G.O.P Worries/New York

[ls317]

As Gov. George E. Pataki prepares to reveal his political plans for 2006, New York State's Republican Party is riven by conflicts in finding formidable candidates for three key races next year: for governor, attorney general and the United States Senate seat held by Hillary Rodham Clinton.


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/18/nyregion/18repubs.html?ei=5088&en=b71ad6086e5567a5&ex=1276747200&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1119067257-r7jH7mcYvqm8gkTbNgdbyw

[Roland99]

1. Gotta love it!!!

As Gov. George E. Pataki prepares to reveal his political plans for 2006, New York State's Republican Party is riven by conflicts in finding formidable candidates for three key races next year: for governor, attorney general and the United States Senate seat held by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Some potential Republican candidates have accused the state party of taking a top-down approach to picking their electoral prospects. Several Republican hopefuls and their supporters are sniping at rivals and trying to undercut them, with some even playing up chats with White House officials to bolster their candidacies. Several county Republican leaders, meanwhile, complain that the state party is making bad calls, favoring Republicans with deep pockets instead of those with good messages.

[Nite Owl]

2. Hehe

Last line

"I'm worried that without any big names running, like a Pataki or a Giuliani, we could lose all of the big races next year," said Lore Koppel, the Montgomery County chairwoman. "I wish the governor would make up his mind so we could get going, because I can't support anyone until he decides first."

Hate to inform them but Pataki doesn't have chance against Eliot Spitzer. He's polling in the 60's and that's with NY Republicans!
Hilary is doing pretty well too. Hopefully they will lose it all and we can reclaim NY again.

[FreedomAngel82]

3. That would be good

Yay!

[bluestateguy]

4. I think NY Democrats will have a very good year next year

I have no clue what will happen in this year's mayoral race, but I have to figure that if Bush is at 42% nationally, that his numbers must be in the mid 30's in New York. So my advice for New York Democrats is to make their opponents' middle name BUSH.

[iwantmycountryback]

5. The NY GOP is a joke

Pataki as governor was their last vestige of respectability, and he will be gone soon. Their field of candidates for 2006 is laughable. Ed Cox? Jeanine Pirro? William Weld? Randy Daniels? Against heavyweights like Spitzer and Clinton? LMAO. We have a pretty good field of candidates for AG as well, including Mark Green, Assemblyman Richard Brodsky and others. 2006 is going to be a great year for us New York Dems.

[Rowdyboy]

6. They're tanking, grasping for candidates and fighting among themselves

Hmmmmmmm.....Don't you just love it when Republicans self-destruct.

Now if we could just take the damned New York legislature and re-redistrict!

[iwantmycountryback]

7. That Minarik is a huge tool

Mr. Minarik said that all of this activity should worry Democrats: "I would like to know how tough it's going to be for them to stop a Republican sweep in 2006?"

He's got to be joking. He has said some pretty amazingly stupid things like this before too.

[Rowdyboy]

8. I actually did LOL when I read that quote from Minarek....

What an idiotic tool!

Its time for a Democratic swep on New York and, hopefully, the east coast. If we could just replace the New England moderate Republicans with Democrats, we'd be close to a majority again.