There are a lot of Rat votes(real and fraudulent) in those 5 blue areas.
Posted on 09/21/2010 12:42:03 PM PDT by Mr. K
Already the pundits, political experts and commentators have written off Carl Paladino as a serious gubernatorial candidate.
In today's political environment, that's a mistake. While it's true that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is the frontrunner and likely winner of the New York gubernatorial race (the Democrat leads by 58% to 29% in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll), there is reason to believe that Paladino could make this a somewhat closer election than the political elites expect.
Here's why:
The Tea Party movement, which propelled Paladino's primary victory, is real and vastly underrated as an electoral force. That's just as true in New York as it is around the country. And the Tea Party effort that won Paladino the nomination was much less about him than it was a rejection of the status quo.
It's true that the Empire State is deep blue politically, and that only 16% of New York voters consider themselves members of the Tea Party movement.
But there are millions of disaffected Republicans, independents and Democrats in this state. And New York voters are evenly divided as to whether the Tea Party is good or bad for America.
Two-thirds (68%) of the state's voters say that it would be better for the state to have most incumbent state legislators voted out of office; that means we can expect some surprises in November.
Roughly half (52%) of New York voters say that neither the Democratic nor the Republican party leaders have a good understanding of what is needed today.
Just 27% say their own representative in Congress is the best possible person for the job. And only 28% of voters in the Empire State feel that most members of Congress care what their constituents think.
An overwhelming 70% of New York voters believe that the primary purpose of Town Hall meetings is for members of Congress to listen rather than speak.
These figures make it clear why Paladino's overwhelming victory in the primary against former Congressman Rick Lazio should not be considered too much of a surprise.
It's the same "Mad as Hell" response we've seen all across the country. (Yes, that's a plug for my new book about the Tea Party movement, penned with Doug Schoen). While the political elites have dismissed the movement, several Tea Party candidates are poised to enter the U.S. Senate next year.
Paladino has fashioned his campaign around the movement's core themes of anger, reform and anti-incumbency. He rails against government excess and literally says he is "mad as hell."
Those themes will tap into a well of anger and frustration that is built on, but goes well beyond, what the Tea Party stands for
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/09/19/2010-09-19_whats_powering_paladino_hes_not_a_joke__hes_part_of_a_tea_party_movement_fueled_.html#ixzz10C6I1cPl
He was down by 40 in polls against Cuomo early on, now only by 11
And that is before little andy even starts to talk- HE SOUNDS LIKE A DUMBASS!!!!!!! (and looks creepy)
"Nobody Likes that kid" (A quote from a cuomo family insider)
THE NUMBERS ARE ONLY 2 DAYS OLD ON THIS POLL AND ALREADY PALADINO IS UP 20 POINTS!!!!!!!!
Conservative upstaters, D, R, and I, are just waiting for a chance to vote for this guy and will turn out like nobody’s business.
What’re the chances he can get Lil’ Mario to pitch a fit in public?
There was a time when I would have called you crazy for even thinking that a Republican could be elected to high office in NY.
The world is a changing.
God I hope so. Seeing a Dem go on a lunatic rant where they insult,demean and castigate their opponents, for having the "cajones" to insult, demean and castigate THEM is just to f-ing funny. :)
Mr. Pot, I would like to introduce you to my good friend, Mr. Kettle.
Pataki? Giuliani?
Not red-blooded conservatives, to be sure (except Rudy on non-social issues), but Republicans all the same....
Going to be a really FUN year! A good time to actually enjoy politics instead of sitting back and cursing...
Lemme tellya, there is no, repeat no, light on in his attic, and perhaps a hint of the odd bat in his belfry. Hat's off to Mario and Carmela for getting the dumkopf this far! If Paladino maneuvers him out in the light of day, Andy is cooked. (Yes, thank you, I always did mix a nice metaphor.)
However, while walking down the main street of Tarrytown the other day, I enjoyed an international experience. The place is apparently populated by quaint and colorful native folks who looks as if they sprang from the pages of the old, politically incorrect National Geographic. You know, the fat lady wearing the three derbies selling stuff in the markets of La Paz? Ditto, all of Westchester. Gosh, it was enough to make me homesick for my polygamous fast-breeder Somali neighbors here in Maine!
If 65% of NY's new population is ACORN material, how is a Republican supposed to win anything? Personally, I believe everything west of the Hudson and North of Poughkeepsie ought to consider joining Quebec. Sell the rest to the UN. They'll fit right in.
It has come down to We the people change the world for the better or Obama finishes it off form the worse. There is no other options.
It has come down to We the people change the world for the better or Obama finishes it off for the worse. There is no other options.
RID, for short...as in tax and spenders? ;-)
Unfortunately, a funny thing happened on the way to the coronation. Carl Paladino is the real deal, warts and all. He is calling out Andrew in street terms that this inside-the-Albany-and-Washington-beltway career politician can not possibly have anticipated. Its Buffalo, New York versus brie and Perrier. Its elite vs real. In this year's political climate, Buffalo just might win.
There are a lot of Rat votes(real and fraudulent) in those 5 blue areas.
In my lifetime, Rockefeller, Wilson and Pataki have been Governor. Goodall, Javits and D'Amato were Senators.......so was James Buckley, but he was so much better than the others, I didn't want to lump him with them. And that's just off the top of my head.
They better hope Paladino wins, because the Bills sure ain't.
I was expecting the gratuitous Bills hit. Thanks for noticing.
“No Mo’ Cuomo!”
THIS MORNINGS POLLS ARE UP ANOT5HER 10 POINTS!!!!!!!
NOW 49-43
REMEMBER- THE ‘POLLS’ SHOWED PALADINO TIED WITH LAZIO LAST MONDAY, TUESDAY HE BEAT HIM BY 25%
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