Wendy Long: A New Hope in Old New York
Lawyer, mother of two, and a poised, articulate, and thoroughgoing conservative, New Yorker Wendy Long is running for the United States Senate, intending to defeat the Democratic incumbent, Kirsten Gillibrand.
Already the nominee of the Conservative Party, Wendy faces a June 26 primary to secure the additional nomination of the New York Republican Party--and it's only fair to note that each of her opponents in the June primary, Nassau County comptroller George Maragos and Congressman Bob Turner, is, in his own way, impressive--Turner is the former media executive who stunned New York by winning the special election to succeed disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner. But for a sheer joyful determination to shake up New York politics, Wendy will prove hard to match.
Below, see for yourself. (The video, which shows Wendy addressing the New York GOP convention last month, lasts about ten minutes. She discusses the central rationale for her campaign beginning at about the 6:00 mark.)
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Re: Wendy Long: A New Hope in Old New York
No relation, by the way.
Dec '11
Re: Wendy Long: A New Hope in Old New York
What are the real odds of winning this seat?
Earning a Republican majority the Senate is just as important as winning the presidency.
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Oct '11
Re: Wendy Long: A New Hope in Old New York
I live in Brooklyn, so I'll have to start doing my research. Of course, with no information I might tend to lean towards Turner, since he's the one who claimed Weiner's Congressional seat. I'll give Long a...long...hard look, though.
Nov '10
Re: Wendy Long: A New Hope in Old New York
The real odds are that Republicans have as little as a 4 in 10 chance of winning this seat. Here how I got that. There are 5.7 million registered Democrats and 3.4 million registered Republicans in the state. It’s 37% R and 53% D. [ That’s splitting the independents equally between R and D vote.] In order to have a 50% chance 1.4 million Democrats have to vote for the Republican, all of the Republicans have to vote for the Republican, and one-half of the independents have to vote for the Republican.
Anyone think that is going to happen?
On a more hopeful note, a whole lot of Democrats did vote for Turner in the Weiner district.
Edited on April 2, 2012 at 7:35pmNov '10
Re: Wendy Long: A New Hope in Old New York
The real question, at the risk of sounding like a sexist, is this: Why are conservative women always so dang beautiful, and liberal women are....well...not?
Nov '10
Re: Wendy Long: A New Hope in Old New York
Maybe it’s because beautiful women can attract better men, who happen to be conservative. The skanks have to settle for the metrosexuals and girly men.
Aug '10
Re: Wendy Long: A New Hope in Old New York
My first thought was : She doesn't sound at all like William F. Buckley, but some of her remarks sting exactly the same way his did. My second thought: I wish I lived where I could vote for her.
Edited on April 3, 2012 at 6:26amKen Owsley, I don't think it's all great hair and a good face and figure. She's beautiful, in part, because self respect is beautiful. She radiates self respect.
Nov '11
Re: Wendy Long: A New Hope in Old New York
Near impossible outside of a Romney landslide: Schumer has won by 67%, 71%, and defeated incumbent D'Amato by 55%. Gillibrand's last opponent only won 35% of the vote, and he did better than Hillary Clinton's last opponent who won 31% of the vote.
Shiksa versus shiksa? I'd go with Turner who has actually won a very tough election, but Long looks to be young enough to gain enough name recognition possibly to win an office later.