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Missed Opportunity
State Senate - District 11 - 232 of 233 Precincts Reporting
“By rights, with a ticket headed by Spitzer…running against “…the latest Albany revolving door bagman (followed on the ballot by a Senate race between Hillary and …“Mr. Lost His Condom in Yonkers” …), this should be a banner year for Senate Democrats, but they’ve had trouble even fielding place-holder candidates in marginal districts. “ Gatemouth on Room 8 5/10/06 ” Maltese, like Padavan, is a long-term Queens Republican incumbent representing an overwhelmingly Democratic district who has run unopposed the last two elections. However, Maltese endorsed a Republican rival of Mayor Bloomberg in 2005, and since then Bloomberg has been seeking revenge. The nominally Republican mayor tried hard to recruit Democratic Councilman Joseph Addabbo to run against Maltese, but Addabbo backed out, leaving attorney Albert Baldeo as the Democrat in the race. Baldeo has raised only $35,000 to over $130,000 for Maltese. While Maltese is probably weaker than Padavan, Baldeo is the reason this race isn't a better pickup opportunity than the 11th; during a primary campaign for a city council seat last year he and an opponent engaged in a feud that led to both getting arrested. The district is 1/4 hispanic, which could play to Baldeo's advantage. This race leans for Maltese, and we could have done better than Baldeo for a candidate. LIKELY R” Scott in New Jersey on Daily Kos – 9/15/06 “In Serph Maltese’s race, he faces Democrat Al Baldeo, who, during a run for City Council, was arrested for allegedly pulling a gun on his opponent’s wife; the most remarkable thing is that the certifiably nutcase incumbent, Allan Jennings, was not involved in the incident. In fairness, the charges were later dismissed, and Baldeo went on to run third. In further fairness, one can be sure that Serph would zealously advocate for Baldeo’s right to keep, bear, and recklessly misuse armaments of any kind, as long as they were not aimed at a stem cell. I do not know which is worse, Maltese’s record as a far right reactionary, or his exemplification of the City’s Senate Republican record of being penny-wise and pound foolish. He readily packs his schools with member items, while signing onto funding formulas which weaken our entire school system, including the schools in his own district. Serph’s solution is always to apply a localized band-aid to a gangrenous wound, which in the end gives his constituents the appearance of special VIP service, while exacerbating their problems. But, while Baldeo would certainly be an improvement, and I endorse him with all guns blazing, saying "let’s give him a shot", one wonders why a stronger opponent could not be found in this year of all years.” Gatemouth on Room 8 – 11/6/06 (See also this lovely analysis in the 2005 primary Citzens Union Voters Guide) Well, either Scott and I were right, or Al Baldeo was a model candidate and political genius. I’ll let you view his website, (which is most reminiscent of those late night commercials for the “Grand Prospect Hall” catering facility) and let you decide for yourself. But, if he was so talented, someone at the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee should have spotted it, and given him some more help. And if, as I suspect, there could have been a better candidate, then one should have been recruited; Lord knows, the demographics of this area have changed so rapidly that no gerrymander could have blunted its impact, at least not half as much as much as it was blunted by the ineptitude of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee, which was clearly asleep at the switch. Special mention must also be given to “Democrat” Assemblyman “Fat Tony” Seminario who endorsed Maltese and should now be forced to wake up and smell the coffee (but if he did, would probably just send out for some doughnuts). Fat Man, The Times They Are a Changin’. Your district’s Archie Bunkers have been replaced by the Bumblebee Man, Apu and Borat; the neo-Nazis you used to have to run against are now a distant memory, like the last time you saw your toes. It is time you experienced some new cuisine reflective of the people you now fail to represent; try it; you’ll like it. And try being a real Democrat, or your new constituents may just decide to retire you to Staten Island. The only useful partisan purpose served by Seminario's performance was to make the lame efforts of the Queens Organization look good by contrast. But it was not only Seminario, a right wing DINO, who let Baldeo down; it was the left as well: Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sun, 11/05/2006 - 5:12pm. “This year, only one candidate in State Senate 15, Dem Albert Baldeo, interviewed with WFP and they withheld the endorsement and chose to leave the line blank rather than give it to him. Sen Maltese is the most conservative nut job in the Senate and yet they didn't budge. WFP is just a glorified prostitute.” As this goes to press, in Yonkers, Andrea Stewart-Cousins hangs on to a slim lead of 1149 votes, which, to her, defeated last time by 18 votes, may seem like a landslide. Last time her defeat owed to WFP endorsing her opponent, Nick Spano; this time WFP ostensibly stood on the sidelines, while their affiliate organizations worked for Big Nick. In the biggest Democratic NYS landslide in a lifetime, the Senate Democrats will, if lucks hold out, take one new seat. That victory, and Baldeo’s, would have been assured with WFP support. Thanks guys. The DSCC deliberately ignored Baldeo's