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Squadron wins
In the end, it wasn't even close: In SD-25, Progressive newcomer Daniel Squadron defeated incumbent Senator Marty Connor by a healthy 10%, 55% to 45%.
Dan Cantor of the Working Families Party - bear with me for the repeated WFP stories, I love them, and they send me stuff - had this to say, per email.
“Daniel Squadron is a true progressive who has got the energy and the leadership we need to shake up Albany,” said Dan Cantor, the WFP’s Executive Director. “We poured our hearts into this race. We knocked on tens of thousands of doors and energized hundreds of volunteers. This was exciting grassroots politics at its best.”
“Together, we were able to join with Daniel to excite thousands of New Yorkers with the bold notion that politicians need to do more than talk. They need to find real solutions to problems facing working families trying to make ends meet as the economy sours and cost of living goes up and up,” Cantor added.
Cantor's right, but as the Democratic Party thanks Senator Connor for his long service, rank and file Democrats should be looking forward to something new and exciting. The import of this race was never who of two Progressives would win; it was whether it was even possible to oust a long-serving incumbent. Well, it's possible.
There's a chill going down many incumbent spines tonight.
to the voters of the 25th
Went to see the captain, strangest I could find,
Laid my proposition down, laid it on the line.
I wont slave for beggars pay, likewise gold and jewels,
But I would slave to learn the way to sink your ship of fools.
Ship of fools on a cruel sea, ship of fools sail away from me.
It was later than I thought when I first believed you,
Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools.
Saw your first ship sink and drown, from rockin of the boat,
And all that could not sink or swim was just left there to float.
I wont leave you drifting down, but woh it makes me wild,
With thirty years upon my head to have you call me child.
Ship of fools on a cruel sea, ship of fools sail away from me.
It was later than I thought when I first believed you,
Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools.
The bottles stand as empty, as they were filled before.
Time there was and plenty, but from that cup no more.
Though I could not caution all, I still might warn a few:
Dont lend your hand to raise no flag atop no ship of fools.
Ship of fools on a cruel sea, ship of fools sail away from me.
It was later than I thought, when I first believed you,
Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools.
It was later than I thought when I first believed you,
Now I cannot share your laughter, ship of fools.
G.D.
Squadron campaign
Cangratulations to Dan Squadron for running a very fine campaign. I was visited by no less than 5 of his campaign workers in last few months. I could see early on by the caliber of his workers and the number and quality of his mailings that his was a well-funded and well thought-out undertaking.