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hrmjustin

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78. That is important. We need upstate representation in Albany.
Mon May 19, 2014, 02:26 PM
May 2014

Wester New York particularly gets under represented.

I see he is not going to have a primary. hrmjustin May 2014 #1
Thank you so much! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #4
Do you think the dems will win in Novermber? hrmjustin May 2014 #6
I'm the wrong one to ask, since I never dreamed Bush* would persevere in 2004 Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #7
oh my! hrmjustin May 2014 #8
LOL, yes, I have heard of him Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #9
My mother called told him off at a parade earlier this year. hrmjustin May 2014 #10
Kudos to your mother!!! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #11
Well she had a walker so he would have certainly been in trouble if he did tgat to a 66 year old hrmjustin May 2014 #12
LOL! Did you see Bill Maher tonight? Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #13
I didn't get to see it but I will make sure I do in the next few days. hrmjustin May 2014 #14
He sounds more like a Dem than Owens, that's for sure!!! Cooley Hurd May 2014 #2
Indeed! I hope he can get elected there. hrmjustin May 2014 #3
I was wondering if you'd heard of him, he's a documentary filmmaker Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #5
The Republicans are having a moment. hrmjustin May 2014 #15
Matt Doheny ran against Bill Owens in the last election - and lost. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #16
Hopefully it backfires on both of them. hrmjustin May 2014 #17
Hoping they cancel each other out... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #18
I hope the meetup goes well. hrmjustin May 2014 #25
Well, Aaron Woolf looks nice! Good Luck, Rhiannon! Cha May 2014 #19
Thanks! I'm certainly wishing him well! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #20
He sounds really smart and is heartfelt.. more than qualified! Cha May 2014 #21
That's certainly true of Republican Elise Stefanik, seems to be especially objectionable: Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #22
Gross. Cha May 2014 #23
Seeing these signs around here make my blood run cold. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #24
kicking because I am unpinning this. I hope it went well. hrmjustin May 2014 #26
Thanks so much, Justin, and I think it went very well! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #27
Sounds llike it was a great night. hrmjustin May 2014 #28
He sounds pretty progressive, to me Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #29
Well I am glad you can support him. hrmjustin May 2014 #30
I'd prefer if I'd even been to the northern town he's from, LOL Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #31
Redistricting is the worst. hrmjustin May 2014 #32
Oddly, redistricting gave us a Democrat, Bill Owens Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #33
We got pretty much the same district in my area. hrmjustin May 2014 #34
I'll wait till something comes to me Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #37
I understand. hrmjustin May 2014 #39
If you have a pets name you might use it. hrmjustin May 2014 #35
I already did, LOL! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #36
Lol thats great. hrmjustin May 2014 #38
So many names are already taken on DU Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #40
What an adorable dog. I got 5 cats. hrmjustin May 2014 #41
Really?! I never knew! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #42
Adorable! hrmjustin May 2014 #43
Reminds me that I need to clean the litter box tonight. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #44
I had a beagle for 13 years when I was younger but no other dogs. hrmjustin May 2014 #45
I've had dogs since I was a kid Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #46
Puppys have too much enetgy. kittens are worse because they zoom through the house. hrmjustin May 2014 #47
I adopt senior dogs since they're the ones who need me. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #48
All my cats were stray cats that crossed my path. hrmjustin May 2014 #49
That's wonderful. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #50
I don't trust photobucket so I don't post my pics of them. hrmjustin May 2014 #51
I learned about Photobucket here on DU Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #52
I kniw people here that had there identity revealed by them and cavers got that info. hrmjustin May 2014 #53
I know that some banned/disgruntled DUers go there Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #54
the cave is down now and they go to the conservativeunderground.com now. hrmjustin May 2014 #55
That's almost as bad... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #56
this is why I won't use that site photobucket. hrmjustin May 2014 #57
You can have "private" albums on Photobucket... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #58
Do you have to pay? hrmjustin May 2014 #59
No, only if you have some huge amount of photos. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #60
I will look into it one day. hrmjustin May 2014 #61
If I can figure out Photobucket, anyone can, LOL. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #62
We shall see how it goes. hrmjustin May 2014 #63
Owens supports Woolf for Congress hrmjustin May 2014 #64
Good stuff! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #65
I have relatives in southern Dutchess County. hrmjustin May 2014 #66
Maybe I talked to them, LOL. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #67
Plattsburgh is the Canadian border so that is too far for you. hrmjustin May 2014 #68
I know! It is practically in Canada... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #69
I have relatives up there. hrmjustin May 2014 #70
It certainly is! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #71
I love our Senator and that was Patersons best moment picking her. hrmjustin May 2014 #72
I totally agree! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #73
Too bad her husband didn't run for the seat. hrmjustin May 2014 #74
She endorsed Scott Murphy, lives not far from me in Glens Falls Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #76
