{"id":13356,"date":"2016-08-15T10:02:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T14:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=13356"},"modified":"2016-08-15T10:02:28","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T14:02:28","slug":"fallout-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=13356","title":{"rendered":"Fallout boys"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the latest polls showing Hillary crushing The Donald in New York<\/a>, both Republicans<\/a> and Governor Cuomo<\/a> are worried about the fallout.<\/p>\n

First is Senator Jack Martins<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Republican Jack Martins<\/a>, running for Congress in a battleground Long Island district, is among the Republicans this year who are not endorsing Donald Trump<\/a>, but still voting for him this year.\u00a0 In an interview with Bill Samuels\u2019s Effective Radio<\/a> on AM 970<\/a> this weekend, Martins acknowledged both Trump and Hillary Clinton<\/a> are \u201cflawed candidates.\u201d … \u201cThankfully, I\u2019ve always run as an individual. I\u2019ve had the opportunity through elective office to take stances of different things and people know who I am, so I\u2019ve been able to use that and show through experience that I listen, I work across the aisle, I get things done,\u201d Martins said …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This mealy-mouthed answer is the best he could come up with running against a guy who has been busy registering the dead<\/a>?<\/p>\n

Next is Cuomo<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Gov. Cuomo\u2019s new commitment to Democratic control of the state Senate<\/a> after years of backing Republicans<\/a> is a direct result of Donald Trump\u2019s sinking presidential campaign and the possibility it will take GOP senators down with it, senior Democrats told The Post. They also said Cuomo\u2019s new stance … results from his fear that anything short of genuine support for fellow Democrats this year could blow up in his face in the form of a primary campaign against him in 2018 …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The possibility that Cuomo could get knocked out by the Trump train is one of the few positive aspects I can think of about his campaign.<\/p>\n

“… Another prominent Democrat said private polling data showing Trump\u2019s support in New York state sharply declining over the past two weeks convinced Cuomo \u201cthat the Democrats have a good chance to take the Senate anyway, so he might as well get on board.” \u201cThe polls indicate that several Long Island Republicans may be swept out to sea because of Trump\u2019s unpopularity,\u2019\u2019 the Democrat continued, naming Sens. Kemp Hannon<\/a> and Carl Marcellino<\/a> (R-Nassau) as being especially vulnerable …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Not just on the Island.\u00a0 There are ~4000 newly registered Democrats in Bill Larkin’s<\/a> district so he could go.\u00a0 Plus he turns 89 soon.<\/p>\n

Republicans have a chance at a pickup in Buffalo with Chris Jacobs<\/a>, who is popular and wealthy, but SD-60<\/a> is still nearly 2-1 Democrat.\u00a0 Even if he wins, right now I expect Republicans down 1-2 Senate seats.<\/p>\n