requests for NOT financial assistance since he dipped into his own pockets but for a couple Democratic big wigs to help him campaign. He sat down with the DSCC in Nov 2004 and the DSCC didn't do shit! He also spoke to WFP in Oct. 2004, and they fucking waffled and ultimately did nothing! I yield to no one in my contempt for the WFP and my desire to blame them for every foul deed up to and including the fate of Joseph Force Crater. That said, I feel compelled to point out that 2006 represents the third such landslide year in New York within my lifetime, the second within my memory, and the first with a Working Familes Party. In 1964, coattails had real meaning - or, as the old punchline went, "Your ferryboat's name is Franklin D. Roosevelt." - and the Democrats took the State Senate for the first time in 30 years. Democrats in far flung regions of the state, when awakened by congratulatory phone calls, responded "I got elected to what?". In 1986, Mario Cuomo won counties not taken by a Democrat since the gubernatorial candidacy of Grover Cleveland. In true Cuomo fashion, however, he did so while portraying himself as the People's Tribune, battling a faceless, corrupt legislature. This, er, "distancing" did nothing to help Democratic Senate chances. At the same time, the Senate Democrats were united, determined and putting in the kind of effort that ultimately convinced Bob Morgenthau (and a young Eliot Ness Spitzer) that Cuomo was absolutely right. Republicans held the Senate. In 2006, Eliot Spitzer won in a landslide similar to Cuomo's 1986 victory. As of this writing, the net impact on the Senate Dems seems to have been to re-elect Andrea Stewart Cousins to the Senate seat she won in 2004 and of which she may have been deprived by the exertions of her own election lawyers. As much fun as it may be to pillory the WFP for the 2006 results, these structural factors must be considered: 1) Malapportionment. As Alfred E. Smith (FFM) once said, "The State Senate is Constitutionally Republican". The Nassau and Suffolk seats which remain in GOP hands are a tribute to the mapmaker's computer and the Assembly Majority's willingness to strike a deal protecting all incumbents. 2) Concentration of resources. The Republicans knew early on this year that the Senate was going to be the only game in Albany, effectively forfeiting the statewide races. Party and contributors alike were free to throw all their sandbags up around Uncle Joe's Band, and they did. 3) DSCC. David Paterson's elevation to LiteGov-in-waiting without the immediate designation of a successor left the ambitious members of his caucus in disarray. Remember, even the Titanic needed a Captain. The personalities and ambitions involved in the race for succession - and Paterson's initial plan to let things sort themselves out after the election - could not have brought focus to the DSCC. 4) Hevesi. There was room on the ferryboat Eliot Spitzer for only one passenger this year. That passenger's name was not "Democratic Senate Majority". It was, instead, "Vote for the Crook, It's Important." Whatever coattails may have existed were exhausted by the Hevesi win. Thanks, Professor. The WFP can be saddled with the responsibility for certain individual races, but I can't ascribe to them the entire record of failure. That credit belongs to the Senate Democrats' thalidomide-withered political arm by dint of its candidate recruitment efforts, its writing-off of upstate New York and the internal stresses of leadership by troika. What a great improvement over the Marty Connor era. The Republicans will control the New York state Senate for one reason only, and for the reason they have in the past, because New York Democratic politicians want them too. There was enough of a Democratic wave this year that the Dem- Senate leader elect had to all but announced this. This stuff is getting blatant enough that the usually incumbent friendly NY Times called on voters to vote for Republicans for the State Assembly and for Democrats for the State Senate.
A Republican state Senate gives the Democrats a good enough excuse to continue business as usual in New York. The problem is, this isn't 1913 (when the legislature impeached and removed a reform-minded governor) when this was one of the wealthiest jurisdictions in the world and could tolerate some graft. Modern day New York is a combination of a city no one can afford to live in and an upstate where no one can find jobs. We are probably four years away from a collapse of the state tax base. Until then, we pretty much got the State Senate the Dem NY establishment wanted. Its a contrast from the federal House where enough progressive and populists got swept in to at least make things interesting for the next two years. That boob Pat Jenkins, nominal Deputy CM for Spitzer for Queens County, hates Indians (like Baldeo) and did nothing to pass on repeated pleas for campaign assistance from the Baldeo Campaign.
WAY TO GO PAT! I hope Spitzer doesn't put you in charge of his reelection bid. "In the biggest Democratic NYS landslide in a lifetime"Roscoe: the words were carefully chosen. In Cuomo's 86 victory, his coat tails did not even extend to the Democratic candidates for Comptroller (Herman Badillo) and US Senate (Mark Green) (Now that's a ticket for the ages!). And 64 was a Presidential year, not quite an "NYS landlside". Probably should have chosen the wordseven more carefully. Incidentally, point number three has been taken in this column before here (did you catch Bill Maher making the same Mamet reference Friday?) While point number one is mentioned here.