How many votes did he win by? hrmjustin May 2014 #79
365 or 395, something like that. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #80
That is close but others have been closer. hrmjustin May 2014 #82
I remember when Caroline Kennedy was up for that Senate position. hrmjustin May 2014 #75
And she doesn't forget her old district... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #77
That is important. We need upstate representation in Albany. hrmjustin May 2014 #78
I agree, though the population is much sparser up here. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #81
I bet their are a lot of dairy farms up there. hrmjustin May 2014 #83
NY21: Is Elise Stefanik a fresh new voice or a carpetbagger? hrmjustin May 2014 #84
If she's from Albany, that's "local" to me Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #86
Is she tea party? hrmjustin May 2014 #87
As much as Paul Ryan is. I'm wondering if she can survive the primary since she's an unknown Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #88
The more I look at your district I think Wolf can win. hrmjustin May 2014 #89
I certainly hope so, but they did vote for a teabagger in 2010... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #90
It looks like we have 6 or 7 swing districts in NY this year. hrmjustin May 2014 #91
Stefanik on the campaign trail hrmjustin May 2014 #85
What role will unions play in race for NY21? hrmjustin May 2014 #92
Quite a bit, I'd say, since the Aaron Woolf meetup was at the new Steamfitters Union building Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #94
Glad to hear it. Union support is huge in the primaries in the city. hrmjustin May 2014 #96
There's a lot of union support in these parts, just hope it benefits Aaron Woolf. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #99
if Cuomo does ok up there it should help. hrmjustin May 2014 #101
Obama won the district both times Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #106
Doesn't say here. hrmjustin May 2014 #109
Yikes! This is huge! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #112
I think it is the largest district in NY and the 2nd or 3rd in the Northeast. hrmjustin May 2014 #114
District 20 went to the South, included Greene and Dutchess counties Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #118
I just read on a rw link that the district both times voted for Obama. hrmjustin May 2014 #119
That makes sense, since he won here, too. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #124
RI and Mass are solidly dem but had Gop governors a long time as nyc had gop mayors for 20 years. hrmjustin May 2014 #125
And the Republican brand has changed, as well Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #129
Yes. VT NJ and NH were republican states in the presidential races until 1992. hrmjustin May 2014 #132
It seems like Governor Rockefeller was in office for most of my life Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #134
My family is fridnds with Senator Marty Golden here but we don't vote for him. hrmjustin May 2014 #136
My Dad was friends with all the local Republicans, was politically active Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #140
My mother was always a democrat. my father is a registered republican but hasn't voted gop since hrmjustin May 2014 #142
My Dad was a Republican because my grandmother was Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #146
We hated Bush jr. in my family. Papa Bush was not hated but we didn't want him. hrmjustin May 2014 #149
My mother really liked Poppy and Barbara Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #154
Sounds. like Clinton turnec a lot of people. hrmjustin May 2014 #157
Larry Sabato has this race as a toss-up. hrmjustin May 2014 #93
Great! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #97
I think the woman candidate is more tea party. hrmjustin May 2014 #98
Most of what I've read about her is the controversy about where she's from Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #102
The adirondackdailyenterprise.com has interesting articles on the race. hrmjustin May 2014 #103
Thanks! I should look that up... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #107
Yes. You guys don't get mailers before a vote from the election board? hrmjustin May 2014 #110
Yes, you're right. But I don't recall getting one recently Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #113
Maybe next week. hrmjustin May 2014 #115
Guess I should pass this info on to my brother Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #120
Lol I was so proud of her when she won here. I hope she runs for president. hrmjustin May 2014 #122
Me, too! She'll have my vote! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #126
He wad under tremendous pressure not to but he rightly did it anyway. hrmjustin May 2014 #127
Wasn't his first choice Caroline Kennedy? Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #131
No the media and the Kenndies along with Obama pushed him on it but he said no. hrmjustin May 2014 #133
I remember that was a controversy, a big story at the time Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #135
Yeah that was a bummer. hrmjustin May 2014 #137
They say that the midterms favor the opposition party Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #141
I don't think it will be a big gop year. hrmjustin May 2014 #143
I certainly hope not! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #147
the polls don't show a wave at this point. hrmjustin May 2014 #150
The key, I think, is getting the vote out Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #155
They need to soon. it is a huge district. hrmjustin May 2014 #158
Primary Day Looms for NY 21st District Candidates Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #95
I don't get the 2 primary system we have in this state now. hrmjustin May 2014 #100
I had to look it up because I was confused. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #104
This has to do with some federal law that Schumer put in. I think the pri ary should be on one day hrmjustin May 2014 #105
I agree. Getting folks out numerous times is confusing, leads to lower turnout and higher expense Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #108
indeed. I am sure their are motives for it. someone is making money off of it. hrmjustin May 2014 #111
