Voter anger opens a door for GOP's Lazio

Times Herald-Record Middletown, NY ^ | 11/8/09 | MICHAEL GORMLEY

[Impala64ssa]

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The wave of voter anger aimed at incumbents in last Tuesday's off-year elections is just what an against-all-odds campaign in New York's governor's race needed. Two weeks ago, Republican candidate Rick Lazio was quietly running an uphill campaign for the 2010 race. He faced a rising Democratic wave in New York, with every statewide office held by Democrats, rising party enrollment and a Democrat in the White House. Lazio even called his effort "the little engine that could." But the Election Day vote that ended the tenures of suburban county executives, legislators and two governors gave steam to Lazio's outsider campaign.

[St. Louis Conservative]

Is Rudy still thinking of getting in the race?

[kidd]

Lazio???

The message last Tuesday was NO MORE RINOs.

[ken21]

lazio—the goof ball that gave us

u.s. senator hillary.

[montag813]

LAZIO??? HAHAHAHAHA!!!

[ohiogrammy]

OMG, I remember the debate between them, please God not another RINO!

[oh8eleven]

Lazio the LOSER? No way.

[no dems]

If Patterson is the Dem nominee for reelection, the GOP could nominate Homer Simpson and win.

[Theodore R.]

NY Republicans have already played LAZY E OH. Didn’t work then, won’t make any difference now. NY people prefer a socialist with a “D” letter after his name.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

lazio—the goof ball that gave us u.s. senator hillary.

The media gave us Sen. Hillary just like it gave us President Obama. I remember the phony bs about Rick "invading her space" as if he had knocked her down and raped her. The media have been controlling most of our elections, along with ACORN and local Democrat election officials.

[lquist1]

What about the NY Senate races for 2010, which are most important for stopping Obama’s agenda? I believe both seats are up for re-election. Are there any good Republicans running for either of those seats?

[Slings and Arrows]

Drunk-driving, philandering, bastard-fathering Lazio? Hey, at least he has name recognition!

[Doohickey]

I’ll grant you that there aren’t enough true small government conservatives to run for every office. But Lazio? C’mon. This is satire, right?

[SunkenCiv]

thanks neverdem, more NY-23:

• NRCC has new Web ad: "Which Is It, Hoffman?"
• Despite hype, north country turnout for NY-23 lower
• Report: 86 Percent Of Owens' Cash From Outside District

[SoCar]

That would be Vito Fosella, not Lazio.

[Slings and Arrows]

Oh.

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Never mind!
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[Irish Eyes]

The media gave us Sen. Hillary just like it gave us President Obama. I remember the phony bs about Rick "invading her space" as if he had knocked her down and raped her. The media have been controlling most of our elections, along with ACORN and local Democrat election officials.

The media had a field day with that one. Lazio never recovered.

[Scotswife]

When I see that name Lazio, the word “vapid” comes to mind.

[hsalaw]

The wave of voter anger aimed at incumbents

"Incumbents"? Nice spin. It's aimed at dems and RINOs, NOT at "incumbents."

[tina07]

I remember that too, how dare he ask a tough question of her highness let alone cross that invisible line into her precious space. I liked him, not my state, and he got in to the race late, I forget the who/why of it, who he replaced and why...