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Fri Aug 07, 2009 at 11:38:16 AM EDT
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OK, the NYT says Maloney is about to announce that she is not going to challenge Gillibrand in a primary. After "agonizing" for days about giving up her Congressional seniority to.... um, lose.
So, time for others to follow suit (you know who you are) and cease and desist the Gillibrand bashing, and move on to more constructive pursuits.
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Mon Jul 27, 2009 at 16:42:51 PM EDT
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I have mixed feelings about the primary challenge to Senator Gillibrand by Rep. Carolyn Maloney. Both are solid politicians with left of center credential on some issues and more moderate credentials on others. And while I respect the right of anyone to run in a primary (no matter how futile that campaign may be), there's no doubt that resources would be wasted on a divisive primary in New York.
So it's interesting to hear the reports today that Maloney may be re-considering her Senate bid. At the very least, something is delaying her announcement.
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Thu Jul 23, 2009 at 06:37:11 AM EDT
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At their regular meeting last night, Delaware County, one of the so-called "hold outs," voted unanimously to endorse Kirsten Gillibrand for the U.S. Senate. Mention was made of her progressive record, her knowledge of upstate NY and her new appointment to the Agriculture Committee. Comment was also made about the Maloney challange, particularly her false claim of being the "true" progressive in the race, which is starkly belied by her support of the Iraq War and the so-called Patriot Act.
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Mon Jun 29, 2009 at 12:23:25 PM EDT
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This morning's Ithaca Journal looks beyond the Gillibrand-Maloney conversation about next year's Senate primary. They've heard of four likely candidates. I chopped out a lot on Maloney and Tasini because I think people here have heard of them, but there's a lot more in the article:
Carolyn Maloney. The chairwoman of the Joint Economic Committee and a nine-term House member is within days of announcing she's running... Jonathan Tasini. He captured 16 percent of the vote in a 2006 Democratic primary against Clinton and has filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission....
Suffolk County legislator Jon Cooper. He has formed an exploratory committee and is reaching out to the gay and lesbian community for national financial support in his bid to become the Senate's first openly gay member.
Cooper said in a telephone interview he raised about $20,000 from two fundraisers this past week. He plans to use his ties as a former member of Obama's national campaign finance committee to raise money. Cooper was the first elected official in the state to endorse Obama.
Ithaca oral surgeon Scott Noren. He announced his candidacy at the National Press Club in Washington. Noren, a former major in the Army, has never run for elected office.
A fiscal conservative, Noren said he's a Democratic version of Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, whom he described as "a very intelligent guy." Noren's campaign issues include health care and campaign finance reform.
Why don't a few of these folks peel off to challenge Schumer?
Let's see if we can keep the cross-candidate shooting to a minimum today.
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