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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
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The Conservative Victory in New York   [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
From a New York political observer:

The biggest defeat for RINOs in New York wasn't the pre-election collapse of Dede Scozzafava in the 23rd CD. It was tonight's stunning victory by conservative Republican Rob Astorino in the race for County Executive of Westchester County—the affluent and heavily taxed suburb just north of NYC, which has been solidly Democratic for more than a decade.

Astorino's victory is a stinging rebuke to the brand of New York Republicanism personified by Assemblywoman Scozzafava, former Gov. (and Westchester native son) George Pataki, and Westchester's famously liberal former state Sen. Nicky Spano of Yonkers, who had endorsed incumbent Democratic County Executive Andy Spano (no relation) and engineered Andy Spano's endorsement by the local Conservative party.

Astorino, 42, a county legislator who used to co-host a satellite radio show with Cardinal Egan, happens to be pro-life — but going against the trend established by Pataki and other suburban Republicans in the 1990s, he didn't waver from that position. He knew the pro-choice swing vote in Westchester would be motivated by primarily economic issues. He was right, and has a bright future in statewide politics if he does a good job.

An even more stunning Republican showing came in the other big, affluent NYC suburb, Nassau County, where an underfunded Republican named Ed Mangano was — as of midnight — in a dead heat with the charismatic Democratic County Executive Tom Suozzi. Meanwhile, the GOP recaptured control of that county's legislature. Nassau residents apparently were so fed up with the status quo that they may have returned control of county government to the same discredited GOP machine that nearly drove the county into bankruptcy just eight years ago. In a word, Wow.

And from the Westchester Journal News:

Voters rejected the Democratic incumbent’s bid for a fourth term, opting instead for a candidate who pledged to downsize government and cut the highest county taxes in the nation.

“It’s far surpassing anything we expected,” Astorino said after taking Spano’s concession call at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. “But I think the message resonated. People wanted change and they are going to get it starting in January.”

Astorino’s victory came despite Democrats’ 2-1 margin over Republicans among Westchester’s 538,822 registered voters.

With 87 percent of the votes in, Astorino had 58 percent, Spano 42 percent, according to the unofficial results.

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I love it.  Even many liberals I know are rejecting the insanity of the left. 

 

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Wednesday, November 04, 2009
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The Conservative Victory in New York   [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
From a New York political observer:

The biggest defeat for RINOs in New York wasn't the pre-election collapse of Dede Scozzafava in the 23rd CD. It was tonight's stunning victory by conservative Republican Rob Astorino in the race for County Executive of Westchester County—the affluent and heavily taxed suburb just north of NYC, which has been solidly Democratic for more than a decade.

Astorino's victory is a stinging rebuke to the brand of New York Republicanism personified by Assemblywoman Scozzafava, former Gov. (and Westchester native son) George Pataki, and Westchester's famously liberal former state Sen. Nicky Spano of Yonkers, who had endorsed incumbent Democratic County Executive Andy Spano (no relation) and engineered Andy Spano's endorsement by the local Conservative party.

Astorino, 42, a county legislator who used to co-host a satellite radio show with Cardinal Egan, happens to be pro-life — but going against the trend established by Pataki and other suburban Republicans in the 1990s, he didn't waver from that position. He knew the pro-choice swing vote in Westchester would be motivated by primarily economic issues. He was right, and has a bright future in statewide politics if he does a good job.

An even more stunning Republican showing came in the other big, affluent NYC suburb, Nassau County, where an underfunded Republican named Ed Mangano was — as of midnight — in a dead heat with the charismatic Democratic County Executive Tom Suozzi. Meanwhile, the GOP recaptured control of that county's legislature. Nassau residents apparently were so fed up with the status quo that they may have returned control of county government to the same discredited GOP machine that nearly drove the county into bankruptcy just eight years ago. In a word, Wow.

And from the Westchester Journal News:

Voters rejected the Democratic incumbent’s bid for a fourth term, opting instead for a candidate who pledged to downsize government and cut the highest county taxes in the nation.

