New York Still Loves Their BumsAs the national movement of incumbents congressman losing elections picks up steam with the victory of Christine O'Donnell in Delaware every incumbent except Padro Espada was reelected in New York City, despite the newspapers pushing to "Throw the Bums Out," the push by Koch and other groups to change Albany.
Primaries Weren't a 'Throw the Bums Out' Moment Paladino was one of the only outsiders to win in Tuesday's primaries. In other races, it appears that time spent to Albany wasn't enough to get most incumbents ejected from their seats. (WSJ) * Incumbents and party favorites
did well on primary night in Queens.
True News Wags the Dog75% according to the latest poll of New Yorkers want to throw out the bums but can't
Poll
Today's NY Post
NY pols feel safe from national unseat heat With few exceptions, New York incumbents in Tuesday's primary elections can expect to be spared the anti-incumbent anger sweeping the nation. Arcane election laws, high campaign costs and the state's history of re-electing incumbents 95 percent of the time keep challenges down, experts say.
Koch Failed to "Throw the Bums Out" but spins in the NYT we accomplished our goal Lawyer Tries to Discredit Informer in Synagogue Bomb-Plot Case (NYT)
More spin by the NYT which drop the massage to defeat incumbents in it final editorial the day before the elections, now calls the defeat of Espada Primary Day 2010: A Little Less Sleaze (NYT)More spin by the Daily News that Albany will change it ways. Why? They all got reelected and fool the voters once again. If anything they will be more bold at what they have been doing. Are the papers trying to Cover their Ass at the failure of their "Throw Out the Bums" campaign.
Charter School Forces Fail at the PollsIncumbents Survive Wrath of Education Groups (WSJ)
Even Education Reformer DC Mayor Dumped Fenty's Loss in D.C.: A Blow to Education Reform? 
Albany's Permanent Government
Incumbents ReelectedPublic Ignored Newspaper and Koch's Pleas to "Throw Out the Bums"Like the old Brooklyn Dodgers, New York love its elected bums. Everyone incumbent was reelected expect
Espada who was turn on by almost every insider in the city. It took the unions,
WFP operatives, elected officials and a ton of money to beat Pedro. Despite Albany's
disfunctionalism and corruption the New York City Voter when given the opportunity to
choose votes for the incumbent.
Both the woods on the
NYP and Daily News pretended the papers campaign to "Throw the Bums Out" was a
success. Not a word was mentioned about Koch or his group New York Uprising Espada the bum trounced (
NYP) *
In Bronx, Political Newcomer Brings Down Espada Gustavo Rivera (
WSJ)
Newspapers Tell Us: Throw the Bums Out, But Who Will Do It? (Stern, NY Civic)
The Daily News Endorsments"Today is the day when New Yorkers can start to force major change on Albany at the ballot box. Let's take the opportunity and run with it whole hog. Voters in 30 New York City legislative districts will have a say in contested Democratic primaries, whose winners are all but guaranteed to prevail in November. This is the time to hold accountable the no-account slugs who made Albany a laughingstock, in the process running New York into the ground." Make our day: Cast your vote to start throwing the bums out and cleaning up Albany Leading edge reformers who the Daily News mentioned in yesterday editorial and lost include: Basil Smikle, Wellington Sharpe, Mark Levine and Lynn Nunes
New York Post Endorsements
"Angry voters,
now's your chance!
Frrom Pedro
Espada to Charlie
Rangel, scandal-scarred incumbents are on the ballot in primary elections today, along with those who put special interests ahead of kids. "It's like a political crime wave has rolled through the Capitol," said Blair
Horner, of the New York Public Interest Group. "We're hoping there's a tipping point for the voters."
Vote today to boot The
NYP lost big with Basil
SmikleThe NYT Endorsement Scorecard
2 of the 3 incumbent who the NYT wanted out won. The NYT endorced losers Joyce Johnson against Rangel and Lynn Nunes agaisnt Huntley. The NYT also lost with Rick Lazio. The NYT endorsment winners Carolyn Maloney, Eric Schneiderman, Gustavo Rivera and Adriano Espaillat. New York Primary Election Choices
While Democrats Reelect Ever Incumbent
GOP Voters Bring the Tea Party Anger Comes to New York
“New Yorkers are fed up. Tonight the ruling class knows. They have seen it now. There is a people’s revolution. The people have had enough.” Paladino lances Lazio to jolt state GOP (NYP) * Paladino Stuns N.Y. G.O.P. With Victory (NYT) * Tea Party Candidates Win in Delaware, N.Y. (WSJ) * Paladino Sends Lazio to Sidelines (WSJ) * Lazio Event Becomes Pity Party as Tea Partier Paladino Claims Victory (WSJ) * Carl Paladino's ill-informed Tea Party rage will spell doom for GOP's credibility in NY (DN) * The anti-mosque campaign didn’t work so well for Rick Lazio
Albany's Permanent Government
Incumbents ReelectedPublic Ignored Newspaper and Koch's Pleas to "Throw Out the Bums"Like the old Brooklyn Dodgers, New York love its elected bums. Everyone incumbent was reelected expect
Espada who was turn on by almost every insider in the city. It took the unions,
WFP operatives, elected officials and a ton of money to beat Pedro. Despite Albany's
disfunctionalism and corruption the New York City Voter when given the opportunity to
choose votes for the incumbent.
