Posted on 05/18/2006 5:37:09 PM PDT by neverdem
Prominent New York Republicans took steps yesterday to derail John Faso's bid for the party nomination for governor by assailing him as an extremist conservative who would drag down the entire Republican slate in the November elections.
The onslaught against Mr. Faso, a former assemblyman, could help prepare the way for a major development, several New York Republicans said: Gov. George E. Pataki's endorsement of another candidate, William F. Weld.
These Republicans, who are close to Mr. Pataki, said he would like to endorse Mr. Weld but could do so only if Mr. Faso was seen by Republican voters as an out-of-touch extremist who would not win enough support from moderates and women to beat the likely Democratic nominee for governor, Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. These Republicans were granted anonymity to disclose political strategy that they were not authorized to discuss publicly.
"While the governor thinks John has been an outstanding candidate, he has significant concerns about his voting record and the ability to raise the funds to overcome it," a Republican close to the governor said. But, this Republican cautioned, "It is incumbent upon the Weld campaign to talk to party leaders throughout the state."
The attacks on Mr. Faso's conservative record have been unfolding for days now, at the same time as his campaign has picked up steam with important endorsements and a rise in the polls. Those attacks intensified yesterday when Republicans released a letter from William L. DeProspo, the party chairman in Orange County, to other Republican leaders criticizing Mr. Faso's voting record in the Assembly.
Republicans said that if the attacks on Mr. Faso succeeded, Mr. Pataki might announce in the coming days that he was urging voters to support Mr. Weld for governor and, perhaps, Mr. Faso as his running mate.
Joseph L. Bruno,...
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RINO's delenda est.
If NY's rinopublican partys' brains were dynamite, they couldn't blow their collective nose.
So where can we send a donation to this Extreme Conservative?
Sounds like just the man needed in NY.
Let me guess -- he believes that the Constitution means what it says.
No, it's even worse....he's apparently even read it himself!
The party ditched Toomey.
They have tried to hurt Chafee's opponent.
Now they attack this guy.
All, in all, what do they have in common? The Establishment against the more conservative candidate in the race.
Seems to me the Party has declared war on conservatism, and yet some bemoan that conservatives dare to fight back.
"Every Republican candidate in this state will suffer the consequences if we run an out-of-touch candidate like John Faso as our standard-bearer this November," Mr. DeProspo wrote in his letter to Republican leaders.
Mr. DeProspo said he sent the letter on Tuesday, mindful that several important counties, including Nassau and Suffolk, had yet to endorse either candidate publicly, and he wanted Mr. Faso's record to be known.
The letter outlines Mr. Faso's voting record on several bills under headings like "votes against women," "votes against honoring civil rights," and "votes against education." In some instances, Mr. Faso was the only member of the Assembly to vote against the legislation.
Thanks for the link!
This is not a new agenda for the RNC...This goes back to before Reagan and probably decades before that...
The people sidetracked the RNC and voted for Reagan...And we can do it again if we will stick together and vote conservative, again...
ie. Pro-Life, Pro-Family, Pro-2A, constitutional constructionist........
That might only be two asses if each one represents one butt cheek.
Oh, I'm aware it's not new.
I just find it irritating to hear that Conservatives must support the GOP, when the GOP considers conservatives an avowed enemy.
Here is a website with a video:
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?&aid=59294&search_result=1&stid=3
This guy sounds like someone to really get behind.
Bruno for once is not acting like the scum that he is. He can see that even with the Conservatives' help it will be a tough battle against Spitzer. Without it...
And a carpetbagger would be a better candidate? What in the world?
Well, they also did the same thing to Pirro there in NY, and she certainly wasn't a conservative.
The time has come to ignore the Rockefeller republicrats permanently. These clowns ignore that the NY GOP has only won statewide office when they also had the Conservative Party nominee since the 1970s.
Nationally, the 18 RINOs in the U.S. Senate who voted against securing the border first are a good place to start in DC.
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