“It’s far surpassing anything we expected,” Astorino said after taking Spano’s concession call at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. “But I think the message resonated. People wanted change and they are going to get it starting in January.”

Astorino’s victory came despite Democrats’ 2-1 margin over Republicans among Westchester’s 538,822 registered voters.

With 87 percent of the votes in, Astorino had 58 percent, Spano 42 percent, according to the unofficial results.

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I love it.  Even many liberals I know are rejecting the insanity of the left. 

 

RUSH MENTIONING THIS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IM TELLING YOU, THIS RACE IS HUGE!!!

ASTORINO RUN ON PRO-LIFE, PRO-GUN, ANTI-TAX PLATFORM. 

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dude - you're talking to yourself

this board is truly a right wing echo chamber

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dude - you're talking to yourself

this board is truly a right wing echo chamber


ha ha.

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RUSH IS TALKING ABOUT THIS NOW. 

PRO-LIFE
PRO-GUN
ANTI-TAX
PRO-FREEDOM




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RUSH IS TALKING ABOUT THIS NOW. 

PRO-LIFE
PRO-GUN
ANTI-TAX
PRO-FREEDOM





I never understood...If repubs want government out if personal lives... why do they give a shit about abortions or gay marriages...

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I never understood...If repubs want government out if personal lives... why do they give a shit about abortions or gay marriages...

I dont know, but most voters realize that probably nothing is going to happen on abortion or gay marriage, but the taxes and costs are likely to be impacted greatly.  the lib scumbag in this county raised taxes like you could not believe and we are now THE HIGHEST TAXED COUNTY IN THE NATION.  He spent all sorts of money on green garbage, lib fantasies, etc to the point where this county in literally unafforable to everyone.  You wonder why I hate liberals as mush as I do, come to NYC and Westchester.  I loathe them as much as any mortal enemy I will ever encounter.   

One issue was big here and drive all the gun owners out.  Right after Columbine happened, the lib commie asswipe banned all gun shows and hunting shows in Westchester County to "send a message".  This was a show my dad and I went to for years, and the lib fag asshole banned them from the county over Columbine.  He also made gun ownership in this county a real hassle.  Every gun owner came out as Astorino ran on a platform of lowering taxes and bringing back the gun shows and hunting shows. 

Guess what - he won by 16 points in a deep blue area!

Even lib friends of mine emailed me that they voted for him because they are sick of the taxes, spending, and nanny state in this county. 

Freedom will win every time. 
   

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I never understood...If repubs want government out if personal lives... why do they give a shit about abortions or gay marriages...

Ummm,abortion is the killing of a child.In many minds its as bad as the holocaust.

Now,a better question to you would be ,why are pro choice people against grown men taking steroids?Joe Biden is the guy that pushed steroid laws through but then says "a women has a right to do what she wants with her body".

Now,Im not for government stopping abortion.Im for the Tiller-Slepian method of ending abortion.

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Billy:  This is the home of the Clintons where i live and the pro-life, pro-gun, anti-tax Astorino beat back the
Uber-Lib by 16 points. 

Its huge.  People of all stripes are sick of this shit and revolting. 

I can wait for the first gun show to come back and spend a few hundred dollars just to make the anti-gun NYC libs STFU!     

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dude - you're talking to yourself

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And so are the voters going to be the way your messiah is going.  ZERO may be the best thing ever for the GOP.

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Ummm,abortion is the killing of a child.In many minds its as bad as the holocaust.

Now,a better question to you would be ,why are pro choice people against grown men taking steroids?Joe Biden is the guy that pushed steroid laws through but then says "a women has a right to do what she wants with her body".

Now,Im not for government stopping abortion.Im for the Tiller-Slepian method of ending abortion.

well i dont give a shit what many minds think...shit many minds dont think its a baby yet...and im damn sure not anti steroids (i dont use...but who is uncle same to tell you what you can and cant put in your body for fitness) ...and it was bush's punk ass who started this whole steroid thing...i remember the state of the union address when he said the shit...gnc pulled andro off the shelf a week later. And i dont agree with every thing obama and biden say...i dont play party politics. I just didnt understand, if its not your body, not your house...why care?