Closer to Home
We've been focusing mostly on the national scene so far today, but there are some happenings here in New York:
Elizabeth Benjamin notes that Tom Golisano is launching a PAC.
Phillip Anderson at The Albany Project thinks Dean Skelos is wasting the Republicans’ money by going after Craig Johnson.
Forget Obama – what’s Hillary going to do this fall for Democrats in her home state?
City Room looks a little closer at the lack of business experience in the 2009 mayoral race.
Obama Vs. McCain Polling Data
- Poll
- Obama (D)
- McCain(R)
- Spread
- RCP Average
- 45.3
- 43.9
- Obama +1.4
Favorable Ratings
- Candidate
- Favorable
- Unfavorable
- Spread
- Obama
- 53.2
- 34.8
- +18.4
- McCain
- 51.5
- 35.5
- +16.0
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I suggested something sort of like Golisano is now doing, to Golisano among others, years and years and years ago.
People are totally focused on the big offices -- Mayor, Governor, President. Meanwhile, absent term limits where are no legislative elections at all. Rather than run for the big offices, those looking to influence public policy could do more by supporting lots of candidates for the rest.
Not only, by the way, in swing districts, but also in one-party districts where primary challenges and independent challenges now seem impossible.
The beginning of Tom Golisano for Governor and maybe the end of the Senate GOP.
If Roger Stone is behind this I guess the plan is very simple, Let the Democ"rats" run the state for two years. After two years of the Democ"rats" in total control the voters would elect Mickey Mouse as governor, and Roger Rabbit and others to the Assembly and Senate.
Boy that Roger is a smart guy, Give the voters what they want and watch them scream Help.
VJ Machiavelli
http://www.vjmachiavelli.blogspot.com
ps Obama is the Neville Chamberlain of the Democ"rat"ic Party, and that is "CHANGE" for the worst.