A day after Doug Hoffman came to Fulton, fellow Republican Congressional hopeful Matt Doheny did the same. The Alexandria Bay investment banker disputed Hoffman’s claims of a 30 point lead, based on an internal poll, and on calls he says his campaign is making to Republican voters.
Doug Hoffman rolled up to the former Joice and Burch store on Route 48 in a big RV festooned with his campaign signs.
A small but enthusiastic crowd was waiting for him.
“The enthusiasm for Doug Hoffman is there, and it’s grassroots, too,” said Oswego County Conservative Party chair Leonard Schick.
We are encouraged and excited to announce that the two following, outstanding individuals, have been chosen for endorsement and support for the upcoming elections in November of this year by The Democratic Committee Of Oswego County, and unanimously endorsed by the undersigned Minority Legislators of the Oswego County Legislature.
A downstate political blog and a blog run by a North Country politician say the same thing: State Senator Darrel Aubertine of Cape Vincent would make a good Lieutenant Governor candidate for Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the party’s all-but-certain candidate.
Update: Aubertine would consider the Lieutenant Governor’s position, if it was offered. […]
Republican committees in the cities of Fulton and Oswego this week have endorsed Matt Doheny for Congress, as a showdown looms between the Republican party’s leaders and the state Conservative Party over which candidate will have the best chance of beating Democrat Bill Owens this fall. […]
Suffolk County Executive and candidate for governor Steve Levy likes to compare his switch from Democratic party to Republican to Ronald Reagan’s conversion.
“Remember that Ronald Reagan switched from a Democrat to a Republican when he was 51 years of age. I beat him by a year. I’m 50,†said Levy.
He trying to use that frame to win over Republicans all over the state, like the Oswego County Committee Members. […]
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