| I'd been thinking the Libertarians and Warren Redlich would be facing an uphill climb this year - not just for Governor, but for the 50,000 votes statewide needed to give them state recognition and ballot access.
Redlich still has a tiny budget and a small base of supporters, but given that Paladino has lurched into social conservatism and has the Conservative line, I wonder if Redlich might become a haven for New York State's remaining socially liberal Republicans (yes, they exist here and vote) to express their preference.
In a few years, we could see people complaining about the "corruption of the Libertarian establishment" - that seems to be the nature of fusion parties in New York - but there could be some interesting reverberations here. Would they work with the Republicans the way the Conservatives have? Might they keep their platform clearer than the Independence party? |
