Two Out in Congressional Races (Corrected)
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- February
- 11
Corrected:
Schenectady Democrat Mayor Brian Stratton says he’s not running in the 21st District race to replace retiring Rep. Mike McNulty, according to the Albany Times-Union. The district covers the Albany region.
In the 20th District, which runs from the Hudson Valley to the North Country, Republican Richard Wager, a former Bloomberg aide, dropped out of the race.
Wager’s decision leaves Republican Sandy Treadwell, former state GOP chairman, in the race along with John Wallace and Mike Rocque.
The winner will challenge Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Hudson, Columbia County.
Here’s some of Wager’s statement:
“I also had hoped to help carry the mantle of a new and energetic generation of New York Republicans who believe in the principles of our Party and are willing to work, shoulder to shoulder, to advance them for years to come.
“I continue to harbor those hopes, but after speaking with my wife and family, I realize that the current Primary contestâ€â€which could have been avoided with a fair and open processâ€â€makes both objectives impossible to achieve.
“My staying in this race will only fracture support within our Party and delay the urgent goal of engaging the incumbent Democrat in meaningful debate.”
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That would be the 20th CD, not the 21st. BTW, the incumbent is Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand, who won in 2006 with a 6% margin over John Sweeney.
What’s going on with the 19th CD? is George Oros running? He’s the best candidate out there…
No excitement for Sandy Treadwell for sure. Republicans grass roots would be forced to take him as their candidate as well as the grass roots for the Conservatives?
Be sure that “Grenades� will be thrown at Sandy Treadwell throughout the year, take it to the bank that activists from all sides will do it.
I have always said Treadwell is a nice Guy and Gentlemen…
But….
Treadwell is Clueless & Has No Convictions of Conservatism or Republicanism as a man. Treadwell stands for nothing and believes he should be crowned as the candidate.
Treadwell will keep spending his money $$$$ on the “Unemployed Pataki Hacks� and run his “I Stand for Nothing Commercials� in the 20th CD…
Sandy is Pro-Abortion, Pro-Gay Rights, Higher Taxes & Spending, Anti-2nd Amendment, Unbalanced Budgets?
Sandy Treadwell has to be all of the above…..He must be!
After all……Treadwell was the Chairman of a Republican Party here in New York State that gave us all of the above in the last 12 years!
Sandy Treadwell was the Captain of this “NYS GOP Titanic� when all of these measures passed while he was in charge of this “Bankrupt GOP Party!�
Captain Treadwell left the NY State Republican Party…..aka….(NY GOP Titanic) With NOTHING BUT FLOATING DECK CHAIRS!
On Sandy Treadwells watch the NY GOP has….
Lost GOP Counties Statewide,
Lost NY Senate Seats,
Lost NY Assembly Seats,
Lost US Congressional Seats,
Lost Statewide Ticket Candidates,
Lost US Senate Seats,
Lost a Party that had some sort of Convictions.
Now Treadwell is asking to run as your Congressman.
Sandy Tredwell,…. Captain of the GOP Titanic…Treadwell who has nothing to show NY State or the GOP Party other then the Floating Deck Chairs of the GOP Titanic……..
Jim Kelly – NY Conservative Campaigns
RE: Sandy Treadwell
(Sandy Treadwell was the Former Captain/Chairman of the “NY GOP Titanic” ....which is nothing more today then a bunch of ….. “Floating Deck Chairs” of the Treadwell Titanic)
NY Slims (Err, I Mean, NY Times – March 10, 2001) says of Treadwell…..
“Indeed, many in the party say privately that Mr. Treadwell is Mr. Pataki’s man and that his election to party chairman signals the governor will control the party”
“By all accounts, Mr. Treadwell is less conservative than Mr. Powers. No one considers him an ideologue. He praises the governor for his support of such liberal measures as hate crimes legislation and the clinic access bill”....” “I think Treadwell’s style is more akin to Pataki’s than Powers would have been,’’ said State Senator Roy M. Goodman, the liberal Republican Party chairman of Manhattan”
On another read, Conservative Author, Writer & Icon, George J. Marlin has 3 pieces/stories written on his blog. These stories continues to draw attention to the Sandy Treadwell failures.
In one story written by Marlin he says of Treadwell…..
An outspoken voice? Where was Treadwell’s voice when Governor Pataki trashed cherished conservative values? Treadwell was silent when Pataki:
Abandoned his opposition to Medicaid abortion funding;
Pledged to remove the pro-life plank from the Republican National Platform;
Ended the “conscience clause� for religious medical institutions thus forcing them to provide services contrary to their religious principles;
Signed into law the state gay rights bill;
Signed into law the hate crimes bill.
As for gun control, there is no record of Treadwell opposing Pataki’s March 2000 proposal, which The New York Times described as “perhaps the widest ranging gun controls in the county� and Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long called a law “against law-abiding people.�
Yes, when Pataki sold Conservatives down the river, Treadwell was silent. The Latin legal maxim is “qui tacet consentiret� – silence gives consent.
You can read these great stories
http://streetcornerconservative.com/
Jim Kelly – NY Conservative Campaigns
Many Chairs have NO INTEREST in Sandy Treadwell.
For that matter, No grass roots support at all.
Many don’t want to even go to his cocktails parties where they are serving white wine, tea with biscuits.
No grass roots support or excitement by Party activist who feel Sandy has been shoved down their throats.
I do know that many, many grass roots people read these blogs on Sandy and are laughing themselves off their seats!
Jim Kelly – NY Conservative Campaigns