It’s true the Conservative party often backs RINOs and even “pro-life” democrats in some areas where democrats have influence with the local party (Staten Island for one). Seems to me it’s poorly run from top to bottom. Some NY area freeper (I forget who) called them a patronage outfit for the Long family.
Officially the chairman is against endorsing anyone endorsed by Working Families.
That would be me. The Conservative Party has not been the same since the Buckleys washed their hands of it.
Nobody has ever claimed that NY’s Conservative Party is a paragon of virtue or principled conservative ideology, and thankfully it need not be a perfect party for us to be able to support its nominee over an ultraliberal masquerading as a Republican. If Mr. Long says that his policy is never to endorse candidates endorsed by the ACORN acolytes at the Working Families Party, I’ll take it at face value, but I’m pretty sure that the Conservative Party endorsed pro-life Democrat Congressman Michael McNulty (in a heavily Democrat district) even while he was getting the endorsement of the WFP.