Dick, What "Obama candidate"? Didn't the President ask him to NOT run? Wouldn't an Obama candidate have the SUPPORT of the President? Think about it.
On Sep 20, 12:44 am, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > As a resident of NYC I shudder to think - look at the mess in > Massachusetts and that is the very model for an Obama candidate - > ineffectual, idiotic, delusional beyond belief and thinks he deserves to > be re-elected. Got elected in a state with a huge deficit and the first > things he does is order a new state limo, all new furniture for his > office to the tune of close to $100K and then hires a big staff for his > wife - sounds just like Bambi to me. And in NY it would be even worse - > more population and much bigger state. > > > > plainolamerican wrote: > > can you imagine the effect of having an Obama candidate as the > > governor of NY? > > > On Sep 19, 10:35 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp > > >> Obama Said to Request That Paterson Drop Campaign > > >> * Sign in to Recommend > >> * Twitter > >> * > >> E-Mail <javascript:document.emailThis.submit();> > > >> * Send To Phone <javascript:void(0);> > >> * Print > >> > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp=&p...> > > >> * Reprints > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> > >> * Share > >> > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#>Close > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> > >> o Linkedin > >> > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> > >> o Digg > >> > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> > >> o Facebook > >> > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> > >> o Mixx > >> > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> > >> o MySpace > >> > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> > >> o Yahoo! Buzz > >> > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> > >> o Permalink > >> > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/nyregion/20paterson.html?_r=1&hp#> > >> o > > >> Article Tools Sponsored By > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/adx/bin/adx_click.html?type=goto&opzn&page=www...> > >> By RAYMOND HERNANDEZ > >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/h/raymond_...> > >> Published: September 19, 2009 > > >> WASHINGTON --- President Obama > >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/barack_o...> > >> has sent a request to Gov. David A. Paterson > >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/p/david_a_...> > >> that he withdraw from the New York governor's race, fearing that Mr. > >> Paterson cannot recover from his dismal political standing, according to > >> two senior administration officials and a New York Democratic operative > >> with direct knowledge of the situation. > > >> The decision to ask Mr. Paterson to step aside was proposed by political > >> advisers to Mr. Obama, but approved by the president himself, one of the > >> administration officials said. > > >> "Is there concern about the situation in New York? Absolutely," the > >> second administration official said Saturday evening. "Has that concern > >> been conveyed to the governor? Yes." > > >> The administration officials and the Democratic operative spoke on > >> condition of anonymity because the discussions with the governor were > >> intended to be confidential. > > >> The president's request was conveyed to the Mr. Paterson by > >> Representative Gregory W. Meeks > >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/gregory_...>, > >> a Queens Democrat, who has developed a strong relationship with the > >> Obama administration, they said. > > >> The move against a sitting Democratic governor represents an > >> extraordinary intervention into a state political race by the president, > >> and is a delicate one, given that Mr. Paterson is one of only two > >> African-American governors in the nation. > > >> But Mr. Obama's political team and other party leaders have grown > >> increasingly worried that the governor's unpopularity could drag down > >> Democratic members of Congress in New York, as well as the > >> Democratic-controlled Legislature, in next fall's election. > > >> Mr. Paterson and his aides did not respond to repeated requests for > >> comment Saturday. Mr. Paterson arrived on Long Island Saturday evening > >> to attend a dinner, but walked hurriedly past a reporter who tried to > >> ask him about the White House request. > > >> An aide to Mr. Meeks said the congressman could not be reached Saturday. > > >> "The message the White House wanted to send --- that it wants Paterson > >> to step aside --- was delivered," said the Democratic operative,, who > >> spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were intended to > >> be confidential. "He is resistant." > > >> The general election is more than a year away, but Mr. Obama and his > >> political team are moving now in part because of signals from Rudolph W. > >> Giuliani > >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/rudolph_...>, > >> the former New York City mayor, that he may run for governor > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/25/nyregion/25rudy.html>, according to > >> Democrats who have spoken with White House officials. Many Democratic > >> leaders believe that Mr. Giuliani's presence at the top of the > >> Republican ticket could spark enthusiasm among his party's voters, who > >> might otherwise have little desire to go to the polls. > > >> Leading Democrats in the state have expressed deep concern about Mr. > >> Paterson's ability to hold on to the office. But most have been wary of > >> openly suggesting he step aside. > > >> The White House move could give them cover to abandon Mr. Paterson and > >> endorse another candidate, most likely Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo > >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/andrew_m...>, > >> who has been debating for months whether to take on Mr. Paterson in a > >> primary <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/03/nyregion/03cuomo.html>. > > >> Mr. Paterson, who was elevated to governor from lieutenant governor in > >> March 2008, in the wake of Gov. Eliot Spitzer > >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/eliot_l_...>'s > >> resignation after a prostitution scandal, announced in October that he > >> would seek a full term > >> <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C06E5DD1E3AF93BA35753...>. > > >> But in the intervening months, White House officials have watched the > >> deteriorating political fortunes of Mr. Paterson with growing alarm, as > >> his popularity plunged > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/10/nyregion/10poll.html> and he > >> committed a series of missteps that raised questions about his ability > >> to govern. > > >> In addition, the relationship between Mr. Obama and Mr. Paterson has > >> been shaky, dating to the governor's selection of a replacement for > >> Hillary Rodham Clinton > >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/hillary_...>, > >> who resigned from the Senate to become secretary of state. White House > >> officials had received assurances from Mr. Paterson that he would not > >> pick Kirsten E. Gillibrand > >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/g/kirsten_...>, > >> then a little-known Democratic congresswoman from a heavily Republican > >> district outside of Albany, according to a prominent Democrat who > >> discussed the matter with a senior White House official. > > >> The White House and Democratic House leaders were concerned that her > >> sudden departure from the House would give Republicans a prime > >> opportunity to reclaim the seat. Aides to the president conveyed those > >> concerns to the governor, according to Democrats who have discussed the > >> matter with Mr. Obama's aides. > > >> In the end, Mr. Paterson selected Ms. Gillibrand anyway > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/24/nyregion/24choice.html>, infuriating > >> White House officials and Democratic leaders in Washington. Making > >> matters worse, the governor also publicly snubbed Caroline Kennedy > >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/caroline...>, > >> a close personal friend and ally of Mr. Obama's, who announced in > >> December her wish to be chosen as Mrs. Clinton's replacement, but then > >> withdrew her name from consideration > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/nyregion/22caroline.html> in January, > >> citing personal reasons. > > >> The concerns of Obama aides deepened last month, when the governor, > >> speaking on a radio talk show in New York, suggested that criticism of > >> him was racially motivated > >> <http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/22/nyregion/22paterson.html> and that > >> Mr. Obama would soon suffer similar attacks. Mr. Obama's advisers, who > >> have long sought to defuse the issue of race, found the comments > >> inflammatory and expressed their displeasure directly to the Paterson camp. > > >> The move by the White House will probably bring new attention to Mr. > >> Cuomo, now the most popular Democratic figure in the state. While only > >> 30 percent of voters in a Quinnipiac poll last month approved of the job > >> that Mr. Paterson was doing, 74 percent approved of Mr. Cuomo's job > >> performance. > > >> The situation between Mr. Cuomo and Mr. Paterson has been a complicated > >> one. Mr. Cuomo is still haunted by the fierce backlash > >> <http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E06E6DE123EF931A25751...> > >> he stirred in 2002 when he decided to run in the Democratic primary for > >> governor against H. Carl McCall > >> <http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/m/_mccall_...>, > >> the first serious black candidate for governor. > > >> Now, Mr. Cuomo effectively has the blessing of the nation's first > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
