Comments on: Down-ballot: NY’s GOP sinks further and Gordon Smith embraces Obama http://campaigndiaries.com/2008/06/26/down-ballot-nys-gop-sinks-further-and-gordon-smith-hugs-obama-tight/ Obsessive political analysis Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:24:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: dannity http://campaigndiaries.com/2008/06/26/down-ballot-nys-gop-sinks-further-and-gordon-smith-hugs-obama-tight/comment-page-1/#comment-4597 dannity Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:38:58 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.wordpress.com/?p=931#comment-4597 <i>their smart and effective leader in New York Senate Majority leader Joseph Bruno is retiring</i> I personally would amend that to say "their cunning and brutally unethical Senate leader...", but in all fairness, that could describe many local NYS politicians on both sides of the aisle. their smart and effective leader in New York Senate Majority leader Joseph Bruno is retiring

I personally would amend that to say “their cunning and brutally unethical Senate leader…”, but in all fairness, that could describe many local NYS politicians on both sides of the aisle.

]]> By: Jaxx Raxor http://campaigndiaries.com/2008/06/26/down-ballot-nys-gop-sinks-further-and-gordon-smith-hugs-obama-tight/comment-page-1/#comment-4596 Jaxx Raxor Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:43:28 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.wordpress.com/?p=931#comment-4596 I think the Oregan ad that Smith is putting up is pretty funny, but it does in essence doom any chance that McCain could win in Oregan if the Republican Senator prefers to talk postively about Barack Obama than John McCain. Obama has been leading McCain in all the recent polls in Oregan, but only by single digits. In fact, Oregan is (was?) the most likely Democratic state to go to McCain after Michigan, Pennslyvania, and New Hampshire: this is because many other light blue states such as Wisconsin, Washington, and Minnesota are all polling very strongly for Obama at the moment, with double digits. It is unfortantant for the McCain campaign as he is primarily on defense in this election while Obama gets to contest so many elections. On NY-13, this is a sad day for NY Republicans. There last US congressional bastion in NYC will soon dissappear, and their smart and effective leader in New York Senate Majority leader Joseph Bruno is retiring. Only two republicans in New York are safe in the congressional delegation: Peter King of NY-3 (which actually leans slightly Democratic but King is very popular here) and John McHugh of NY-23, who is also popular in a dead even district. The Republicans best hope in the near future will be if they can convince Michael Bloomberg to rejoin the GOP and run in the 2010 NY govenor's race, where polls show him trouncing David Paterson. Althrough Bloomberg says he is finished with politics after his term expires and if he did want to run for governor, he would do so as an independent, in which he could still against both Paterson and a prominent New York Republican like Rudy Giuliani. I think the Oregan ad that Smith is putting up is pretty funny, but it does in essence doom any chance that McCain could win in Oregan if the Republican Senator prefers to talk postively about Barack Obama than John McCain. Obama has been leading McCain in all the recent polls in Oregan, but only by single digits. In fact, Oregan is (was?) the most likely Democratic state to go to McCain after Michigan, Pennslyvania, and New Hampshire: this is because many other light blue states such as Wisconsin, Washington, and Minnesota are all polling very strongly for Obama at the moment, with double digits. It is unfortantant for the McCain campaign as he is primarily on defense in this election while Obama gets to contest so many elections.

On NY-13, this is a sad day for NY Republicans. There last US congressional bastion in NYC will soon dissappear, and their smart and effective leader in New York Senate Majority leader Joseph Bruno is retiring. Only two republicans in New York are safe in the congressional delegation: Peter King of NY-3 (which actually leans slightly Democratic but King is very popular here) and John McHugh of NY-23, who is also popular in a dead even district.

The Republicans best hope in the near future will be if they can convince Michael Bloomberg to rejoin the GOP and run in the 2010 NY govenor’s race, where polls show him trouncing David Paterson. Althrough Bloomberg says he is finished with politics after his term expires and if he did want to run for governor, he would do so as an independent, in which he could still against both Paterson and a prominent New York Republican like Rudy Giuliani.

]]> By: Ron http://campaigndiaries.com/2008/06/26/down-ballot-nys-gop-sinks-further-and-gordon-smith-hugs-obama-tight/comment-page-1/#comment-4595 Ron Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:04:10 +0000 http://campaigndiaries.wordpress.com/?p=931#comment-4595 Crazy that now Democrats are sure of winning a seat that became competitive only when Fossella was caught. Republicans are facing a disaster this fall. Crazy that now Democrats are sure of winning a seat that became competitive only when Fossella was caught. Republicans are facing a disaster this fall.

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