NY Senate Race Against Hillary

June 13, 2006 – It's time for Kathleen "K.T." McFarland to withdraw from the Senate race against Hillary Clinton. She's being used as a shill by Hillary's supporters to slow down John Spencer, the Conservative Party nominee and Republican Party-endorsed candidate.

The only chance to defeat Hillary is for McFarland, who has never held public office to withdraw and let a single challenger proceed. Since she probably won't, it's important for those who might donate to her campaign to realize that every dollar sent to KT actually helps Hillary.

Democrats and Hillary backers are flocking to McFarland to support her candidacy and keep her in the race. One example: Lionel Pincus, who has donated thousands to Hillary and tens of thousands to committees to help Hillary and hundreds of thousands to the Democratic National Committee, gave McFarland $4,200.

Twenty other McFarland donors (who've given her a total of $25,200) also gave more than $300,000 to the Democratic National Committee, $6,000 to Chuck Schumer's Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, $9,900 to Howard Dean, $4,000 to John Kerry and $6,910 to Hillary Clinton.

This pattern is no coincidence. At the very least, Hillary's supporters recognize that McFarland's primary challenge to John Spencer, the former Yonkers mayor, handicaps his general-election challenge to the senator. At the most, there may be a concerted campaign to encourage Hillary donors to give to KT.

McFarland and Spencer competed fairly for the Republican nomination – and the GOP State Committee vote was 2 to 1 in favor of Spencer. (The Conservative Party also endorsed him.)

Can Spencer win? His campaign will get some traction from Hillary's refusal to commit to serving a full term in the Senate. On the left, Hillary has won no plaudits from her fellow Democrats by backing Bush to the hilt on the war in Iraq. Her partisan attacks on every other aspect of the president's policy notwithstanding, she is wearing out her welcome with her party.

Hillary Clinton has raised close to $20 million, allegedly for her bid for the Senate – but obviously for her presidential race. The more viable Spencer's challenge is, the more money she has to spend getting re-elected.

Those who worry that Hillary would be a terrible president should donate to Spencer – and resist the temptation to split the vote by giving to McFarland.

If Spencer has never held public office then we know he's at least as qualified as Hillary was when she got her current job.

2 posted on 06/13/2006 1:45:03 PM PDT by Past Your Eyes (Every time you think, you weaken the nation.)

It is a shame that John Spencer refuses to talk about Hillary's greatest of all campaign finance frauds. He has all the info but won't touch it. If he is not going to run a real campaign, he should also drop out instead of taking people's donations to his campaign.

3 posted on 06/13/2006 1:46:14 PM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)

McFarland never held office; Spencer was the Mayor of Yonkers.

4 posted on 06/13/2006 1:53:39 PM PDT by RebelBanker (If you can't do something smart, do something right.)

a primary gets your candidate out there in the public eye. his/her name becoming a part of the public discourse. the more it's out there, the more vortes he gathers when needed most.

the dems are trying to keep them out of the public eye so that less people know who they are. and the less people know who they are, the less likely they'll vote for them.

THAT'S why the hildebeast doesn't want a republican primary.

5 posted on 06/13/2006 1:58:21 PM PDT by camle (Keep your mind open and somebody will fill if full of something for you.)

Agreed. Makes me wonder if Spencer is really just another RINO.

Or maybe he's keeping his powder dry for an "October Surprise."

6 posted on 06/13/2006 1:58:33 PM PDT by upchuck (Wikipedia.com - the most unbelievable web site in the world.)

Hopefully this latest dirty trick by Hillary and her pals will backfire.

7 posted on 06/13/2006 2:00:01 PM PDT by Dems_R_Losers (The Kerry/Lehane/Wilson/Grunwald/Cooper plot to destroy Karl Rove has failed!!)

By the time he would spring an October Surprise, he would have no money in his coffers. He needs donations now. He needs an issue now if anyone is going to give him money.

8 posted on 06/13/2006 2:07:31 PM PDT by doug from upland (Stopping Hillary should be a FreeRepublic Manhattan Project)

This is a dress rehearsal for 2008.

Clinton will bankroll a Rhino third party candidate to split the GOP.

Payoff will probably be a seat on the Supreme Court.

9 posted on 06/13/2006 2:28:40 PM PDT by babydoll22 (The facts ma'am, just the facts. I don't give a s**t how you feel.)

RINO 3rd party candidate...Hmmmmm....Could it be J. McLame? Payoff? Why, she'll be done with him. Nothing to gain by paying him off.

McLame doesn't face an Arizona election until 2010. He'll be 74 then. I think he is going to give 2008 everything he's got. Call in every favor. He will not care one whit about splitting the party.

10 posted on 06/13/2006 2:47:16 PM PDT by Dr. Ed Bravo (Contact "StarCMC" to join the Patriot Guard Riders ping list.)

This is that S.O.B. Pataki's last legacy to the state he has run into the ground. He made sure that there would be no strong candidate running against hillary by putting up that jerk McFarland.

Now he has earned his reward and is joining the party at the annual Bilderberger convention in Canada.

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