Politics on the Hudson

Working Families Party Makes 143 State Endorsements

Posted by: Joseph Spector - Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 12, 2008

The state’s Working Families Party released its full slate of endorsements today for the November elections, picking 143 candidates to back in the party’s attempt to help Democrats win the state Senate for the first time since 1965.

As a result, the party backed mainly Democrats, but did endorse some Republicans, including Syracuse Sen. John DeFrancisco, Sen. Thomas Morahan, R-New City, Rockland County, and Sen. George Maziarz, R-Newfane, Niagara County.

The party, which it had already announced, spurned Sen. Joseph Robach, R-Greece, Monroe County, and went with his Democratic challenger former Sen. Richard Dollinger, D-Brighton, Monroe County.

Yet it didn’t back Democrat David Nachbar, a Rochester-area Democrat who is seeking to unseat Republican Sen. James Alesi. Nor did it back two Rochester-area assemblymen, David Gantt and Joseph Morelle.

The party also jumps into a Democratic primary in western New York, supporting “Baby” Joe Mesi in his bid to replace retiring Republican Sen. Mary Lou Rath.

Here’s the full list.

 

 

 

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9 Responses to “Working Families Party Makes 143 State Endorsements”

1. the consultant June 12th, 2008 at 3:35 pm

   why should a special interest third party like the
   working families party be able to cross endorse a major
   party candidate…that allows for too much leverage to
   the minor party..leverage to extract promises or jobs
   only four other states permit this practice….new york
   needs to pass legislation to prevent cross endorsements

2. Wahoo June 12th, 2008 at 4:05 pm

   Agreed. But the Working Families Party? It’s just a modern name for the old Communnist Party, isn’t it?

3. the consultant June 12th, 2008 at 4:27 pm

   they are unionists…communists not…socialists yet
   ie centralized goverment control of the means of produciton
   and redistribution of wealth from me to them….
   but I doubt they are for totalitarianism…
   However whether it is the working families, IND or CONSV
   parties..they are corrupting the process…because they
   are interested in what they can extract from the major
   party candidates….either ideologically or in other
   ways….

4. ed June 12th, 2008 at 6:58 pm

   What’s the major difference- that they all don’t live in the same house and share toilets?

5. Wahoo June 12th, 2008 at 8:53 pm

   That’s about the only difference. They are Communists in a Working Families disguise.

6. LOU June 13th, 2008 at 1:30 am

   THE WFP GOT MOST OF THIER ENDORSEMENTS RIGHT. GOOD JOB GUYS

7. Tim Hays June 13th, 2008 at 2:02 am

   Follow the money, quid Watergate.

8. Wahoo June 13th, 2008 at 11:02 am

   Let’s guess. With Lou’s kudos above about the WF Party, it’s probably so that those Marxists endorsed the unprincipled and talent devoid flip-flopper Mike Spano.

9. 7Curses June 13th, 2008 at 11:37 pm

   some yokels are still living with the “fear”. probably watch reruns of hearings held by the house committee on un-american activities