers were marred by scandal . `` It 's basically a folder and then when you open it , when the oxygen hits the card the stink starts , '' Paladino explained to Anderson Cooper on `` AC360 '' Thursday night . `` The longer you keep it open the worse the stink gets . That 's our analogy of Albany , '' he added . Paladino claims no one has complained about the pungent mailings and they have been well received .
Candidate says stinky mail is referring to problems in New York politics . Smelly mail was sent to a few thousand New Yorkers .