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Related: About this forumMichael Grimm is resigning. What's next for my district?
On the Democratic side the likely former congressman Michael McMahon will likely be nominated if he runs. He has made noise that he wants it.
On the gop side the main possibilities are SI DA Donovan who refused to indict in the Eric Garner case and former criminal congressman Vito Fossella. There are others but the two I named are the most likely.
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Michael Grimm is resigning. What's next for my district? (Original Post)
hrmjustin
Dec 2014
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Gothmog
(145,965 posts)1. Another special election
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)4. Should be colorful.
Gothmog
(145,965 posts)9. Have fun
Hopefully, an idiot will not win this election
Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)2. McMahon won in a landslide in 2008 and narrowly lost 2 years later (3%).
He should run again.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)3. He has made noise that he was thinking about it.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)5. another election paid for by your tax dollars
Was it always thus? -- so many special elections?? I do not remember. I did not pay attention to that kind of thing while I was growing up. I am kind of underwhelmed by the number of special elections the tax payers have had to pay for in recent years.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)6. we tend to have a lot in NYC because our elected officials get convicted or plead guilty often.
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)7. oops! Maybe candidates should pay into a pool
that would cover the cost of special elections?!
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)8. Lol! we could call it crook insurance.