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Nearly all her campaign site holds is Gillibrand-bashing of the same tired and debunked sort already seen out of every other challenger from both parties; the only things that Ms. Goode has to say about her own stances are that she's for marriage equality, expanding the mass transit system, and more anti-terrorism money for New York. Reading it, I have to wonder not just if she's ever set foot north of Rockland County, but if she even knows there is anything north of Rockland County.
Goode hasn't yet provided a financial disclosure filing to the FEC, meaning that she hasn't been fundraising. So she would have to overcome the just over $6 million dollars that the Gillibrand campaign currently holds as cash-on-hand, from a standing start, with no name recognition.
Allow me to correct myself: "I'm not that northern woman," with a good dose of "dead on arrival."
Interestingly, she cites Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer's comments about New Yorkers deciding on the race, apparently blind to the irony that Stringer himself pulled out of challenging Gillibrand and gave her his enthusiastic endorsement, one which debunked most of the talking points on Ms. Goode's website.
Then there's the just plain head scratchers.
As a Bronx Assistant DA, Goode examined the bodies of gun shot victims and witnessed first hand the terrible results caused by a lack of background checks on illegal guns.
I can't even figure out what this means. Yes, illegal guns come with no background checks. That's part of what makes them illegal. This is news? Are you just learning that, Ms. Goode?
Perhaps this issue is, most of all, illustrative of the difference between Ms. Goode and Ms. Gillibrand: Goode's life experiences make her better prepared to represent the interests of New Yorkers in the Senate. Her deep convictions and beliefs forged by these experiences eliminate the need for pollsters, focus groups and speechwriters to tell her what positions to take.
Here's a hint Ms. Goode: don't promise to run your campaign without pollsters and speechwriters, because you need those people. And if you're not smacked down as a hypocrite the minute that you hire some, then it's only because the Gillibrand campaign is running on playground rules for you.
In any event, good luck with your campaign. I don't mean that snidely, even though I support Senator Gillibrand. I'm quite confident enough that you're an utter non-threat that I'm happy to be jovial.
