{"id":2634,"date":"2010-11-01T11:55:04","date_gmt":"2010-11-01T15:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=2634"},"modified":"2010-11-01T11:55:04","modified_gmt":"2010-11-01T15:55:04","slug":"news-of-the-day-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=2634","title":{"rendered":"News of the day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite popular demand, we<\/a> will not be doing ratings and endorsements for candidates in Vermont. \u00a0That is the job of the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs<\/a> and\/or NRA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With the handwriting on the wall, the Times acknowledges<\/a> that the Senate Democrats<\/a> will likely lose control after tomorrows elections. \u00a0I think Brian Foley is toast<\/a> in SD-3. Fred Dicker believes<\/a> that\u00a0Antoine Thompson<\/a> might be in trouble in SD-60, although he’s the only one I’ve seen who says that.<\/p>\n

The WFP<\/a> is clearly worried about Demcorats losing as well. \u00a0They sent out mailers telling people not to vote for their endorsed candidates<\/a> in at least two races: Bill Stachowski<\/a> in SD-58 and Ginny Fields<\/a> in AD-5, both of whom lost their Democrat endorsements and whose seats could switch to the GOP. \u00a0Stachowski has stopped campaigning, but Ginny has continued her campaign on the Independence<\/a> line.<\/p>\n

On Andrew Cuomo’s coattails<\/a>: simple, he’s got none. \u00a0He’s probably going to end up winning, but it will be due to the establishment GOP<\/a> not putting any serious effort into that race.<\/p>\n

The race for attorney general is now tied<\/a> between microstamping’s man man Eric Schneiderman<\/a> and Bloomberg’s<\/a> puppet Dan Donovan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Speaking of Mayor Mike, the Daily News thinks that his political capital may rise<\/a> after the elections:<\/p>\n

“… Bloomberg also sent $3,800 to another Long Islander, Democratic Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel<\/a>, who carried the micro-stamping bill, which passed in 2008, 2009 and 2010. The micro-stamping bill has long been stalled in the Senate<\/a>, in part due to the powerful gun lobby. This caused a rift between Bloomberg and the GOP. Padavan<\/a> voted “yes” this past June before the bill was pulled from the floor because of a lack of votes. The mayor gave $3,800 to a second Democrat, Assemblyman Joe Morelle<\/a> of Rochester. Morelle, a Cuomo ally, was the micro-stamping bill’s most prominent upstate advocate …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While his money does get him influence in Albany, if the Democrats lose big tomorrow as is expected, it will take a lot of the air out of the gun control agenda.<\/p>\n