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What Happened Yesterday on Primary Day 20081. Manhattan Surrogate’s Court Race Nora Anderson’s win is a sign that one female candidate against men is always a challenge—especially in Manhattan --and shows what the New York Times endorsement and an illegal contribution of over $250,000 can deliver. Congrats to Mike Oliva – but damn man can any of you clients not be investigated for receiving illegal contributions? 2. Inez Barron over the Field All I can say is the name Barron is still the gold standard is East New York. And I hope that members of the Assembly do not have the same experience with Inez Barron that the Council has had with Charles. 3. Kevin Parker over Felder and Stewart Congrats Kevin Parker and let it be said, “Stop Running Against Parker You Are Not Going To Win.” This brother has proven himself a dedicated public servant and more importantly a battle tested campaign veteran who is not going down no matter how much cash you spend (Noach Dear, Simcha Felder) or don’t spend (Stewart, Taitt, etc.) 4. Ed Towns over Powell No one can remember the last time Ed Towns got over 52% of the vote including two races against Barry Ford (52%) and that horrible race in 2006 (where he got 47%). Well this year he got a Towns’ best 67%. This is just a sign that when a campaign is taken seriously and you hire competent campaign professionals you can send a message and crush opposition. Folks should remember this when they talk Obama and Change, that those that stood with Senator Clinton were promised punishment but all stayed standing with almost no headache at all (Rangel, Meeks, Clarke, and Towns). 5. Espaillat over Martinez Although this one was closer than folks in the Espaillat camp thought it would be it – this was just another example of the teacher still having something left to teach the student. 6. Espada over Gonzalez This one was a disappointment because Efraim is a good man (regardless of the unproved indictment) and he has done a lot of good for the community and lots of institutions and they should have come to his aid in this race. Espada is a wild card at best and a closet Republican at worst and could put the State Senate in a tail spin if the Democrats win in November as we all hope and expect they will. 7. Rainbow Rebels Win Big in the Bronx By delivering their Judge candidate in such a huge fashion they delivered a major blow to Chairman Rivera and his supporters and may signify a change in party leadership. But even if it doesn’t, it does signify a change in the guard for elections in the Bronx – the old way to win in the Bronx no longer holds. 8. Meng over Young This is another one that is disappointing because Ellen Young is a good and talented public servant. And the part folks should be paying attention to - is the blow to John Liu and his prominence as the preeminent Asian elected official of New York. Young was his horse and the Mengs seem to be arch enemies – what does this mean for the open Council seat now held by Liu? 9. Squadron over Connor Bad for Connor good for the Democratic Caucus of the State Senate – Malcolm Smith just gained a smart, capable and powerhouse fundraiser as a colleague. And Connor is going to keep being one of the best Election Lawyers in New York State. And more importantly don’t mess with Schumer – he is a real force in this country’s politics nationally and locally What Happened Yesterday on
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Milton Tingling should have won the race fair and square, but he didn't because of the horrible crapshow that Bill Lynch Associates put on masquerading as a campaign. Every elected and community activist in Harlem is pissed at BLA and the crappy job they did. From their plain white printer paper flyers to their designed by a 45 year old semiretard posters, the failed on all fronts. Nora kicked them all over Harlem in terms of street presence, voter turnout, and postering. This is not something to be blamed on the Times endorsement (how many prime voters read the Times?) or the loan. It is to be blamed on the sham of an effort put on by Bill Lynch and the intern they had running the show. When your opponent outraises you by 4x (not counting the loan in question) and you are a sitting judge, it is downright shamefu. The BLA show was a joke and it is entirely blamable on lazy people such as Bill Lynch, Bill Lynch, Jr., Keving Wardally and the rest. They treated yesterday like a buffet instead of a battle and they feasted mightily. They take a paycheck then do nothing, just like they did in the Hillary Clinton Campaign. I really hope the good Judge Tingling takes them to task on this bs. I most certainly hope that BLA tarnished their own reputation, as they most certainly don't deserve to be the pretend powerbrokers they strive to be. HellUpInHarlem, out. Parker gets challenged precisely because he has NOT done the job.That is what makes him vulnerable. And despite HIs 400k in spending, he got 49% of the vote. The right challenger still could be Parker and he ought to be mindful of that.
The Barron name isn't so golden. And the organization is not even tin. Inez got 42% of the vote in a lackluster field. Still a win, true. But the rest of the Barron slate for District Leader/State committee LOST. So they could not deliver against Earl Williams, who got a whopping 19% of the vote for Assembly who got re-electd as Leader, or his brand new unknown candidate for Female Leader who also won. And he calls this Operation Power? The Cheap Seats Annette Robinson won with 75% of the vote. She did not campaign because her opponent was off the ballot however her opponent continued to campaign. For better or worse, she has that seat until she decides to pass it to her son.
