Sen. Buckley, The GOP, and My Bad
Peter Robinson ·
Sep 16, 2010 at 2:22pm
Not since Sen. James Buckley (the brother of William F. Buckley) was elected in 1970, I noted the other day, has the New York Republican Party offered voters a truly conservative candidate for statewide office. A friend corrects me:
I enjoyed your [post on] the Conundrum of the [Republican Party in the] Northeast today -- just one little quibble (which actually proves your point further): the 1970 GOP candidate was incumbent Rockefeller appointed Charles Goodell, not Buckley. Buckley won under the Conservative Party ticket. Even then the NY GOP could not produce a Buckley.
I knew that, darn it, but I’d forgotten.
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May '10
Re: Sen. Buckley, The GOP, and My Bad
Don't blame yourself - I'm sure it was just the fever talking.
Aug '10
Re: Sen. Buckley, The GOP, and My Bad
It didn't sound right when I read it the other day but who am I to challenge the great Peter Robinson?
No worries, we're all allowed mistakes from time to time (that's 1 for you and believe me I'm counting)
Jul '10
Re: Sen. Buckley, The GOP, and My Bad
Peter, I would propose that Betsy McCaughey was a true conservative.
Interestingly, she was sort of the Tea Party candidate of her day, having no previous elective experience before she ran for Lieutenant Governor. She was wildly-popular as an outsider's outsider and undoubtedly played a major role in Pataki's election.