Even though I am in the tank for Matt Doheny's campaign for Congress, I certainly want to present a fair assessment of the race here and give candidates their moment in the sun.
There are said to be three candidates for the GOP nomination, but really there are two....Mr. Doheny has three years into campaigning.....his most significant challenger is Kellie Greene, who has a new web ad out and is travelling the district trying to get on the radar.
It all is headed to a June 26 Republican primary in which Mr. Doheny is favored. Under New York's system of "fusion voting" the minor Conservative and Independence Parties are also important and in each party the state chair decides which, if any, out of party candidates are allowed to seek the line.
In-party candidates can run too.
Ms. Greene is showing some of the trappings of a campaign and her web posts show she can needle Mr Doheny on the issue of who is the "true" conservative. My suspicion is he ignores her, as he knows the minor party lines are a lock and the GOP primary is his to lose.
Ms. Greene's latest ploy to Scozzafava her opponent is interesting and clever, but I don't see it working. Doheny has too big a lead on building relationships and a much greater conversancy on fiscal and foreign policy issues than Ms. Scozzafava ever had.
To paraphrase the late Senator Lloyd Bentsen.....I know Dede....Dede is a friend of mine....Matt Doheny is no Dede Scozzafava."
Watertown Daily Times Long says Doheny sealed fate on Conservative line by backing Scozzafava
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You're in the tank for Doheny, yet you blast Ms. Greene for not bowing or kow-towing to you on the 1240 noontime show ... as if it would be neutral? Ha ... I hardly think so. But, take away the tank thing and maybe? So, when Doheny comes we can expect a luvfest of sorts?
Dan- Its the media who claim to be neutral you need to worry about.
She seems more than capable of handling me on the HOTLINE as are Doheny and Owens.
Unless Graham censors her on the hotline, what difference would neutrality make? She can make her case for banning abortion or whatever her wacko stance is and the audience can judge independent of Graham's bias.
Dannie is a constant crybaby about media, then makes claims that MSNBC is one of the balanced ones. Forget him.
Mayor Graham Censors for Political Advantage on this Blog:
Mayor Graham: Your blog does censor and for the wrong reasons. It doesn't censor because someone is inaccurate, it censors the writer for hurting the candidate or party you're backing in a race. This has destroyed what could have been the all important blog politically speaking where ideas could have been discussed in the NY 23 Congressional district.
A race and a blog able to put a candidate in position to win Watertown, NY, etc. Instead you just endorsed Matt Doheny last February at your announcement to run for Mayor in 2011.
This is now potentially a Congressional race where each candidate, Rep. Owens and Republican Primary challanger Matt Doheny will spend millions. The propaganda is important in this race, because Matt Doheny is hiding who he really is in the first place. Never married, twice engaged, never served, but rich from downsizing or selling companies on Wall Street like any good little ‘Vulture Capitalist,’ looking to earn a fortune while still in his thirties no matter who works or gets fired from a job.
In the end the Doheny crowd will flood mail boxes with tall promises and then Wall Street’s, Matt Doheny, will try to convince us he cares about us getting food on the table or paying the rent. We can only wish you well voter if a child is headed off to college this year. The voters will have to decide if Matt cares about the bills they can't pay more than Bill Owens and I doubt that people will ever think this multi-millionaire cares about them making ends meet.
Mike Flynn 'Middle Class Mike'
Did anyone get past Mikey's first couple sentence?
Green was not invited to post on the blog she was invited to appear on the hotline.
I know Mikey likes free stuff and just because St.Lawrence raised tuition to 56k doesn't mean we should question that price...the makers should just pay it for the takers.
Mike here is how to get food on the table, pay the rent and send your kids to college...GET A JOB.
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