Me, Carl Paladino, Erie County Republicans and the Erie County Conservatives had a press conference endorsing her today. I like Wendy more than anyone else out there. Screw Limbaugh and his endorsement and Guliani.
Paladino and Conservative Party Chair Mike Long put aside their differences, and cleared the way for Paladino to appear on the Conservative Party line on the November ballot.
Long, who had called Paladino a “dangerous candidate”, says he still believes that, but in a different way.
“He's dangerous,” said Long. “To the liberals in this state.”
Long and Paladino had a long talk over the weekend, and Paladino, who's advocating tax cuts and spending cuts, says he and the Conservative Party have a lot in common, and a common goal; to prevent Cuomo from winning the election.
“It has a lot to do with the people versus the establishment,” said Paladino. “They want the ruling class in Albany- they want them out.”
Initially, the Conservative Party had backed Rick Lazio. After Lazio lost the GOP primary to Paladino, the former Long Island Congressman withdrew from the conservative line.
http://wxxinews.org/post/paladino-wins-conservative-party-slot
When the CP nominated Lazio instead of Paladino, the CP lost all credibility. It was the registered Republicans that gave Paladino a super landslide victory in the 2010 primary. NY Rats are happy to have the CP around to siphon votes from conservative candidates who get on the GOP line. I agree that the CP would be more effective if it waited until the GOP primary was concluded. If the GOP nominates a RINO, then by all means start siphoning. Putting Ms. Long out there before redistricting and seeing how the GOP nomination shakes out is an odd way to play your hand. I cannot understand politicians who have an ego big enough to be talked into a United States Senate race without ever having won a general election of any kind — not even dog catcher. The best choice on Tuesday, 26Jun is Bob Turner. Turner has a shot in November because he will cut into the support the Rats need in NYC to overcome the more conservative upstaters — the ones that gave Paladino a landslide victory in the 2010 primary.