The incompetence of the Democratic Party in failing to win ANY state senate seats from nutcase Republicans during a landslide Democratic sweep of the entire state (and country) should be laid at the feet of the Working Families Party? Say, wha? Nice try, Oh Erudite One. With insightful analysis like that, no wonder only 5 far-out non-Democrats read and comment on your blog on a regular basis. The true "Ticket for the Ages" was Goldberg/Paterson, and if you want to know why, you'll have to ask Dan O'Connell. What, by the way, is a "nutcase Republican" with respect to the State Senate majority? Gate: Don't read my previous comments as an attempt to strike an alliance with Bugsy Siegel. They stand on their own. At the same time, I am a non-Democrat, I am far and I am out, so should I be concerned about what that makes me? The fact that the GOP held on to 34 of 35 state senate seats in the middle of a Democratic tidal wave, speaks volumes about how entrenched these people are. The incumbents get their districts gerrymandered and re-gerrymandered in their favor so much that it becomes almost impossible for even the most corrupt of them to lose. Face it, we need term limits in Albany. Spitzer needs to really push for this. He also needs to push for changes in when/where districts get gerrymandered and by whom. As long as Joe Bruno can re-draw districts at will to make them as favorable to his incumbents as possible, things will never change.
In this article I blamed the following for loss of the Maltese seat by the Democrats: 1) Albert Baldeo (for possibly being a lame candidate) 2) The Democratic Senate Campaign Committee 3) Tony Seminario 4) The Queens County Democratic Organization 5) The WFP Seems all but the last are Democrats (although the affiliation of #3 and possibly #4 are strictly pro forma). So, mostly I do blame the Democrats. Methinks the lady doth protest too much. Feeling guilty? You should. Anyway, despite his protestations to the contrary, Roscoe is a yellow dog Democrat, as is En Why Sea Wonk; can't vouch for anyone else among my readership, but I do know one non-Democrat who's always reading my blog: You. Do me a favor, don't bother. I assure you if that if you had a blog, I wouldn't be reading your high minded pronouncements, which substract from the sum-total of the world's accumulated knowledge with every wasted breathe you take. 12:01: Dororthy doesn't count that one, because her party was rooting for the Republican, and working for him under the table. Colmer voices in the party will now claim credit for the victory, saying it was the decision of the WFP not to endorse which was responsible for the victory.
Long shot Gary Tilzer who did the lit for the Baledo campain almost pull another rabbit out of the hat. He was the one that ran both of Surrogate Judge Lopez Torres campaigns "it was the decision of the WFP not to endorse which was responsible for the victory." Since the WFP was blamed for the Spano win in 2004 when the WFP endorsed him, why not give the WFP credit for the Spano loss in 2006 when the WFP did NOT endorse him? In fact, the WFP took no position in the Spano race because many of WFP's affiliated members were supporting Spano, and many (ACORN and Citizen Action, for example) were supporting Stewart-Cousins. Unlike the county Democratic Party organizations, the county chapters of the WFP welcome all WFP members to endorsement interviews where decisions to recommend endorsing a candidate are made -- you know, at the "grassroots." Those recommendations are honored by the state WFP in the vast majority of races. In the Spano race, the WFP county chapter recommended "no endorsement." I invite any and all of your readers to find out more about the WFP. If you like our values, and want to participate in selecting candidates to appear on our line, please consider joining the WFP -- www.workingfamiliesparty.org. I used to be a fan of the WFP because I am, at heart, a hard line left winger. Stupid decisions in the 2001 primary campaigns (executive committee going one way, member organizations going every other way) made me skeptical. The first Spano election had me guessing; the second made me certain. Something is rotten in WFP.
I helped to raise about $15,000 for a certain WFP candidate in 2005. They can go to hell from now on. I ain't renewing my membership in ACORN either. It seems that the WFP is the Republican Party's new best friend. I am a loyal Democrat and proud liberal. The WFP is fast becoming a cancererous parasite on the Democratic Party. I'm gonna advise all my friends to stay away from WFP. This crap has to stop. Republicans who lost opposed Bush on Iraq and immigration and
followed nazi Buchanan instead. Joe Bruno wants Marino Cuomo pool molestor Mondello as chair and opposed Bush on Iraq. Their popes thought Bosmia was a Just War but did not support a single USA action in Iraq. NY GOP mafia did not run a single Jew statewide, but they had plenty of Muslims. If they ran Randy Daniels for LG, they could have won. Daniels should be the chair. McLaughlin racketeered Schwab and Parsons on Social Security. And McLaughlin's CWE said 9/11 was a "tragedy" not a "crime", winking anti-Semitism. They want to build a Lula 1199 banana republic right here, with heroin lobbyist Dioguardi in charge, and dared not speak up on McLaughlin because they were molesting in bed with him. Damato even said how wondeful Spitzer was. jaguar parts
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This is the fucking fault of that whore WFP. They refused Baldeo their endorsement and line. Instead they chose to leave the line blank.
Maltese had the Independent and Conservate and Republican lines. Baldeo only had the DEM line.
WFP was the fucking problem here. 743 fucking votes!