Gov. Paterson (D-NY) “Empowered” by Obama’s Failure

Posted by Mark Noonan in Campaign 2010 on November 6th, 2009 at 12:27am with 2 responses.
Tags: .
Click here to get Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority by Matt Margolis and Mark Noonan.

And more power to him – after all, it was Obama (0-2 in helping Democrats win elections in 2009) who told Patterson to get out:

The governor is now taking to the air waves to convince New Yorkers he deserves to stay in office.

“What it’s geared to do is talk about his very good record over the last year, the things he’s done for the state, including closing a $35 billion budget,” said veteran political consultant Bill Lynch.

The ads are aimed at improving Paterson’s low poll numbers and sending a message to other Democrats, including President Barack Obama, that he is determined to seek another term in office.

“Once people know the things he’s done for this state they will start to look at him differently,” said Lynch.

Paterson, whose popularity currently hovers in the 20 percent range, was seriously wounded when Obama let it be known he didn’t want Paterson to run because Republicans like Rudy Giuliani consistently beat him in the polls. But Obama’s recent lack of success in backing local candidates, including New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, has empowered Paterson.

The normal way to put this is “rats deserting the sinking ship”, but however else you want to characterize Patterson, “rat” isn’t it. He’s been a loyal, liberal Democrat for decades and Obama cut him off at the knees. Small wonder that Paterson has decided to ignore The One’s advice and do his own thing. Its better, in the end, to go down fighting than to surrender with out a fight. I think we’ll beat Patterson next year – but we’ll have beaten a fighter, not a mere poodle for Obama and the Democrat bosses.

Thank you for visiting Blogs For Victory. If you enjoy our content, please consider making a donation to help us cover the costs of our servers.



Mark Noonan is co-author (with Matt Margolis) of Caucus of Corruption: The Truth About The New Democratic Majority. He also blogs at Nevada News and Views. Follow Mark on Twitter.

2 Responses to “Gov. Paterson (D-NY) “Empowered” by Obama’s Failure”

  1. neocon1 says:
    November 6, 2009 at 8:59 am

    Mark

    good strategy, convince him to stay and run. then romp him with a REAL conservative not some rino…brilliant.

  2. Mark Noonan says:
    November 6, 2009 at 10:38 am

    neocon,

    I love it when we get to campaign against an unashamed liberal…

    :o)