The moment I laid eyes on Stefanik (impeachment 1 I seem to recall), I knew what we had here. A home grown attack dog of the correct gender. I hated the optics then, and I hate it now. She represents the worst of our national level lawmakers. New York voters - wake up!!
Holly McCormack, pro-choice Democrat, is running against Greene. Check her out and tell everyone you know. Marcus Flowers is also running against Greene and getting more press than Holly. I don’t know his politics. But I’m putting my money (literally) on Holly.
As far as I can tell, Flowers is the only one who has been posting state-wide ads and expressly calling Greene out. I don't know anything about McCormack. Flowers is African-American, a veteran, family man, ticks a lot of boxes for Democrats. However, I question if that very conservative region of the state--just to our west--is ready to vote for a Black representative (they elected Greene, after all, nota bene...), but we'll see. Greene still has a comfortable lead. Nobody there seems able to mount a solid opposition campaign against her. Here, we have our own extremist, Andrew Clyde, who is frequently allied with Greene on the wacko-meter (his campaign posters have an AK-47 under his name, as he's a gun dealer). I believe that this year's re-districting has put him in the district next to us--down toward Athens--but I'm not sure. Anyway, I voted last week, straight Democratic ticket!
So did I, Bruce. I was both happy and amazed to see how many women were on the Columbia County ballot. For so many years, there have been offices with no one but the incumbent (usually a man) running. Not that there’s anything wrong with men on the ballot, but the good ol’ boy quotient runs high here. When that happens in the general election, and it’s a solitary R on the ballot, I’ve been known to write in the name of one of my cats. 😂🐈
Glad you voted Democratic all the way. I’m a monthly supporter of McCormack. I get her emails. She’s proactive, but she may have trouble raising money because Flowers has been getting all the press. I think the media generally pays more attention to men of color running than a white woman but frankly, I’d prefer to vote for a pro-choice woman. Too bad the lawsuit against Greene to prevent her from running didn’t go anywhere.
James, she is everything you saw at the Impeachment hearings and more. I've had the displeasure of sitting at the same table at several events in the North Country (NY) with her.
Stefanik is such a hypocrite. When she ran for her first term, she presented herself as a moderate who would work with Democrats. What a load of B.S. She's in the district next to mine and at one point it looked like redistricting would make her our member of congress. Thankfully that didn't happen.
Val Demings, a pro-choice Democrat, is running against Rubio. She’s also supports “common-sense” gun reform. Not sure exactly what that means but I’d vote for her over Rubio if I lived in Florida. Please get out the word if you haven’t already.
Christine, oh don't you get me started on Stefanik.
Goodmorning !
The moment I laid eyes on Stefanik (impeachment 1 I seem to recall), I knew what we had here. A home grown attack dog of the correct gender. I hated the optics then, and I hate it now. She represents the worst of our national level lawmakers. New York voters - wake up!!
Jay, she’s Marjorie Taylor Greene, but slightly better-spoken.
Holly McCormack, pro-choice Democrat, is running against Greene. Check her out and tell everyone you know. Marcus Flowers is also running against Greene and getting more press than Holly. I don’t know his politics. But I’m putting my money (literally) on Holly.
As far as I can tell, Flowers is the only one who has been posting state-wide ads and expressly calling Greene out. I don't know anything about McCormack. Flowers is African-American, a veteran, family man, ticks a lot of boxes for Democrats. However, I question if that very conservative region of the state--just to our west--is ready to vote for a Black representative (they elected Greene, after all, nota bene...), but we'll see. Greene still has a comfortable lead. Nobody there seems able to mount a solid opposition campaign against her. Here, we have our own extremist, Andrew Clyde, who is frequently allied with Greene on the wacko-meter (his campaign posters have an AK-47 under his name, as he's a gun dealer). I believe that this year's re-districting has put him in the district next to us--down toward Athens--but I'm not sure. Anyway, I voted last week, straight Democratic ticket!
So did I, Bruce. I was both happy and amazed to see how many women were on the Columbia County ballot. For so many years, there have been offices with no one but the incumbent (usually a man) running. Not that there’s anything wrong with men on the ballot, but the good ol’ boy quotient runs high here. When that happens in the general election, and it’s a solitary R on the ballot, I’ve been known to write in the name of one of my cats. 😂🐈
Glad you voted Democratic all the way. I’m a monthly supporter of McCormack. I get her emails. She’s proactive, but she may have trouble raising money because Flowers has been getting all the press. I think the media generally pays more attention to men of color running than a white woman but frankly, I’d prefer to vote for a pro-choice woman. Too bad the lawsuit against Greene to prevent her from running didn’t go anywhere.
James, she is everything you saw at the Impeachment hearings and more. I've had the displeasure of sitting at the same table at several events in the North Country (NY) with her.
Stefanik is such a hypocrite. When she ran for her first term, she presented herself as a moderate who would work with Democrats. What a load of B.S. She's in the district next to mine and at one point it looked like redistricting would make her our member of congress. Thankfully that didn't happen.
Stefanik is a known turncoat now. She ranks high with Murkowski and Collins. We have our own too: Manchenema!
She’s the witch from Hansel and Gretel. Ewwww.
Ugh…sympathy for you!
Marlene, thank you. It was brutal
I know, Linda. I could hardly bring Rubio’s name to print. The line is getting long at the woodshed.
Val Demings, a pro-choice Democrat, is running against Rubio. She’s also supports “common-sense” gun reform. Not sure exactly what that means but I’d vote for her over Rubio if I lived in Florida. Please get out the word if you haven’t already.
Fl people on this forum are pro Val Demings. Excellent lawmaker. Puts Junior Rube to shame.
Here's an article about Demings and gun control. She has a strong record in Congress of supporting enhanced background checks. https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/12/13/val-demings-gets-backing-of-giffords-on-guns-issue/
Demings was on the committee during the first impeachment trial. She always spoke ***very*** forcefully and eloquently.
I would vote for Demings for any office she ran for, including POTUS.
Thanks, good to know.
We feel exactly the same about Val Demings over Rubio and we live in Florida. We support her.
Great! Do you think she has a chance against him?
Absolutely.
I sukrely hope so and i will do all in my power to make it so.
And I will from TX, Rubio is a worm
A good description.