Posted on 03/23/2010 7:49:48 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
There's a possibility of at least one exciting race in the Empire State this fall. If former Governor George Pataki were to get in the Senate race against appointee Kirsten Gillibrand, New York-based pollster Siena tells us that he would currently lead her by a 45%-39% margin.
Normally we would see that as atrocious polling numbers for Gillibrand, but let's remember that she is not your usual incumbent and Pataki is not your usual challenger. Her 32-29 fav/unfav number is tepid, but a full 39% of the electorate doesn't have an opinion. Pataki, a three-term Governor, has a 56-33 fav/unfav spread, with only 10% without an opinion. Unlike most matchups, the incumbent here probably has more room for growth than the challenger.
The filing deadline isn't until July, so Pataki has plenty of time to make up his mind (Siena also tested former Port Authority Commissioner Bruce Blakeman; Gillibrand leads him by a 48%-24% margin in the poll).
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Anyone would be better than Gillibrand, a woman who marches in lockstep with Dingy Harry Reid. Pataki really needs to make up his mind soon and he should run. Right mow, we have a long term mission to take the 60 seat majority in the US Senate in 2012, so we can repeal the abomination known as 0bamacare. If Pataki runs and wins in New York this year, it makes it much easier to take the 60 seat majority in 2012.
[The Libertarian Party or Conservative Party cannot elect a majority on a small Town Council]
Lol, you’re right.
Have to tell you though, that Ron Paul is really popular in my area. He just got 80% of the vote in the past election. His family still sends out the cookbooks to everyone too!
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The Libertarian Party here attempted to get me to run for the state legistlature - They claimed they could guarantee a win for me
No whey José I told them
You’ve never mentioned that before
Wonder why you didn’t go for it?
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- Lousy pay
- Long drive to the capitol
- Lousy pay
- Disrupted schedule
- Lousy pay
- No real power to improve things
- Lousy pay
Lol, or - you could have joined the crooks and become rich!
Whoops, sorry. That just seems to happen with them all.
With death care our main goal has to be electing senators that will vote to eliminates this bill. We may need 60 republicans that say they will to over come the dim filibuster. Between 2010 and 2012 we have a change to elect enough.
If we do not we loss this country.
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I have two uncles (brothers) that have been in the state legislature forever
The state still goes left each November
Never knew that either. Must not be related to “S” because she has talked of having ‘few relatives’.
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On the McLeod/Prosser/Whipple side of the family
I do not think “S” has seen or absorbed all the stuff and emails from one of my distant cousins or from the Whipple GenWeb site
One of my early relatives was hung as a horse thief
(He is not on the Whipple GenWeb site though!)
[One of my early relatives was hung as a horse thief]
Lol, think I already knew that one.
I do realize that all your ‘relatives’ may not also be “S” relatives.
Thanks CF
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