The Views Of New York’s State Chairmen
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The state’s Democratic and Republican chairman offered, as expected, different takes on Tuesday’s election results.
State Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs said: “If you’re a Republican this morning, you’re feeling emboldened. If you’re a Democrat this morning, you’re a bit more cautious.”
But Jacobs warned that despite the party’s losses in the suburbs and upstate, Democrats have a year to regroup and refocus their message, particularly on curbing the state’s high property taxes.
“The lesson in all of of this is that where we have Democratic majorities, where we have the ability to deliver for voters, we have to redouble our efforts to focus on the issues, like property taxes in the suburbs,” said Jacobs, who in his home county of Nassau saw Republicans win the Legislature for the first time in a decade and County Executive Thomas Suozzi hanging on to a narrow lead.
Asked he still expects Gov. David Paterson to run for election next year, Jacobs said he does.
“I believe Governor Paterson is going to run and I believe that the Democrats can make the argument that we deserve to win, but that’s what we have to work hard at this year,” he said. “We are in a tough position and the governor has the responsibility to balance the budget and pay the bills in New York state. He doesn’t have the luxury of just complaining about cuts and other things, he actually has to do them.”
As for Republicans, state GOP chairman Ed Cox said that he thinks the races were a turning point in revitalizing the GOP in New York.
These are the kind of “wins, with encouragement from the local party and the state party, you could see people come forward and say I’m ready to run,” Cox said.
Asked if that means Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki, Cox said, “I think it would encourage not only them but other very good candidates to come out for other statewide or local races.”
Cox was also encouraged that Republicans can regroup after losing the 23rd Congressional District race and win next year.
“We will win it with a candidate who has good fiscally conservative views,” Cox said.
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The “gods” looked kindly on Ed Cox and gave him something to brag about, BUT, he better get 2010 RIGHT, As I said before he was the “BEAT OF THE WORST”
VJ Machiavelli
No More Schumer
No More Pelosi
No More Rangel
No More Engel and his Million Dollar Home in MAryland, and
No More Arthur Finkelstein & Co
That should read “BEST OF THE WORST”
BTW YANKEES WINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
VJ Machiavelli
No More Schumer
No More Pelosi
No More Rangel
No More Engel and his Million Dollar Home in MAryland, and
No More Arthur Finkelstein & Co
What are we exactly . . .Politicians or Statesmen ?
State Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs said: “If you’re a Republican this morning, you’re feeling emboldened. If you’re a Democrat this morning, you’re a bit more cautious.”
Here is the main issue. Let’s say if one agrees with State Democratic Chairman! But,What do you do when “you are an American, and feel Country Always, and either Republican Party or Democratic Party [these are just Parties} and one’s affiliations and it has become and is becoming more evident that what matters more [apparently] is “if you are a . . . ” philosophy!
It’s kind of a thinking that has been made possible that “you are” either a “Deomcrat” or “Republican”. This is being highlighted to the People more and there seems to be a total absence of “What is it to be an American” first and later having affiliations to the Parties of ones choice!
The Parties are an intergral part of the elctions process but to focus it higher than the COuntry itself is not raelly a very good approach for anyone – Paties or its affiliations should not be used to promote any objectives taht are beyond or above American – Thie Parties should not be used as headcount without any concerte or constructive adendas for National Uplift and Development as a whole –
Let’s not use or abuse the Two Party System in The Electoral Process of the United States to divide the Nation as “either or” and that “one is American and the Other is Not” kind of ideals that only self-serves. As a result, new lines have emerged learning from the bad practces of the “two-part system” and imagine what a mixture of bad examaple has created . . . ! What is it now? How does that serve the Demostic National Interest of The Unite States of America – What is being seens is exceptional self-interests of a few from Local to State and State ot Federal levels of Our Political System – but trust me with all changes and expectations of turning the course or direction [with all possible attempts] . . . . .
The Republic always endures!
Habib Hasan – An American Storyteller