2018 US Elections
- Thread starter Red Dreams
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NY is a closed primary right?
I think so.
Obama when he speaks, people listen.
good news.
good news.
I think GA and TX are candidates to go blue in 2020
New York ‘Democrats’ gave power to the GOP — and made money off it
https://shareblue.com/new-york-democrats-gave-power-to-the-gop-and-made-money-off-it/
https://shareblue.com/new-york-democrats-gave-power-to-the-gop-and-made-money-off-it/
If Cuomo does end up the nominee, people should not vote for him.
Some of us have less than a single cell in our brain.
It wont be. Cuomo is going to comfortably win and he'll end up getting over 60%.
He will. Which is an indictment of the Democrats really. In a state as safe as new york the candidate should be as far left possible.
I hope she wins it. If she can't win in a state as safe as NY, it is troubling.
It’s not really an indictment of the democrats anymore than Ohio voting establishment Republicans is a reflection of the Republicans not being more facist or libertarian in Ohio is a reflection of the GOP.
Cuomo is where he is because he fits New York like a glove. They may lean democrat but that doesn’t mean they’re ready for a super progressive socialist to lead the way. If they were the right candidate would have risen to the top.
Cuomo has a stranglehold over NY. Its incredibly tough to beat someone who has the name recognition, key endorsements and lots of money.
Where have I seen this before.
Yes. I have seen the voters being blamed before too.
Obama speaking now in Anaheim, CA
No shitTrump's final knife into lyin Ted.
no bueno
Definitely have to agree, but expand it more to the ‘ends’ of the I-4 corridor. I live in St. Petersburg & took a job a couple of months back in Orlando. I-4 cuts through some of the country’s most concentrated groups of backwards thumping necks, but Orlando & Tampa are starting to trend a bit to the left. I-4 extends to the Atlantic, but the most important places on the highway are Tampa & Orlando.
Orlando is starting to drift to the left due in some part to the number of Puerto Rican residents who are either housing their friends & family who fled the island ahead of Maria or who are supporting friends & family back on the island. The hotel in which I work has a large amount of PR team members & they are doing their best to register as many PR voters as they can to oust Trump.
That's all very well, but Hillary did not get massively less percentage of the votes compared to other recent Dem candidates.
Hillary 48.1%
Kerry 48.3%
Al Gore 48.4%
So it's just completely over the top for some of claim she was "the worst candidate ever".
You also need to consider their opponents though. Hillary might have a similar share, but perhaps that's because many were scared of trump.
Kerry and Gore both lost to Dubya
Who wasn't nearly as unpopular as he was in the later years of his presidency, or now.
So she did worse than other candidates who also lost, and she did it running against an incredibly flawed and unpopular candidate.
woooosh!
Cuomo is a Democrat in name only and he is completely corrupt.
There is no obligation for anyone to vote for such a person.
There is no obligation for anyone to vote for such a person.
You'd prefer a Republican instead ?
fasle choice is it not?
He is cutting deals with Republicans to have Democrats vote with them. He is a Democrat?
It is Never the voters fault.
Here is a novel idea. Put forward decent honest candidates.
Its the only choice unless Nixon somehow wins on Thursday.
That is the thinking over decades that has brought us to where we are.
You don't win unless ordinary peoples' lives are better.
Over decades their lives have got worse because of politicians like this.
Its not about left or right.
Its about right and wrong.
What the polling like ? I had a quick google as she miles away from catching him but it also seems that polling is a good couple of months old
One politician generally isn't going to tangibly improve the lives of ordinary people. You need control of both houses of the legislature as well, and in NY, the Republicans have controlled the state Senate for every year except two going al the way back to the early 90s, so a Dem governor wasn't likely to get a purely Dem agenda pushed through in that time.
She was significantly behind him last I checked although you never know what will happen in terms of turnout, especially after what happened in Florida a couple of weeks ago.
Also, I'm not sure how it works in NY - whether she will still run in November under a different party, which would definitely give the Republican an edge and chance of catching Cuomo.
he is subverting the will of the people by corrupting elected representatives to vote with the Republicans.
That immediately disqualifies him.
Add that to his criminal behaviour.
Well if he's as bad as you say then he will be trounced against either Nixon and/or the general election. If however he wins (as expected) then it should be interpreted as a validation that NY voters think he's the best guy for the job.