Schumer goes to gun clubs to speak? I think not.
More polls
As I previously said, I don’t believe polls showing Obama is ahead. Now comes a Boston Herald poll showing incumbent Scott Brown leading his Democrat opponent:
“U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has moved into a narrow lead over rival Elizabeth Warren while his standing among Massachusetts voters has improved despite a year-long Democratic assault, a new UMass Lowell/Boston Herald poll shows …”
This shows how dissatisfied enrolled Democrats are with the party. They’re not just going to stay home and let the Republican win by default, they’re planning on going out and voting for him. If it is this bad for them in Massachusetts, how bad is for them in the rest of the country?
The Obama campaign must be shitting themselves over this.
Polls
There’s a lot of polling going on showing Obama with a slight lead over Romney.
I don’t believe any of it. If Obama was really ahead, even by a little, the Democrats would be happy. Democrats are very clearly not happy. They must have internal polling indicating the campaign is much worse off than their media allies are willing to admit. There’s no reason for gunnies to panic over the prospects of a 2nd term Obama at this time.
MAIG -1
Endorsed candidate Claudia Tenney defeated challenger Brian Maher in both the Republican and Conservative primaries yesterday in the new AD-101. Microstamping was an issue as well as Maher’s membership in Mayors Against Illegal Guns.
McDonald v. Marchione
The race in the new SD-43 pits incumbent Roy McDonald against Saratoga Co. Clerk Kathy Marchione. McDonald has gotten himself into a lot of trouble over his gay marriage vote, which clearly was not done out of principle, but out of Mayor Bloomberg’s campaign contribution.
Both have pro-gun records and both are trying to make the most out of them.
From the McDonald campaign:
From the Marchione campaign:
- Gun owners group endorses Kathy Marchione for state Senate
- Proud to have received an A rating from NYSRPA
- Full-sized color postcard from the campaign
Marchione’s postcard is much nicer and 4x bigger than the one NRA did. I believe it will motivate more people to support her than McDonald’s endorsement will get for him.
Castelli v. Buchwald
As previously discussed, some Democrat candidates are trying to make gun control an issue in their races in the hopes they can intimidate the Senate Republicans into bringing the microstamping bill to the floor.
One of those races is in the new AD-93 between incumbent Bob Castelli and White Plains Councilman David Buchwald. Buchwald claimed that by voting against microstamping, Castelli (who is a retired cop as well as life NRA/NYSRPA, firearms instructor, competitor, etc.), “He’s been siding with the NRA and against Governor Cuomo, and our law enforcement professionals.”
Bob complained to the Westchestchester County Fair Campaign Practices Committee about it. The result:
“… Acting on complaints filed by incumbent Robert Castelli, R-Goldens Bridge, and Democratic challenger David Buchwald of White Plains, the committee found that the Buchwald campaign was “overreaching” and “misleading” in claiming that Castelli “voted against common sense gun safety reforms” and “voted to allow someone convicted of domestic violence to buy a gun” in statements to media and posted on its website …”
The Committee doesn’t have any enforcement authority so they cannot force Buchwald to retract his assertions, but Castelli can use their decision to blunt his line of attack.
Primary voting guide
The 2012 Primary Voting Guide has been posted online and is running in the current edition of NY Outodoor News. “Orange cards” will be arriving over the next few days in certain districts.
Breslin v. Morse
The Democrat primary between incumbent Senator Neil Breslin and Legislator Shawn Morse in the new SD-44 is one of the races to watch in next week’s election. Morse has creditability as Chairman of the Albany Co. Legislature, is well-funded, and has enough local support to make it a very competitive race.
The candidates held a debate yesterday. The Times-Union covered it and gun control did come up:
“… Breslin and Morse also differed when it came to thoughts on reducing crime. Breslin was in favor of stricter gun control for pistols and automatic weapons, while Morse said he’d prefer if the burden of unfunded mandates could be taken off counties so they could institute youth mentoring programs …”
Breslin can be counted on to co-sponsor a number of bad bills, including microstamping.
With low turnout in the primaries, Morse has a reasonable shot at defeating Breslin. The NYSRPA-PVF is doing an “orange card” mailing to the district reminding people of Breslin’s voting record which will hopefully push him off the cliff. Since the district is heavily Democrat, the primary winner will likely cruise through the November general election.
New York is #1
California may be #1 on the Brady Campaign’s scorecard for gun control laws, but New York is #1 where it counts: corruption:
“… From 1976 to 2010, New York had the most corruption convictions of public officials of any state anywhere in the country, weighing in at a cool 2,522 convictions …”
