I am watching the Governor's debate and i hate both of them...

[TreasonousBastard]

This Cuomo has never been my favorite-- he ain't his father.

Molinaro isn't the worst Republican sort, and has some decent ideas, but not enough to be Governor.

Truth is, the NY Governor really isn't that important. Decisions are made by the legislative leaders, so two guys most people never heard of basically run the state. Complicating things is the small group of Democrats caucusing with Republicans, that we're trying to get rid of.

Gaach...

[groundloop]

1. So folks might as well not even bother to vote, right?

Damn I despise these "Democrats are no different that repubs" posts.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Despise it as much as you want, but not admitting there are some lame Democrats...

elevates politics into the realm of religion.

See the sterling Dems who caucused with the other side:

https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_state_legislative_Democratic_primaries,_2018

In the September 13 Democratic primaries, progressive challengers unseated six of the nine Democratic senators who helped keep Republicans in control of the chamber in recent years.

The senators facing primary challenges included eight former members of the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) and state Sen. Simcha Felder (D). The IDC caucused with Republicans from 2013 to 2018 and kept them in power even though Democrats often held a numerical majority. Felder caucused with Republicans too, but he was not an IDC member.[1]

In April, Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) brokered a deal between IDC leader Jeffrey Klein and mainline Democratic leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins where the IDC was dissolved and the caucuses were reunified with Stewart-Cousins as leader and Klein as her deputy. Republicans still controlled the chamber 32-31 with the continued support of Simcha Felder.[1]

Despite the reunification, the primary challenges went forward. The challengers focused on affordable housing policies and criticized former IDC members for having kept Republicans in power. The challengers also said the new mainline Democratic-IDC alliance would not last.

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2. This:

Complicating things is the small group of Democrats caucusing with Republicans, that we're trying to get rid of.

[TreasonousBastard]

4. See above for details if you're interested.

[guillaumeb]

5. There is also a group of anti-abortion Democrats.

My Congressman, Democrat Dan Lipinski, voted against the ACA because it was not anti-abortion. He barely beat his opponent in the spring.

[TreasonousBastard]

6. Bummer. But abortion, gun control, and a few other things are issues we just have to...

recognize that even our allies have differing views on.

Soldier on, although it's going to be a long slog.