Both the woods on the
NYP and Daily News pretended the papers campaign to "Throw the Bums Out" was a
success. Not a word was mentioned about Koch or his group New York Uprising Espada the bum trounced (
NYP) *
In Bronx, Political Newcomer Brings Down Espada Gustavo Rivera (
WSJ)
Newspapers Tell Us: Throw the Bums Out, But Who Will Do It? (Stern, NY Civic)
The Daily News Endorsments"Today is the day when New Yorkers can start to force major change on Albany at the ballot box. Let's take the opportunity and run with it whole hog. Voters in 30 New York City legislative districts will have a say in contested Democratic primaries, whose winners are all but guaranteed to prevail in November. This is the time to hold accountable the no-account slugs who made Albany a laughingstock, in the process running New York into the ground." Make our day: Cast your vote to start throwing the bums out and cleaning up Albany Leading edge reformers who the Daily News mentioned in yesterday editorial and lost include: Basil Smikle, Wellington Sharpe, Mark Levine and Lynn Nunes
New York Post Endorsements
"Angry voters,
now's your chance!
Frrom Pedro
Espada to Charlie
Rangel, scandal-scarred incumbents are on the ballot in primary elections today, along with those who put special interests ahead of kids. "It's like a political crime wave has rolled through the Capitol," said Blair
Horner, of the New York Public Interest Group. "We're hoping there's a tipping point for the voters."
Vote today to boot The
NYP lost big with Basil
SmikleThe NYT Endorsement Scorecard
2 of the 3 incumbent who the NYT wanted out won. The NYT endorced losers Joyce Johnson against Rangel and Lynn Nunes agaisnt Huntley. The NYT also lost with Rick Lazio. The NYT endorsment winners Carolyn Maloney, Eric Schneiderman, Gustavo Rivera and Adriano Espaillat. New York Primary Election Choices
While Democrats Reelect Ever Incumbent
GOP Voters Bring the Tea Party Anger Comes to New York
“New Yorkers are fed up. Tonight the ruling class knows. They have seen it now. There is a people’s revolution. The people have had enough.” Paladino lances Lazio to jolt state GOP (NYP) * Paladino Stuns N.Y. G.O.P. With Victory (NYT) * Tea Party Candidates Win in Delaware, N.Y. (WSJ) * Paladino Sends Lazio to Sidelines (WSJ) * Lazio Event Becomes Pity Party as Tea Partier Paladino Claims Victory (WSJ) * Carl Paladino's ill-informed Tea Party rage will spell doom for GOP's credibility in NY (DN) * The anti-mosque campaign didn’t work so well for Rick Lazio
If You Have No Opposition, The Public Cannot Throw the Bums OutThe writers of the Daily News should read the
NYP and come to a better understanding of the New York election law. Yesterday the
NYP reported that Speak Silver used the fixed election law to remove even token opposition
Ballot bully Silver kicks GOP underdog (
NYP). So today's editorial by the News to
Throw the bums out: Here’s the list of legislators to vote against this fall is impossible because most of the people on their list which comes from the legislatures who did not sign on to Koch's redistricting reforms have no or only token opposition.
Opposition Parties Keeps the Bum InAs True News has reported most of the opposition party leaders are into pay to play deal. They are puppets of Albany offering the public false hope of election change.
Indy 'pay-to-play' GOPers backed after hiring chief's pal.True News says all parties are Pay to Play
NY Political Parties for Sale: Ballot Corruption (True News) * Just like comptroller candidate
Harry Wilson this year, 2006 DA hopeful Jeanine Pirro
hired the Roosevelt Group, a consulting firm with ties to state Independence Party Chairman Frank MacKay, prior to landing the party’s endorsement. *
The Post thinks Cuomo may come to regret accepting the Indy Party line. *
DiNapoli Gets NARAL, Declines to Comment on Indy Party
