{"id":1995,"date":"2010-07-24T09:33:10","date_gmt":"2010-07-24T13:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=1995"},"modified":"2010-07-24T09:33:10","modified_gmt":"2010-07-24T13:33:10","slug":"identifying-the-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=1995","title":{"rendered":"Identifying the problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s Poughkeepsie Journal has an article, “Cuomo, Lazio raise and spend millions<\/a>“, which clearly identifies the problem with Rick Lazio’s<\/a> campaign. \u00a0Well, one of them anyway. \u00a0His main problem is he’s an antigun RINO<\/a>, but beyond that we have this:<\/p>\n

“… In the state’s gubernatorial race, former Rep. Rick Lazio has spent nearly as much money over the last six months as opponents Andrew Cuomo<\/a> and Carl Paladino<\/a>, despite Lazio’s anemic fundraising<\/a> … Lazio reported spending $1.6 million between January and July … A large portion of that money went to political consultant Arthur Finkelstein<\/a>, a longtime GOP operative. \u00a0Consultants have been paid $534,000 by Lazio’s campaign this election cycle …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s outrageous. \u00a0He blows a third of his cash on political hacks and what does he get? \u00a0According to the latest poll numbers<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“… Cuomo earns 58% of the vote against Lazio and Paladino. Lazio, a former congressman and unsuccessful Senate candidate in 2000<\/a>, picks up 27% support, with nine percent (9%) undecided … Paladino, a wealthy Buffalo businessman, in turn, captures 29% of the vote …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Clearly the money was well spent.<\/p>\n

I’d like to make an offer to Team Lazio. \u00a0Dump Finkelstein and hire me instead. \u00a0Give me $100,000 and I’ll drive your campaign into the ground faster and<\/span> cheaper than the clowns running it now.<\/p>\n