Posted on 02/23/2024 6:22:39 AM PST by cotton1706
Republicans mounting a long-shot bid to unseat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand of New York selected Mike Sapraicone, a wealthy private security executive, as their preferred nominee at a party convention on Thursday.
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The message easily won over the state’s political establishment, which believes Mr. Sapraicone represents Republicans’ best chance to compete in New York.
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But the show of support apparently failed to clear his path. Rather than drop out, two conservative Republican runners-up, Josh Eisen and Cara Castronuova, signaled their intent to petition onto the ballot and allow primary voters to have the final say in June.
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“Today the party bosses spoke,” Mr. Eisen said. “The rest of the G.O.P. gets the last word in the June primary.”
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Given Mr. Sapraicone’s commanding vote totals at the convention, any Republican challenger will have to secure thousands of signatures from voters across the state to make it onto the primary ballot.
Party leaders were already working to kneecap Mr. Eisen. They recirculated old news accounts showing he had received sanctions in court for harassing legal opponents and using racial slurs. (Mr. Eisen said he was “not proud of everything I say all the time” but played down the matter as “business disputes.”)
They also pointed to a handful of donations he made to far-left Democrats, including Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York.
Mr. Sapraicone has an even more prolific history of supporting Democrats. Though he has given more to Republicans, Mr. Sapraicone has donated $140,000 to Democratic candidates and causes in New York since 2017, according to state and federal election records.
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“While President Trump is fighting against a politicized persecution of him by Letitia James the @NewYorkGOP under Ed Cox is rushing to coronate anti-Trump RINO @MikeSapraicone,”
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Castronuova is the only worthwhile choice.
If you live in New York, find her petition collectors to get her on the June primary ballot.
While I don't think Gillebrand can be defeated, anti-Republican "Republicans" SHOULD NOT be rewarded with party nominations for office.
This bleep will continue as long as we allow Deep State to pick our candidates for us.
If he wants to defeat her he should focus on the crap she said when Trump was in office such as dismantling ICE, getting rid of the border and show how well that worked out. She’s an absolute nut.
Mike Sapraicone Gave to “Tishkabibble’s” campaign. NO!!!
The guy donated to the election campaign of Leticia James, the AG who “prosecuted” Trump for alleged “fraud”.
How and why did the NY state GOP manipulate the votes of the county GOP reps to place this fraud 1st for the nomination??
Agree 100%, The dysfunctional GOP state Party is not the sole decision maker and Ed Cox is not an emperor. Did the county committee’s vote?
Agreed
I'll have to reach out to a county executive cmte contact and see what happened. Same state committee that was endorsing Kasich.
“”Ed Cox, head of the Republican party in NY, is Richard Nixon’s son in law.””
I wondered about that name - thanks. That’s Tricia Nixon’s husband...she was the most beautiful bride...and boy - was President Nixon ever a proud papa that day!
“”They also pointed to a handful of donations he made””
HOW does one find out who has made what donations to politicians?
He’s a thug cop with a history of excessive force. They guy is a domestic terrorist and should be rejected.
“HOW does one find out who has made what donations to politicians?”
It’s public record. But I don’t know how to go about getting the info.
Nixon continues to screw American First Conservatives beyond the grave.
“That’s Tricia Nixon’s husband...she was the most beautiful bride...and boy - was President Nixon ever a proud papa that day!”
Yes, as I’m sure you know, her sister Julie married Ike’s grandson.
He must be “Team Mitch” approved. NO NO NO!!!!!
Post #17 may help us both.....something to play with anyway!
Thank you very much...as I told another poster, this will give us both something to play with...to go nuts with perhaps?
“Yes, as I’m sure you know, her sister Julie married Ike’s grandson.”
You know - I didn’t remember that. I remember her as the plain daughter and that’s not very gracious of me, I know. I’m sure both very nice - stayed out of the spotlight unlike the daughter of someone I won’t mention who craves it...both mother and daughter and neither have much going for them! LOL....
The mother of Julie and Tricia was one classy woman...not stylish classy just real with no phoniness...
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