ROCK ADMIT IT RIGHT HERE, PARKER WON. STEWART SPEND ALL THAT MONEY, SET UP A BIG VICTORY PARTY AT CAFE OMAR; FOR WHAT. EVERYONE WAS AT PARKER'S PARTY. STEWART WAS OVER CONFIDENCE, HE NEEDED THIS LOSS TO HUMBLE HIM. TO BE A REAL MAN HE SHOULD SEND CONGRATS TO PARKER. TRYING TO SAVE HIS FACE I HEARD STEWARTS PEOPLE WERE EVEN TRYING TO BULLY PARKER'S PEOPLE. STEWART MUST HAVE PROMISED THEM ALL JOBS IF HE WON. PARKER: PURPOSE STEWART AND FELDER: LOOKING FOR POWER STEWART'S FACE WHEN HE SAW HE LOST AND ONLY WITH 14%: PRICELESS
And you know less than nothing about anything. BLA did not manage Tingling's campaign. It was managed by Chung Seto - they were consultants and idiot check the filing they got paid next to nothing to try and help a friend. And guess what fool - they are not fundraisers - the canididate and his finance team raise the money and the fact that Tingling was out raised and outspent by over 5 to one is a testament to the difficulty both he and any sitting Judge has raising money. I am not always a fine of Bill Lynch Associates or thier choices (like supporting Hillary over Obama) but talking mess on blogs is cowardly if you really have a backbone and if you are really in Harlem then go by their office and say it to thier faces you coward.
I knew it and your bs retort confirms it, you messed up and you know it. I've read your previous BLA shill pieces on Room8, and you shilled for Hillary, not Obama. We all know you work for BLA, so if you have a problem with them, you should just quit. BLA was hired to bring Harlem along and they failed. They (you, lol!) should have to pay the price of tasting your foot once and a while. Nice try, seeya above starbucks bro! When I saw Kevin Parker in Denver, I was surprised and worried. I questioned him as to why he was spending time there rather than working his district when the race appeared to be so uncertain (with low turnout being the only certainty). Kevin was his usual confident self. He "showed me the money" he had already raised in Denver to provide additional financing for his campaign and he quietly articulated the way in which he had all of "his" voters ID'd and ready to go. He thought Stewart might do well, but he clearly had a plan and the will to stick with his plan. And it worked. Kevin adhered to tried and true logic for low-turnout contests and made the situation work for him. Whatever the opinion of others, he knows what he's doing politically within his district. I commend Kevin Parker on a job very well done. The race is over and folks should cut the bs about the "illegal" loan which Nora's employer made to her to allow her to compete. The loan was wholly lawful and was paid back before Primary Day, as required. Nora raised plent of money and won because her team (which I am proud to be part of) led by Michael Oliva (who went 3 for 3 in judicial races) did a great job of a) building support among clubs and community leaders, b) getting her message across and c) turning voters out in the areas they knew she would be strong. The third candidate in the race, John Reddy, spent over $700,000 and barely got more votes than Judge Tingling. Same consultants by the way as Marty Connor.
A rooster clucks defiance.
Confuscoius say it is a wise whore who refrains from coming with the customers
I have spoken to Parker several times during the course of his campaign. He knows his district and he knows what needs to be done and how in his district. Say what you want about his competency as a public servant (I don't necessarily agree that he does nothing but won't argue the point as I don't live in his district) he manages victory consistently. Chris, how did your race go? The surrogates race turned out the way I figured it would once I saw the aggressive campaign Nora Anderson was running and the lackluster style campaign the opposition ran. Reddy, Milton, and the county machine thought this race was between two men but SURPRISE Nora and her team had a perfect plan which was executed. I've seen alot of bashing, but on this one I have to give it to them, Michael, Musa, Arthur, Ray, and the crew kicked the sh-t out of BLA and the other consultants, Nora won by more than 12,000 votes, GREAT WORK. Looks like this team has figured out how to win (Judge Chan, Judge Michels, Nancy Bannon) not bad fellas, not bad at all. CONGRATS Say what you want but call them successful, unlike well you know who..... Two county wide candidates elected in the same election by the same team.....NORA ANDERSON and NANCY BANNON.... "Victory is sweet" Congrats to Dan Squardron, Kevin Parker, Elizabeth Taylor and my friend Devin Cohen. Musa Moore was with Roger Adler But he was with Cohen before he was with adler Chris had no race. He was unaopposed, and never mentioned that in any of his fundraising
From what I heard directly from the candidate Musa Moore was with him until Roger decided to run against him and he was already locked in. I think Roger was supposed to run against one of the county candidates (Vito Lopez) and then decided to run against Devin. I know for a fact that Devin and Musa are friends and think very highly of each other, either way Devin won. Roger should have run against county instead of working with them. Remember Musa helped Kathy Levine win last year so he's alright in my book. Post new comment |
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