NY GOP Gubernatorial Primary

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Let this be a lesson to the Republican party leadership in the state to pursue other candidates besides two big names (Giuliani and Pataki) for your Governor and Senate seats. There were plenty of potential people they could have gotten who would have made the Gillibrand and Cuomo races competitive, but instead the brilliant Ed Cox decided that it had to be someone who was well known by the state already. Well when you put your eggs in one basket Mr. Cox, you end up getting a bunch of no names that show very inclination of being successful in getting themselves well known to New York voters on what could possibly be one of the worst statewide tickets in New York history.  I will give Lazio the edge in electable because of Paladino's racism and sexism, but even then, Lazio would be lucky enough to reach 40% in the GE even in this current environment.

I didn't hear much seriousness about getting one of these people to run, all of whom could have made competitive races:

James Walsh
Susan Molinari
John McHugh (Convinced him before accepting an appointment in Obama's administration)
Greg Edwards
Kathleen Jimino
Andrew Lanza
Catherine Young
Maggie Brooks
Brian Kolb

NONE of them would have made competitive races.....

[Smash255]

Let this be a lesson to the Republican party leadership in the state to pursue other candidates besides two big names (Giuliani and Pataki) for your Governor and Senate seats. There were plenty of potential people they could have gotten who would have made the Gillibrand and Cuomo races competitive, but instead the brilliant Ed Cox decided that it had to be someone who was well known by the state already. Well when you put your eggs in one basket Mr. Cox, you end up getting a bunch of no names that show very inclination of being successful in getting themselves well known to New York voters on what could possibly be one of the worst statewide tickets in New York history.  I will give Lazio the edge in electable because of Paladino's racism and sexism, but even then, Lazio would be lucky enough to reach 40% in the GE even in this current environment.

I didn't hear much seriousness about getting one of these people to run, all of whom could have made competitive races:

James Walsh
Susan Molinari
John McHugh (Convinced him before accepting an appointment in Obama's administration)
Greg Edwards
Kathleen Jimino
Andrew Lanza
Catherine Young
Maggie Brooks
Brian Kolb

NONE of them would have made competitive races.....

What makes you assume that?

As Xavier said they are no names, not to mention this is New York.  The moment Cuomo was in the Governor's race, it was over period.   Perhaps they could have run slightly better against Gillibrand, but not much. 

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Being a no name doesn't make you unelectable though. Obama was basically a no name when he first ran, Pataki was a no name, Brown was a no name. As long as you have the willingness and the work ethic to get your name and positions out there to people you can make a race competitive, or at least more competitive against Cuomo.

Not if you have an R next to your name in New York.....