In 2011, both Democrats and Republicans agreed on April 24th,2012 as the Presidential Primary – agreeing to hold the event on the same day for both parties. This set the Presidential Primary date almost two months later than it was held in 2008.
As Democrats already used a proportional system for allocating convention delegates and the Republicans in New York were changing to a proportional system for delegate allocation to replace its previous winner-take-all system, it was thought that a later date would allow New York to have more influence on the eventual outcome. There was also speculation that warmer weather would result in a higher turnout.
For the New York Democratic Committee, the date was of less
concern as they did not anticipate that there would be anyone challenging
President Obama. According to Democratic rules, if there is only one candidate who has qualified for the primary, then there would be no primary. In the absence of a Presidential primary, New York Democrats will send 384 delegates to their convention in Charlotte, NC in September, 2012 in support of Mr. Obama.
As it turns out for the New York Republicans, the results of their April 24 Presidential primary contest will likely be quite influential in the selection of a Republican Presidential nominee. Republicans will send a total of 95 delegates
to their convention in Tampa, Florida in late August – 92 to be selected as a
result of the primary. The national Republican Committee’s change to proportional primaries in the early months has led to a real contest among candidates to achieve the required number of delegates to achieve nomination. As of April 24, no one candidate will have the magic number of 1144 delegates, giving New York’s 95 delegates real influence in the final selection.
Along with several other Northeast states – Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Delaware, on April 24th, New York Republicans will have an opportunity to make their presidential preference known. Depending on its outcome, the New York delegation to Tampa may have real influence on the outcome.
In the 2010 Congressional Election - County Republican Chairman Doug Colety, endorsed a Democrat, Paul Wasserman, over a number of "real" Republicans, for Congress in the former 18th Congressional District, to run against Congresswoman Lowey. Mr. Wasserman also had some legal problems that Mr. Colety was aware of, when he issued the endorsement. Those legal matters eventually forced Mr. Wasserman from the race. Colety has a history of putting up candidates to run against Ms. Lowey, who have no chance of beating her. Also, in July of 2010, Colety sent out 14 Republicans to collect signatures for Ms. Lowey, the Democrat. Most of these individuals were District Leaders; many of them were attorneys; some were also running for office; all of them were Notaries.
Mr. Colety has endorsed Joseph Carvin as the Republican Party Candidate. Mr. Carvin had recently attempted a run for the US Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand. Unfortunately, for Mr. Carvin, he was not received very well at the State Convention. Of the 62 Republican County Committees in New York State, who vote to endorse a candidate, Mr. Carvin only managed support from only one - Westchester (Colety). In the period leading up to the convention, some Republican Chairs from upstate questioned Carvin's Republican values. A letter was circulated, addressing the fact that Carvin admittedly voted for Obama in 2008 and is pro-abortion. The letter also questions his business dealings. (The newspaper article and actual letter that was circulated are attached.) He could not fool them with his rhetoric; they felt his actions spoke louder than his words. (By the way, Carvin is a Hedge Fund Manager - a person who risks someone else's money to turn a profit for himself; I believe we have enough people in Washington, who have no problem risking our money now. Do we need another?)
Another issue, which would raise questions about Mr. Carvin's principles is the fact that as Rye Town Supervisor, he has promoted the "Model American Community Project". The stated "ultimate goal would be to have an "'utopic' community - an attainable 'utopia'". Last we checked, attaining a "utopian" society is not one of the principles of the Republican Party. As a matter of fact, we believe that it is more in line with socialist goals. To see the information on this matter, you can either google "The Model American Community Project" - The Town of Rye, or, go to http://townofryeny.com/ryetown/ModAmCom.php.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7I6_Dwtbmg
You should watch the video at the end of these comments, I think they are calling you a political hack, don't know if Morganthaler is correct but he does make a compelling argument.