Former Rep. Harold Ford has abandoned plans to challenge New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, sources familiar with his plans confirm.
A news story says Chautauqua County, New York, has sold its old-fashioned mechanical lever voting machines to a scrap dealer for only $52.47 apiece. Perhaps some of the other New York counties that still must sell their machines will try Ebay. Of course, the machines are heavy, so shipping would be an added cost.
The Special Election to replace former, NY State Senator Hiram Monserrate is down to 2 candidates. Assemblyman Jose Peralta has the Democratic & Working Families lines while Hiram is the independent candidate of the Yes We Can Party. Most observers think the support of Peralta by the Democratic organization, various unions plus Hiram's bad deeds, convicted of partner abuse, make Peralta the favorite. Special Elections are low turnout affairs and they usually come down to which candidate has the best "pulling"operation.
Last year, NY Rep. Carolyn Maloney was hoping to be in a primary against a younger, well-financed female opponent this fall. But instead of running against Kirsten Gillibrand for the Senate as she had planned, Maloney is defending her own congressional seat against Reshma Saujani, a 34-year-old Democratic fundraiser and hedge fund lawyer. The race is already shaping up as a generational clash, with Maloney in her fur and pearls in one corner, and Saujani with her dark business suits and trendy scarves in the other. Maloney is counting on the Democratic establishment, as well as reliable primary voters in the Upper East Side portion of the district, to send her back to Washington. Saujani, meanwhile, is banking on an influx of young professionals and immigrant voters—especially those residing in the Queens portion of the district—to buoy her insurgent candidacy to victory. I have partitioned and campaigned for Maloney in her last two elections.
The NY mayor was tight-lipped when asked by Times City Hall Bureau Chief David Chen about his decision to move some $5 billion out of the private equity firm Quadrangle Group and hiring about a dozen of the firms employees to manage the money at a new entity set up specifically to handle his money. Is he preparing for a 2012 run for President?
The leaders of Arizona’s four largest tea parties announced Monday they’re not endorsing in the state’s Senate race, a blow to the movement’s supposed darling, former Republican Rep. J.D. Hayworth. The joint statement from the Tucson Tea Party, the Greater Phoenix Tea Party, the Flagstaff Tea Party and the Mohave County Tea Party declared that any endorsement would not be “appropriate.” “We stand for principles and ideas, not for politicians or parties,” said Patrick Beck, organizer of the Mohave County Tea Party. “Our mission is to promote constitutional government and fiscal responsibility and to inform people so that they can make their own decisions.” “It is not appropriate to make an endorsement in this race at the drop of a hat, as some other groups are doing,” added Kelly Townsend of the Greater Phoenix Tea Party. “The movement must stand for ideas and do everything possible to provide information to people so that they can make the best personal decisions.” Since announcing his GOP primary campaign against four-term Sen. John McCain, Hayworth has claimed tea party support.
Doing a Sarah Palin:
If you remember, Palin had put some talking points on her hand, at the Conserative conference. Many members of Congress when they are on tv talk shows never really listen to the commentator questions but use their talking points. This past weekend, McCain was asked a question about the health care bill with the moderator telling him that certain features had been taken out of the bills. But he looked down at his talking points and complained about that part of the bill that was no longer in it. He did a Sarah Palin.
Michael H. Drucker
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