{"id":26159,"date":"2022-09-02T17:52:18","date_gmt":"2022-09-02T21:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=26159"},"modified":"2022-09-02T17:52:18","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T21:52:18","slug":"why-molinaro-lost-the-special-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=26159","title":{"rendered":"Why Molinaro lost the special election"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some on-target commentary<\/a> on why Marc Molinaro lost the special election<\/a> last week:<\/p>\n

“… State Assemblyman Kieran Michael Lalor<\/a>, who represents part of Dutchess County and runs the news site Hudson Power Broker<\/a>, said he knew why Molinaro lost the election: “He had no base.” “Molinaro had none of the energy (behind him) that’s normally on the right,” Lalor said. “The social conservatives aren’t for Molinaro, the Second Amendment<\/a> people \u2014 they might have pulled the lever for him, but they’re not organizing, donating and volunteering for like a guy like Molinaro<\/strong> … He’s driving around in a $100,000 taxpayer-funded SUV in a slick suit. He’s not going to relate to the guys at the gun club.<\/strong>” … “In a special election, it’s all you,” Lalor said. “And (Molinaro) did not have a base except the local political establishment.” …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Kieran is correct.<\/p>\n