Golisano and the State Senate Majority
Here’s Tom Golisano, a registered Republican, being asked repeatedly by reporters in Albany yesterday if the goal of his new P.A.C. is to help Democrats take control of the State Senate, and answering repeatedly that the organization won't be about partisanship.
“I want to see the senate turn in such a way that we start accomplishing these things,” he said, referring to his eight-point agenda. “I want the assembly to do the same thing.” Later, Golisano denied a report that he told Joe Bruno the new P.A.C. would not help Democrats take control of the senate.
Obama Vs. McCain Polling Data
- Poll
- Obama (D)
- McCain(R)
- Spread
- RCP Average
- 49.8
- 42.5
- Obama +7.3
Favorable Ratings
- Candidate
- Favorable
- Unfavorable
- Spread
- Obama
- 57.3
- 35.9
- +21.4
- McCain
- 50.1
- 42.3
- +7.8
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Regardless of one's point of view, the New York State Republican party is a disgrace -- little more than a dispenser of additional unearned privileges to those who already have them.
It has nothing to offer NYC in particular, since one of its stategies has been to demonize the city while cutting deals at its expense. It is insane that there is any Republican State Senator left representing this city, given that the party's philosophy has been to make the city pay for big government while other actually get it.
The best thing that could happen, even from a Republican point of view, is a wipeout of all the existing players -- followed by a restoration with new leadership from top to bottom.
Did someone say Golisano is now a Republican? Hmmm.