Posted on 07/26/2009 4:53:35 PM PDT by campaignPete R-CT
Jim Kelly, a retired New York City police officer and Conservative Party activist who managed Republican John Spencer's unsuccessful 2006 U.S. Senate run against Hillary Clinton, e-mailed media Thursday saying he will run as a Conservative and that Scozzafava is too liberal, pointing to her support for abortion and same-sex marriage.
"As soon as (state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long) gives me the green light, I'm going to jump into this thing," Kelly told the politickerny.com blog. "I'm going to bring newspaper reporters with me, and we're going to trash the Republicans on this for running a RINO (Republican in Name Only)."
Long told politickerny.com he had spoken with Kelly, and "I'm sure most of the Conservative leaders would support him," but said he would wait until the seat is vacant before making a move.
(Excerpt) Read more at adirondackdailyenterprise.com ...
In this low-turnout special election, anything can happen in this rural district. Kelly will either lay the groundwork for a conservative victory in 2010 or he could pull off an upset. In this political environment, anything can happen. Don't let anyone tell us that he cannot win against 2 liberal major-party candidates.
This news made my day.
Have your guy checkout these two pages in my site
http://www.theusmat.com/ This has quips and quotes he may be able and is welcome to use. and http://www.theusmat.com/home.htm This site deals with the technical aspects of running a campaign. While he has had experience in running one there may be something of value in there he may wish to consider
Good Luck
Good.
I hope he Charles Goodell’s her @ss.
The local GOP is going to be going ape$hit over this. They deserve to be amptly rewarded for foisting their trojan horse rodent on the residents of the 23rd.
I can't see anything positive from Scozzafava or the RAT candidate winning a special election. Either way it would really difficult to defeat an incumbent liberal Congressman in 2010. Scozzafava would have the entire GOP establishment in Washington on her side in a primary, and a RAT congressman would be much stronger as an incumbent in a state like New York.
I don't mind voting third party, when either A) The Republican candidate is so far left they are indistinguishable or even worse than a lot of Democrats, or B) The Republican candidate is hopelessly inept/clueless/crooked and guaranteed to lose (polling behind by at least 20-30 points for months) and need to send the state patty a message about the bozo they nominated. It's throwing a temper tantrum and voting third party in a close race like center-right Norm Coleman vs. unhinged marxist Al Franken that's stupid.
You know I never noticed there was a constitution party candidate and libertarian candidate in the Minnesota race. Combined they got over .75%, enough to save Coleman from the election burglars. Dean Barkley probably got mostly non-moonbat dem-leaners who would have broke for Coleman otherwise.
The Constitution party also cost Gordon Smith, I’d have voted for him but I have no personal sympathy for that moron.
This is the first time I’ve endorsed a third party candidate (excluding retroactively, example AIP’s John Schmitz for President 1972). I hope moronic Republicans don’t give me reason to do so again.
The California Governor’s race is a possibility.
I am already planning my trip to God’s Country. There are numerous right-wing relgious centers to visit. I am improving my modus operandi over what we did in NY#20. This time, i am going to do quality work, based on my own vast experience and talent. (As opposed to following instructions from the NRC staff gnomes.)
Hopefully New York Right-to-Life is over their “personal issues”. The reason they gave for boycotting the nominating process that led to Dede Scozzafava was that the staff person dedicated to the matter was out of the office due to personal issues. I take that to mean that her teenage daughter sprained her ankle.
I hope the swelling is down so that the pro-family movement can get back to the task at hand.
I wouldn’t exactly wave that pic around. :-D
You’re right on this count. Otherwise, it’s either a ‘Rat or an uner-RINO in a mostly conservative district, one who could easily switch parties and in fact was asked to become a ‘Rat recently. Jim Kelly has my support, for what it’s worth.
I’ve talked to more people who are so sick of two party politics and have said that if Ron Paul had run for president as libertarian , they would have voted for him.
Let’s hope and pray that the conservative element in the North Country will turn out in droves for this election.
thanks, bfl
I’ve known Jim Kelly for years. I’m happy to support him and homes he pulls a Jim Buckley.
this has nothing to do with Ron Paul who was a fringe candidate ... Kelly will not be a fringe candidate. I expect Libertarians will support him.
That was not my point. The point was that he does stand a chance because people seem to be more willing now to consider third party candidates.
If they’d consider Ron Paul, they’ll certainly be open to considering other, less controversial candidates.
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