Thread: GOP Sees Comeback in New York Congressional Race

GOP Sees Comeback in New York Congressional Race
Monday, February 23, 2009 2:50 PM
By: Rick Pedraza

Tedisco, currently the minority leader of the New York State Assembly, is a vocal conservative who advocate fiscal responsibility and lower taxes. He also is a social conservative on issues like abortion.

The GOP is bringing in some heavy hitters to stump for New York Assemblyman Jim Tedisco in hopes of taking back the 20th Congressional District seat left vacant when Kirsten Gillibrand was tapped to fill Hillary Clinton’s former Senate seat.

The New York congressional race is shaping up to be a national contest, with Republicans turning the special election into a referendum on President Obama and his economic policies.

Several top Republicans — including newly named Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele, House Minority Leader John Boehner, and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani — have lined up to campaign for Tedisco this month in Albany.

Tedisco, who is challenging businessman and venture capitalist Scott Murphy, a Democrat, in the March 31 special election, is minority leader in the State Assembly. He been a vocal conservative advocating fiscal responsibility and lower taxes, and also is a social conservative on issues like abortion.

The sprawling upstate New York district, about two hours north of New York City, has a history of conservative leaning. The district has had a Republican congressman 18 of the past 24 years.

RNC Chairman Steele recently told CNN that the congressional contest is of “serious symbolic importance,â€

I was not a party person per se, but I changed my tune because I have seen how the Democrats as a group, consistantly vote for Amnesty, "goodies legislation" for the illegals, and put into effect in the dark of night, things like the criminal "stimulus bill". Republicans held the line about the "Stimulus bill". If we ever want to get our country back, we have to support Republicans against illegals "welfare packages" and/or "Amnesty".

The Democrats used to be the party that represented the "working people", they seemed to have a heart for us, now Dmocrats represent the Communist party. And they ( with few exceptions) oppress the American people. Very sad.

I agree ELE, when we first emigrated to America and became citizens, we were told that Democrats were for the working people. For a little while, they were. We were told the Republicans didn't care about working people.

Took my parents longer than me to see the lie for what it was. The turning point for them was the abortion issue. Mine was the welfare issue. This was decades ago. Haven't regretted leaving the Democrat Party since. Not happy with the RHINOS we have in office now either.