Seems like we're always having Republican primaries around here Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #116
We got plenty of dem primaries down here and few gop ones. hrmjustin May 2014 #117
Until Kirsten Gillibrand ran, and won, in 2006 Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #121
Wow. I remember reading thst NY was a swing state several decades ago. hrmjustin May 2014 #123
New York is only considered a blue state because of the city. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #128
Sweeney was considered a possible speaker at one point. hrmjustin May 2014 #130
He really has gone way downhill... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #138
We had Congressman Fossela who got drunk and drove. His mistress bailed him out. hrmjustin May 2014 #139
Exactly! LOL! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #144
You think he might run again? hrmjustin May 2014 #145
Absolutely no way. He's toast... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #148
Good. He had the look of a drunk. hrmjustin May 2014 #151
Yup, here's my distinguished former congressman: Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #152
That is priceless. hrmjustin May 2014 #153
These pix of him getting drunk with frat boys and his DWI arrests Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #156
I remember. also his wife calldd 911 on him. hrmjustin May 2014 #159
Tupper Lake reps divided on Congress race hrmjustin May 2014 #160
The race for NY21 takes on the plot of a political novel hrmjustin May 2014 #161
Romney Endorses Stefanik In NY-21 hrmjustin May 2014 #162
Doheny poll puts him ahead-bull poll. hrmjustin May 2014 #163
Matt Doheny, Elise Stefanik debate in 21st Congressional District race hrmjustin May 2014 #164
Everything ok? hrmjustin May 2014 #165
Sorry, Justin! How are you? Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #166
no problem. just wanted to make sure you are ok. hrmjustin May 2014 #167
Thank you, my friend! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #168
lol. I heard they debated in thd gop primary in your district and Romney endorsed the male candidate hrmjustin May 2014 #169
I'm not surprised! But, remember, Obama won the district. I'm more worried about Elise. :( Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #170
Oh he is one of Fox's pretend famous people. hrmjustin May 2014 #171
Well, he didn't have much of an impact on the voters... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #172
It looks like your old district became the 19th district. hrmjustin May 2014 #173
I think that it also encompasses part of District 22 Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #174
The UAW endorsed the democrat. hrmjustin May 2014 #175
Thanks for the heads up! I wish him luck... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #176
Sounds a lot like 2010. hrmjustin May 2014 #177
It scares me when they predict Republicans winning the midterms Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #178
I think if the dems play their cards right they can win seats in the house. hrmjustin May 2014 #179
Something really has to give there - and soon. Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #180
It stinks being in the minority in the house. hrmjustin May 2014 #181
Agreed, and just now has to be the worst Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #182
Gingrich changed all that. hrmjustin May 2014 #183
I think Hastert was culpable too... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #184
Indeed he was as was Delay. hrmjustin May 2014 #185
Not to mention his dancing! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #186
lol. hrmjustin May 2014 #187
One of the posts that made me laugh the hardest here was very short Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #188
he quit the show like he did congress. hrmjustin May 2014 #189
Didn't he have bad feet, or something? ;) Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #190
He had a so called health issue and had to stop on the show. hrmjustin May 2014 #191
How long has it been? Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #193
Well the appeals court threw out his conviction but the higher courts are dealing with it now. hrmjustin May 2014 #195
here is a link. hrmjustin May 2014 #197
Thanks! Made sure to check the date on that article, LOL Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #199
I don't trust the courts with him. hrmjustin May 2014 #201
Given the history of this, me neither Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #202
I always thought he was the devil incarnate. hrmjustin May 2014 #204
He was clearly one of the worst Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #206
He was the one responsible for the Clinton impeachment. hrmjustin May 2014 #208
Which was one of the worst wastes of time and tax money in history! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #211
And Bush was not impeached. hrmjustin May 2014 #213
Doheny vs. Stefanik in first debate hrmjustin May 2014 #192
Thanks! Wish I'd seen that. I don't like him, voted against him, but dislike her more Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #194
my guess is he will win the primary. hrmjustin May 2014 #196
I guess that's my hope, since he lost the last time... Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #198
It is good that the dems don't have a primary. hrmjustin May 2014 #200
They had one once, 2004 I think Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #203
I am glad he is the candidate. hrmjustin May 2014 #205
Me, too! I liked all I heard and he's a good speaker Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #207
Or his own balcony! hrmjustin May 2014 #209
LOL! Rhiannon12866 May 2014 #210
I think people here are getting tired of Grimm. hrmjustin May 2014 #212
Democrats to spend more than $800K on TV ads for Woolf, $140K on Watertown ads hrmjustin May 2014 #214
Green candidate wants to change political culture hrmjustin May 2014 #215
Stefanik’s time at Harvard hrmjustin May 2014 #216
Democrat Woolf: 'This place has made me" hrmjustin Jun 2014 #217
American Crossroads Goes Negative Against Republican Candidate hrmjustin Jun 2014 #218
Political buzz fills Watertown as Ryan, Stefanik, Woolf appear hrmjustin Jun 2014 #219
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