Posted on 06/04/2010 5:12:11 AM PDT by Clintonfatigued
- New York Republicans have given Bruce Blakeman the party's official designation to take on Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. The three-day GOP convention came to a fractious end with the Republican delegates split on their choice of Senate candidate. Bruce Blakeman is the former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature. He won the endorsement over David Malpass, who earned enough support at Thursday's convention to run in a September 14th GOP primary. Malpass is a former Bear Stearns chief economist.
A third candidate, former congressman Joe DioGuardi, didn't get enough votes for a primary line. But he is vowing to launch a petition drive to gain ballot access. DioGuardi already has the Conservative Party line in the Senate race.
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This is not exactly what you’d call a first tier race, in spite of Gillibrand’s low name I.D. In an odd turn of events, Blakeman’s estranged wife is dating Paul McCartney.
Why wouldn’t big talkers Giuliani and Pataki be willing to take on Gillibrand. Both know they have no hope of winning the Presidency, but they continue to trade off that faint hope instead of rolling up their sleeves and confronting the Dems head-on. Giuliani did a great job for NYC both before and after 9-11, but there’s work left to be done and he should be in that race (which I think he could easily win). Reminds me of the line from Supertramp’s “Rudy”:
Rudy thought, that all good things,
Come to those that wait.
But recently, he could see,
They may come too late.
Giuliani has let his last opportunity to serve America pass him by and he’ll soon be just a footnote in history.
Now who's going to run against Chuck Schumer?
If two Republicans end up on the general-election ballot, our odds of beating Gillibrand will go from slim to none.
If the Conservative Party is going to hand-select its nominee instead of holding a primary, I wish that it waited for GOP voters to select their nominee and then decide whether such nominee is acceptable or not for purposes of the Conservative Party endorsement (and withholding its endorsement only in cases in which the GOP nominates a bona fide RINO). Picking one horse early on, and having him on the ballot as a spoiler even if he is only marginally more conservative than the GOP nominee, is not only a good way to get the Democrat elected, it’s a formula for failing to get enough votes to keep the party on the ballot (which is precisely what happened to the Liberal Party when it endorsed Andrew Cuomo in 2002 only to see him lose the Dem nomination toCarl McCall; Cuomo only got like 3% of the vote and the party lost its ballot access and folded).
Note to the NY State GOP: Guys named “Bruce” never run anything more than an antique shop or the Nassau County Legislature, but I repeat myself.
True. But please recall that, prior to 1980, guys named Alphonse never served as anything more than as Mafia capos or Nassau County town supervisors (but I repeat myself).
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For the Gillibrand seat there appears to be a two way GOP primary between Malpass and Blakeman. DioGuardi may petition his way on the ballot. DioGuardi already has the Conservative line.
For the Schumer seat, there appears to be a two way GOP primary between Townsend and Bernsten. Townsend already has the Conservative line.
For Governor, only Lazio came out of the GOP Convention with a guaranteed spot on the primary ballot. Levy is out and he can NOT petition to get on the GOP ballot. Levy MAY circulate independent petitions to get on the ballot. Paladino WILL try to get on the GOP ballot through petitions and may also form a Tea Party line via independent petitions. .
Lazio may also have a Conservative Party primary.
Sometimes, these primaries do NOT take place, due to drop outs, or back room deals.
I was at the Convention this past week.
The ballot access is probably tied to the gubernatorial race so this Senate race wouldn’t effect it.
If they’re gonna be so stupid though maybe they should go the way of the liberal party.
A nice vote split is just what we need to dampen our already low expectations for this race.
Unlike Gilibrand, Blakeman would never invite terrorists to NY for their “civilian” trials.
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