[The Mayor]

Hi, I wanted to ping everyone for an update.

The county Republicans got a severe B slapping yesterday, it does not suprise me in the least bit. We started a tax revolt and they did not jion in, instead they fought against us all over the county and they are now reaping the distrious benefits of it.

I will not get any numbers for a day or two because I was a write in. But there was big problems in polling areas, people were refused the ability to do a write in vote for me, I had to get ahold of my attorney and visited polling areas to read them the riot act.

Affidavits and complaint forms have and will be filed with the county board of elections. They sent out a rep to a couple areas due to radio calls on the air complaints naming places, one person was told "Rus had his chance in the promary, you can't vote for him" I about came unglued at that radio caller. I was on the phone in seconds and out to that area within the hour attorney in tow.

I will be filing a complaint reporting at least 5 counts of violations of NYS Elections law in the campaign against me. This is not over by a long shot, win or lose, (I really don't expect to win) I will be more energized to go after the corruption in the county and my district.

Things will get interesting the next couple days and the next couple of months as the national republicans get wind of the complete and total defeat of their candidates. The county is now controlled by the dems 12 to 3 They will take this as a mandate to raise our taxes. God help us.

I will keep you all up to date as things come in. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

[luvie]

Holy cow....you really had to deal with some dirty tricks up there, didn't you, Rus. Well, that just shows you that they were afraid of you, afraid that the people would like the message of a tax revolt. Can't believe they were told that they couldn't vote for you. That's just wrong! The republicans ran a rotten campaign and could have had a candidate (you) with a positive, new message but they gave in to their baser nature. You just keep after them....but if you're thoroughly fed up, come on down here! You'd love it!...except it's not very pretty right here. There are pretty--and conservative--parts though!

[LadyX]

Please forgive me, Rus, for not reading all the replies before I posted to LUV W and you.
The results are devastating for you and all those who live in your section of New York, and I never would have injected humor had I read on first....

Arriving late on the thread after a really bad night, and thinking you would have no idea of the outcome for a few days, I did not see what you wrote here.

Wondering out loud, *perhaps it takes a tsunami of these proportions to WAKE UP THE VOTERS, as they struggle now to unsuccessfully swim to a safe shore*.....

At any rate, you and Jul remain in the prayers of many here, and all those who know you.

[Aquamarine]

Thanks for the update. It's always takes so much more work to undo a wrong which is why we shouldn't ever let things go to seed in our society.

[ST.LOUIE1]

The county Republicans got a severe B slapping yesterday...

Bummer! : (

Go get 'em, Rus!