What was Patterson thinking about? Will the Gillibrand pick give GOP a new House Seat?

[FrenchieCat]

I was just thinking about the fact that Patterson lauded Gillibrand for having won a seat in a what is normally a Republican stronghold. So my question is, isn't there a bigger chance that the seat that Gillibrand is vacating could be won by a Republican, thereby losing us a seat in the House?

[ErinBerin84]

1. I sure hope not

It's my district, I was so happy when I thought that Sandy Treadwell was batted off, and now he's coming back into the mix. Ugh.

[Raineyb]

2. There's a good chance that the answer is yes.

But Paterson apparently was considering his reelection prospects more than the make up of the House.

Frankly, there are other Dems in safer seats with more of a record who would have been perfectly fine but apparently the geography wasn't good enough.

:shrug:

Regards

on edit, added preface.

[dbackjon]

3. Screwed us over much less than Obama did by picking Napolitano for DHS

That is a major screw job to the thinking people of Arizona. This PALES in comparison.

[Still Sensible]

12. Agreed

As a former Arizonan (grew up in Sierra Vista and grad of ASU) I was disturbed by reports of a prominent dem leader giving up and resigning because he cannot work with the new GOP far right wing governor. Were those reports true?

In New York, look, it is a very blue state and one Congressional district won't change that even if it reverts to GOP hands. Arizona, however, is a state that is on the verge of turning blue.

[saracat]

19. Yup. Those reports are true and we were definitely screwed in Arizona!

And we "were" on the verge. The incompetence of the Democratic Stae Party management of the last cycle has really set us back!

[hlthe2b]

4. It certainly appears so....

They get a REPUG in her District for Congress and we lose a chance for a true progressive-- substituting a Blue Dog DEM in the Senate.

I really don't see the logic on this despite her voting record (limited as it is) being generally favorable.... It is the issues she hasn't come out on strongly or at all (along with her close relationship with Alfonse D'Amato, among other REPUGS) that concerns me.

[mtnsnake]

5. Sure it could happen, but the benefits of picking the right one for the Senate far outweigh

what happens if we lose a seat in the House.

What we MIGHT lose in the House we are going to gain in the Senate.

Gillibrand has proven herself to be any Republican opponent's worst nightmare, and that bodes well for her in future Senate races in NY, or if you want to look ahead, even bigger things ahead for this quality politician.

[Captain Hilts]

6. It looks that way. But appointing someone more conservative-guns-helps HIM. nt

[DJ13]

7. Im starting to think Patterson is a GOP mole

He was in the right place to become Governor after Spitzer was pushed out by GOP dirty tricks, and now this appointment seems like payback to them.

[TheWraith]

23. Loosen the tin foil hat. nt

[ClarkUSA]

8. Yup.

Who is more politically stupid, Blago or Patterson? I know which one I'd choose and it isn't Blago.

[TreasonousBastard]

9. That seat might not exist next year...

I hear we're about to lose a seat and that one has a good shot at going-- both legislative houses and the Governor are now Democrats and that seat was gerrymandered to be Republican.

Do the math.

[Muttocracy]

27. thanks - about to post the same thing. I wonder how many people have looked at the map? nt

[Nite Owl]

10. Only the GOP is happy about this

up here. We will probably lose the seat anyway in the next census and the district will be redrawn but who knows how and if we still have a Dem governor to do the redrawing. We have 30 days from the time he declares the election to run our candidate. Lots of people wanting the seat but not with the $$$.

[terisan]

11. Gillibrand is a NYS loyalist. She can be counted on to vote for NY, Kennedy had divided loyalties.

Cuomo has been a workhorse for consumers; I think he has been promised something.

[Raineyb]

13. Gillibrand is an UPSTATE loyalist. It remains to be seen if she'll be

of any use to the rest of us.

Regards

[terisan]

14. Schumer seems confident though doesn't he ? nt

[Raineyb]

16. Schumer is DLC. I'm sure he's confident

I don't need Schumer to tell me who would be a good choice.

Regards

[terisan]

24. But you want Larry Summers, Robert Rubin, Rahm Emmanuel, Joe Biden

deciding our ecomomic present and future? ....and anti-women's rights Tim Kaine running the Democratic Party.


The Obama administration is to the right of DLC and being run by Big Bankers and Wall Street characters (who were big contributors).

I'll take Gillebrand over the above anytime.

[Raineyb]

25. You clearly have reading comprehension problems if that's what you took from my post

I don't like the DLC period. Frankly, Obama is not far enough to the left for me but I've held that he was the one with whom we had the best chance of getting through. But that doesn't mean I'm going to give Gillibrand a pass either and considering that Alphonse D'mato was standing next to her at her press conference I see no reason to take Gillibrand over any of the above mentioned pols.

Regards

On edit: Corrected header

[terisan]

26. I skip the posts with personal , ad hominem attacks

[Muttocracy]

28. didn't she live and work in Manhattan for a chunk of her life?

And people in western NY will say she's just from the Hudson valley suburbs of D.C., not real upstate. I'm not sure she has a long enough record to judge her loyalties to upstate vs. downstate. The only office she's held was an upstate one.

[WI_DEM]

15. of course it increases the chance of a GOP pick up.

[Occam Bandage]

17. Could be. But one House seat is negligible, since it's a huge 50%+1 chamber, while

one good Senator can make all the difference in the world.

[Uzybone]

18. Paterson = Political dumbass

[baldguy]

20. He may be positioning himself for a run in 2012

The junior Senator from the State of New York, David Patterson?

[TheWraith]

21. Probably, but so what? We've got House seats to burn.

One more or less isn't going to kill us, particularly when you consider that it's probably going to be chopped up and gotten rid of after the next census.

[BlooInBloo]

22. I'm not completely sure why everybody hates her so much...

Reid wasn't for her though, and that's good enough for me.

[bottomtheweaver]

29. Same reason people hated Tonya Harding I imagine.

Or at least that's one reason. Her connections are not exactly savory either.

[AtomicKitten]

30. I don't think Paterson was thinking about anything except furthering his own political career.

It appears his performance during this appointment process, however, resulted in a precipitous drop in the polls regarding his own 2010 bid in a deliciously ironic twist of fate. ;)