{"id":26511,"date":"2022-11-16T13:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T18:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=26511"},"modified":"2022-11-16T13:09:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T18:09:00","slug":"gun-control-cost-gop-a-senate-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=26511","title":{"rendered":"Gun control cost GOP a Senate seat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Support for “red flag” gun control cost the Republicans<\/a> a seat in the State Senate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Post-Standard reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Justin Coretti<\/a> barely campaigned … And he took credit for incumbent Democrat Rachel May\u2019s win … Coretti turned out to be the spoiler in the three-way election that included incumbent Democrat Rachel May<\/a> and Republican Julie Abbott<\/a>. May won by 7,076 votes. Coretti, who ran on the Conservative Party line, received 7,104 … If the race had not been split three ways, it\u2019s likely most of Coretti\u2019s votes, if not all, would have gone to Abbott … \u201cWe had two Democrats running,\u201d Coretti said. He said Abbott was a RINO (Republican in Name Only). \u201cIf they want a shot at taking office, they need to give us someone with conservative ideals.\u201d Abbott, who is pro-choice and supports red flag gun laws<\/strong>, sought the Conservative Party line from the state party after receiving the Republican nomination. She had the nod from the state Conservative Party<\/a>, but then Conservatives from Onondaga and Cayuga counties declined to endorse Abbott. Then they chose Coretti, a lawyer who works in health care, to primary her for the spot … The primary for the Conservative Party line ended up being so close it required a recount, but Coretti won the line<\/a> … \u201cPerhaps now the Republicans will actually provide us with a decent candidate. Not former Democrats … with liberal agendas,\u201d Coretti said …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Good for him.<\/p>\n