Glass Half Full in New York?
It was very exciting to see the GOP retake the House last night. But I confess to feeling some post-congressional tristesse when I awoke to find that the Democrats had swept all the statewide races in New York.
And yet, and yet, maybe things aren’t so bad. If I’m reading the returns correctly, Republicans have captured five House seats in New York, including one right here in NY City (Staten Island). As for Cuomo, he had the good luck to run against the self-imploding Carl Paladino. But Cuomo read the mood of the electorate and did not promote a single liberal idea. Instead he promoted himself as a tax-cutter and budget-balancer.
The results suggest that the GOP can be competitive statewide if they field decent candidates. Oh, and in one sense it’s just as well that Reid won in Nevada, since that keeps Schumer from taking over. If the Democrats are going to retain the Senate, then I’d rather that their public face be the hapless, bumbling Harry Reid. That’s one man’s spin from Gotham. Over to you, California.
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May '10
Re: Glass Half Full in New York?
I'm so depressed. About my home state of Connecticut. Paladino was a terrible candidate in New York. Is there any hope for the Republican or Conservative parties in New York? or Connecticut? Where can we go to escape this insanity?
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I agree, Adam. By the way, I share your mixed feelings about the results; I split my time between MD and CA.
Oct '10
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I bet if Larry Kudlow had run in Connecticut that he would have won. I'm (less than) secretly happy that Linda McMahon lost. There. I said it again twice on Ricochet today.
I agree completely with Adam in regards to Reid. I was hoping that Reid would lose and even sent his opponent money to help facilitate the process. However, if you are going to have a demoralized Democratic Senate majority, you want it led by Reid rather than someone competent like Chuck Schumer.
The big disappointment last night was that we learned that California is past the point of no return. If you dispute that, ask yourself this: If not last night, when?
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I understand, PJS. I went to bed thinking Debicella had won and then my husband told me later in the night that he hadn't. Lost by something like 300 votes, right? Haven't checked anything today.
And Adam, boy do I agree that Schumer would have been unbearable.
Finally, you can always count on my hometown of S.I. to lean right when it counts. All in all, I'm pretty proud to have come from that place. (Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino excepted, of course).
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New Hampshire? Although admittedly, it's a long commute to Manhattan.
Jun '10
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CA and NY residents had one last chance to pull away from the brink. They chose instead to jump into the abyss. America looks now like a bright red tablecloth with blue fringe sewn along the edges. I hope you coastal people have your bug-out kits prepared.
Jun '10
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Adam Freedman
New Hampshire? Although admittedly, it's a long commute to Manhattan. · Nov 3 at 8:23am
For the CA coastal crowd I have a spare bedroom. You'll love Santa Fe! New Mexicans had the good sense to elect a Republican governor and our deficit is less than 2 billion. It's a place to start. Or restart.
Sep '10
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I think that's the key point. Cuomo's message was that he was the most competent to cut taxes and spending. Not that we shouldn't do those things.
So now, for what it's worth, he is firmly on the record that we need to pull back from the cliff (which appears to be a different message than what is coming out of California). We'll see what he does.
At the moment, I'm telling myself that NY is just different from the other parts of the country in that the revolution will be a two-step process instead of one.
May '10
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I'm sticking around to pick up some discounted real estate after the crash. CA will come back, but it may be my kids who will get to see it.
Oh, thanks for the offer but I have a sister who already escaped from CA to Santa Fe some years ago, and she has guest rooms! (Though I hear that employment in Santa Fe can be hard to find at times...)
May '10
Re: Glass Half Full in New York?
Adam Freedman
New Hampshire? Although admittedly, it's a long commute to Manhattan. · Nov 3 at 8:23am
I fear we are stuck in CT for the next few years, family obligations. Perhaps in a day or two my optimism will return. I am hoping that some of our interesting Republican/Conservative candidates will stay involved and maybe run again in the next cycle.
Jul '10
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I would be interested to know what the total turnout percentage was in California. Before the election, the Field poll predicted 55% - the second-lowest turnout on record.
The winning margins for Brown and Boxer were far higher than the polls predicted. I suspect that a lot of GOP voters stayed home, probably because of two factors:
1. By the last week, it was clear Brown and Boxer would win, so there was little point in turning out, as very few down-ticket races here are ever within reach for the GOP.
2. Whitman was a miserable candidate and Fiorina was uninspiring. Sometimes, even when you think your candidate is doomed, you'll still show up because you feel so strongly about them. But Whitman and Fiorina didn't inspire that sort of passion.
I voted, because I still had some small hope that popular disgust with Boxer could put Fiorina over the top. But for Governor, I voted Libertarian.