Few would doubt that New York’s Republican Party is a mess. It’s a tumultuous mix of moderate (socially Liberal) blue-haired old ladies who adore the likes of Ron Lauder and hard scrabble, white ethnic Conservatives from the “outer boroughs, Upstate and Long Island.
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They were trounced in the recent Governor’s race and Joe Bruno’s days as State Senate majority leader seemed dwindling.
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Well, not any more!
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As Fred Dicker writes in today’s NY Post, “SOMBER Democrats are privately conceding that Governor Spitzer's controversial plan to give drivers' licenses to illegal aliens has done the impossible by reviving New York's long-moribund Republican Party.
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"He's the best thing for Republicans since Mario Cuomo," one of the state's most influential Democrats angrily told The Post.
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They were trounced in the recent Governor’s race and Joe Bruno’s days as State Senate majority leader seemed dwindling.
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Well, not any more!
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As Fred Dicker writes in today’s NY Post, “SOMBER Democrats are privately conceding that Governor Spitzer's controversial plan to give drivers' licenses to illegal aliens has done the impossible by reviving New York's long-moribund Republican Party.
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"He's the best thing for Republicans since Mario Cuomo," one of the state's most influential Democrats angrily told The Post.
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"Spitzer has revived the Republican Party in a way nobody, and I mean nobody, could have predicted," the well-known Democrat continued.”
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In New York, that’s nothing short of amazing, because like nowhere else, the Republican Party here is a disaster.
"Spitzer has revived the Republican Party in a way nobody, and I mean nobody, could have predicted," the well-known Democrat continued.”
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In New York, that’s nothing short of amazing, because like nowhere else, the Republican Party here is a disaster.
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As Dicker notes, “Democrats and Republicans agree that Spitzer's plan has:
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As Dicker notes, “Democrats and Republicans agree that Spitzer's plan has:
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* Seriously damaged Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign, as shown in last week's Democratic presidential debate.
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* Endangered the now-slim Democratic control of the Nassau County Legislature which, GOP strategists insist, has a good chance of returning to Republican hands after tomorrow.
* Endangered the now-slim Democratic control of the Nassau County Legislature which, GOP strategists insist, has a good chance of returning to Republican hands after tomorrow.
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* Helped guarantee blowout GOP wins in the hotly fought contests for Erie County (Buffalo) and Onondaga County (Syracuse) executive.
* Helped guarantee blowout GOP wins in the hotly fought contests for Erie County (Buffalo) and Onondaga County (Syracuse) executive.
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* Given the entire New York GOP, and especially the Senate's Republican majority, a solid issue on which to seek re-election next year, at a time when the party was mired in the high-tax, big-spending and low-job-growth legacy of former Gov. George Pataki.
* Given the entire New York GOP, and especially the Senate's Republican majority, a solid issue on which to seek re-election next year, at a time when the party was mired in the high-tax, big-spending and low-job-growth legacy of former Gov. George Pataki.
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* Virtually ended Spitzer's chance to be taken seriously one day as a presidential candidate.
* Virtually ended Spitzer's chance to be taken seriously one day as a presidential candidate.
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But it’s not all good news for New York’s GOP, how sad is that, that you have to rely on a Democratic disaster to “look good by comparison?”
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Hardly anything you’d want to hang your hat on.
But it’s not all good news for New York’s GOP, how sad is that, that you have to rely on a Democratic disaster to “look good by comparison?”
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Hardly anything you’d want to hang your hat on.
SEE: http://www.nypost.com/seven/11052007/news/columnists/eliot_puts_dying_gop_in_drivers_seat_772929.htm
