John Faso was nearly elected controller in heavily Democratic New York State three years. Had George Pataki given him a push, he would have defeated Alan Hevesi, a man with tons of baggage. Faso was even endorsed by several Democratic clubs. Now that he is running against Eliot Spitzer, he is being ignored. I don't hear anybody phoning WABC Radio to discuss his candidacy. Ed Koch has predicted 12 years of Eliot Spitzer - Heaven help us! Can anything be done to help John Faso, who would be an excellent governor?
1 posted on
09/18/2006 6:29:19 AM PDT by
juliej
To: juliej
New York Republicans are too involved in the takeover of the Republican National Committee to be involved in any actual local or regional races. They must push Rudy Giuliani down everyone't throats in time for 2008, party welfare be damned.
2 posted on
09/18/2006 6:42:23 AM PDT by
TommyDale
(Iran President Ahmadinejad is shorter than Tom Daschle!)
To: juliej
Why? Because NY is hopelessly over the edge.
3 posted on
09/18/2006 7:08:16 AM PDT by
coloradan
(Failing to protect the liberties of your enemies establishes precedents that will reach to yourself.)
To: juliej
"Why is the New York GOP Turning its back on John Faso?"
Because they are Democrats
4 posted on
09/18/2006 7:18:46 AM PDT by
EQAndyBuzz
("For seven million extra, we could have avoided a billion dollar WOT.")
To: juliej
There is NO such thing as the GOP in NY.
Spencer is capable of giving Hillary fits in the senate race, gets ZERO support.
Pataki is nuttier than John Kerry.
5 posted on
09/18/2006 7:23:13 AM PDT by
Agent Smith
(Fallujah delenda est. (I wish))
To: juliej
8 posted on
09/18/2006 7:49:24 AM PDT by
BadAndy
("Loud mouth internet Rambo")
To: juliej
Because NYS GOP is an oxymoron.
11 posted on
09/18/2006 8:18:32 AM PDT by
mewzilla
(Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
To: juliej
The New York GOP is a strange organization. There are some great people in it and some genuine conservatives. But generally it is composed of machine politicians and hacks. Think "Nelson Rockerfeller".
The New York Conservative Party is where the real GOP hides out.
15 posted on
09/18/2006 9:20:36 AM PDT by
Gritty
(Republicans avoid being turned into a liberal malediction only by being 100% ineffective-Ann Coulter)
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17 posted on
09/18/2006 9:57:29 AM PDT by
Maelstrom
(To prevent misinterpretation or abuse of the Constitution:The Bill of Rights limits government power)
To: juliej
The usual donors are not giving money to Faso. Possibly because they or their wives or girlfriends have had abortions and they cannot face the fact that it is a horrific evil.
It is a rough division, with many exceptions, but generally, country club Republicans = money = are Republican because they want lower taxes = are not Republican for social conservative issues. But John IS a lower-taxes kind of guy as well.
My prediction is that Spencer will do much better in November than Faso.
The New York County headquarters is not helping matters by displaying McFarland literature on the table as you walk in (um, yes, she is off the ballot, but someone seems not to care), Faso literature only if you climb the stairs to the second floor, and Spencer literature nowhere.
To: juliej; 2right; 4.1O dana super trac pak; 70times7; 7SonOfRN; a Republican close toPresident; ...
New York State ping list: Some thoughts on the Faso race from juliej and various other freepers.
To: juliej
Us NY Conservatives/Republicans are in for a tougher ride.
34 posted on
09/20/2006 1:43:23 PM PDT by
b4its2late
(I'm not insensitive, I just don't care.)
To: juliej
I have watched year after year as good people leave the state for safe (and affordable) havens like NC and FLA.
Here in Suffolk county we went from Republican bastion to Democrat control in 6-8 years......
.....I would leave if I could....
.....get out while you can.
40 posted on
09/20/2006 2:43:43 PM PDT by
Vaquero
("An armed society is a polite society" Robert A. Heinlein)
To: juliej
I'm not sure they are turning their backs on Faso. In my neck of the woods they are planning town hall meetings and a get out the vote effort, all of which we've heard about from the state party.
Sure, I'd like to see a bigger push, but I'm not sure how well funded the state party even is these days given how badly Pataki has mismanaged it.
To: juliej
Al D'Amato and George Pataki have destroyed the GOP in NY. After a term of Spitzer and Cuomo NY'ers may start coming back, ie, liberal judicial appointments, higher taxes et al.
To: All; juliej
Every once in awhile I bug the NYS GOP about their lack of support for conservative candidates.
Here is contact info for the NYS Republican Party, if anyone wants to send them an e-mail, personal note to Stephen Minarek or call.
New York Republican State Committee
315 State Street
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 462-2601
info@nygop.org
63 posted on
09/26/2006 6:57:54 PM PDT by
Sun
(Hillary had a D-/F rating on immigration; now she wants to build a wall????)
To: juliej
The New York GOP is nearly as corrupt and "moderate" as the New Jersey and California GOPs.
It's just another wasteland.
To: juliej
The GOP is its own worst enemy in the Blue states. Think California, Illinois, etc. When has a true conservative ever had a decent shot with the milksops who run the party in those areas?
The good news, such as it is, is that if the governor's office in NY really is a figurehead position then Spitzer won't make things any worse than they already are.
71 posted on
09/28/2006 11:39:24 PM PDT by
WestVirginiaRebel
(Common sense will do to liberalism what the atomic bomb did to Nagasaki-Rush Limbaugh)
To: juliej
Thanks to Al D'Amato and George Pataki the NY GOP is in shambles.Unfortunately, it will take the new administration of Spitzer & Cuomo screwing things up to rebuild the GOP.
To: juliej
115 posted on
10/13/2006 6:17:42 AM PDT by
ovrtaxt
(We gotta watch out for the Hellbazoo and the Hamas...)
To: juliej
I'm voting for Faso. I think the GOP is going nuts these days.
126 posted on
10/16/2006 8:21:05 AM PDT by
Marysecretary
(Thank you, Lord, for FOUR MORE YEARS!!!)
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