{"id":1788,"date":"2010-03-23T09:27:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-23T13:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2010\/03\/23\/nys-gop-digs-deep-and-finds-more-turmoil-and-disarray\/"},"modified":"2010-03-23T09:27:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-23T13:27:00","slug":"nys-gop-digs-deep-and-finds-more-turmoil-and-disarray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2010\/03\/23\/nys-gop-digs-deep-and-finds-more-turmoil-and-disarray\/","title":{"rendered":"NY’s GOP digs deep and finds more turmoil and disarray"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s hard to imagine New York’s Republican Party finding any more ways to do itself damage. <\/p>\n

The GOP holds no statewide offices and controls no part of the state legislature. <\/p>\n

As the outsider party, Republicans would seem to be perfectly poised to capitalize on an epic run of Democratic scandals and mismanagement.<\/p>\n

But now a massive rift has opened between different factions of the GOP itself, triggered by state party leader Ed Cox’s decision to support a Democrat for governor. <\/p>\n

Granted, that Democrat — Steve Levy — now calls himself a Republican. But the paint is still drying on his new affiliation.<\/p>\n

And Republicans thought they already had a leading candidate for the governor’s office in Rick Lazio.<\/p>\n

Now, Essex County GOP chairman Ronald Jackson is joining the call for Cox to resign. This from WNBZ<\/a>: <\/p>\n

\u201cWhen [Cox] went in, he promised to do two things: raise money and unite the party. He\u2019s raised no money at all,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cAnd by endorsing a liberal Democrat when you already have a conservative Republican running he is dividing the party not uniting it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yikes. It’s hard to strategize a way for Republican defeating Democrat Andrew Cuomo at this point.<\/p>\n

Cuomo holds a commanding lead in the polls. <\/p>\n

But with Republicans circling up their firing squad, Lazio’s chances now look even dimmer.<\/p>\n

This kind of willful disarray could also hinder other big races, including the Republican effort to recapture North Country House seats in the 20th, 23rd and 24th districts. <\/p>\n

Your thoughts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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