Brand Paul! Boooo!!!!! On 11/2/10, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]> wrote: > RAND PAUL WINS IN KENTUCKY !!!!! > > This Teabagger who believes in traditional marriage, personal > responsibility, smaller government, less taxation, a balanced budget, > the right to bear arms, and most important of all the reaffirmation of > the US Constitution. > > On Nov 2, 7:20 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: >> Democrat Andrew Cuomo is now Governor-elect Cuomo, Gillibrand and >> Schumer expected to retain Senate seats in New York! Yay! >> >> In New York, a Cuomo Rules the State Once Again >> By MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM >> Published: November 2, 2010 >> Twitter >> Sign In to E-Mail >> >> Print >> >> Reprints >> >> Share >> CloseLinkedinDiggMixxMySpaceYahoo! BuzzPermalink Andrew M. Cuomo, >> whose career in government appeared all but over just eight years ago, >> was elected the 56th governor of New York on Tuesday, a stunning >> comeback for the scion of one of the state’s legendary political >> families. >> >> Enlarge This Image >> >> Nathaniel Brooks for The New York Times >> Carl P. Paladino, the Republican candidate for governor, voting in >> Buffalo. >> >> Results: Senate | House What to Watch: >> Senate | House Videos: Why You Are Going to the Polls Interactive: >> Tracking Election Twitter Traffic @thecaucus on Twitter >> NYT Politics on FacebookMr. Cuomo, the state’s Democratic attorney >> general, won a decisive victory over his Republican opponent, Carl P. >> Paladino, a Buffalo businessman whose strident and often belligerent >> rhetoric failed to gain traction among voters, exit polls showed. >> >> The state’s sitting senators, Kirsten E. Gillibrand and Charles E. >> Schumer, easily won re-election. Results had not yet been reported for >> the contests for attorney general and state comptroller. >> >> In Connecticut, Richard Blumenthal, the state attorney general and >> Democratic stalwart, captured the United States Senate seat being >> vacated by Christopher J. Dodd after staving off a fierce challenge >> from Linda E. McMahon, a Republican and former pro wrestling executive >> who spent $40 million on her insurgent campaign. >> >> The expensive and hard-fought contest was considered a national >> bellwether on a night where Republicans are hoping to make big gains >> in Congress on the strength of voter resentment toward Washington. >> >> But while Republican challengers have already picked up Senate seats >> in Florida and Kentucky, Mr. Blumenthal may have benefited from heavy >> Democratic turnout: several polling places in Bridgeport, one of the >> state’s major Democratic strongholds, repeatedly ran out of ballots on >> Tuesday, prompting officials to extend voting hours there until 10 >> p.m. >> >> Mr. Blumenthal was leading Ms. McMahon by seven percentage points with >> 6 percent of precincts reporting. >> >> Recent polls that show State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman, the >> Democrat, with a thin lead over Daniel M. Donovan Jr., the Republican >> district attorney from Staten Island, in the race to succeed Mr. Cuomo >> as attorney general. >> >> In the state comptroller’s race, Thomas P. DiNapoli, the incumbent, is >> trying to eke out a victory against a dark-horse Republican opponent, >> the former financier Harry J. Wilson. Polls showed that race also >> tightening in recent weeks. >> >> Voters in New York City, where a new electronic voting system made its >> debut this year, are also being asked to decide whether politicians >> should be limited to two consecutive terms, a move that would reverse >> the legislation that allowed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to pursue his >> third term in City Hall. >> >> Fears about the state of the economy could be the determinant in many >> regional races on Tuesday, according to exit polls conducted by Edison >> Research for the National Election Pool, a consortium of the major >> television networks and The Associated Press. >> >> Half of New York voters said they were very worried about the state of >> the economy, although Mr. Paladino’s supporters were more likely to >> express this sentiment. Half of the voters surveyed in New York >> described Mr. Cuomo as an honest candidate; only a quarter said the >> same of Mr. Paladino. >> >> More than half said they approved of President Obama’s job >> performance, but fewer than 1 in 5 of Mr. Paladino’s supporters agreed >> with that statement, according to the polls. About half of New York >> voters said the government was performing too many services that would >> be better left to businesses and individuals. >> >> Mr. Paladino arrived at his polling place on Tuesday morning holding >> hands with his wife, Cathy, as they entered a church basement in south >> Buffalo a little after 11 a.m. The couple left their dog, Duke, >> waiting in a black sport utility vehicle. >> >> “We’re going to win this today,” Mr. Paladino told reporters after >> casting his ballot. “People want change, and they know where they’re >> going to get it.” >> >> Asked if he would miss the stresses of the campaign trail, he laughed. >> “I’m not a great campaigner,” he said, adding that the process had >> been “treacherous” and “confusing” for him. He vowed never to do it >> again, even if he lost on Tuesday. >> >> “No. More. Elections!” he called out, enunciating each word. “This is >> it.” And his plans for the rest of the day? A prayer service, Mr. >> Paladino said, followed by a nap. >> >> A few miles away, in West Seneca, N.Y., support from voters for the >> local candidate appeared to be spotty. >> >> “He has preyed on the fears of people,” said Nancy Seel, 71, a retired >> teacher, after casting her ballot. Her husband, Donald Seel, 82, >> objected to the more colorful speeches given by Mr. Paladino: “I >> wouldn’t use such language around a lady.” >> >> Other voters said they could embrace Mr. Paladino, despite his flaws. >> “I know he’s not perfect,” Sylvia Mastrocovo, 68, said, “but he’s not >> running for pope, he’s running for governor.” >> >> Mr. Cuomo, meanwhile, spent the morning at his residence in Mount >> Kisco, where he voted with his companion, the television cooking >> personality Sandra Lee. He urged his supporters to head to the polls >> and ignore reports that he was on his way to a blowout victory. “These >> polls are just guesses,” Mr. Cuomo said. “Nobody knows who’s going to >> come out to vote.” >> >> In Yonkers, Rudolph B. Steward, Jr., 60, a military veteran and >> retired postal service worker, said he voted for Mr. Cuomo because he >> believed the Democrat would not cut his disability benefits. He said >> he feared what would happen if Mr. Paladino were to be elected >> governor. >> >> “There was nothing about Cuomo that made me vote for him,” Mr. Stewart >> said. “I just did it to fight the policies of the Republicans.” >> >> Reporting was contributed by David W. Chen, Marjorie Connelly, >> Elizabeth A. Harris and Nate Schweber. >> >> More:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/03/nyregion/03nyelect.html?hp >> >> -- >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. >> Have a great day, >> Tommy > > -- > 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.
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