No Father-Son Match-Up In Big New York House Race
In a piece of bad news for Democrats and humorists everywhere, it turns out there won't be a contest in the New York 13th District between a Republican candidate and his own son running as a Libertarian, with Libertarians passing over musician Francis "Fran" Powers Jr. for the nomination to go up against likely GOP nominee Francis "Frank" Powers, Sr.
This seat wasn't on anybody radar until a few weeks ago, when incumbent Republican Vito Fossella was forced into retirement by a series of personal scandals. The Libertarian candidacy by Powers Jr., who had said it was his goal to keep his father from getting elected and furthering Republican policies, would have certainly attracted some attention and possibly benefitted the likely Democratic nominee, New York City Councillor Mike McMahon.
This is a very sad story. Paging Dr. Freud. Paging Homer the Greek.
June 11, 2008 1:41 AM | Reply | Permalink
Come to think of it, the other Homer, of Springfield, would be appropriate too.
Homer: "Why you little..."
Bart: "ACKKK, ACKKK"
June 11, 2008 10:44 AM | Reply | Permalink
The Democratic Candidates are Steve Harrison, who against Fossella in 2006 received a higher percentage of the vote than any Democrat ever under the Congressional district's current configuration and City Councilman Mike McMahon, who spent the last year undermining Harrison by trying to prop up Domenic Recchia, who doesn't live in the district and can't vote for himself (Recchia lives in Nadler's district, not Fossella's) as the candidate for the seat. However, McMahon who never had the guts to take on Fossella, threw Recchia under the buss and joined the race after Vito chose not to seek re-election and it was clear the Republicans wouldn't run viable replacement. Harrison will face McMahon, who also sought the Conservative line, in a September primary.
June 11, 2008 3:52 AM | Reply | Permalink
i'll be campaigning for Harrison (i live in the district)- more and better democrats.....
June 11, 2008 7:51 AM | Reply | Permalink
i heard harrison has some problem with abortion rights. is this true?
June 11, 2008 10:55 AM | Reply | Permalink
Agreed - Harrison is the better candidate but he is a foreigner from the other side of the Verrazano Narrows and it's going to be hard to win Staten Island support. That said I did sign a petition at the ferry yesterday to put Harrsion on the ballot and he seems to have a lot of grassroots support and net presence. McMahon just has the SI party machine backing. What I don't want to happen is intra-party squabbling which means another GOP rep for the district.
June 11, 2008 11:53 AM | Reply | Permalink
Such a shame - I was looking forward to the debate devolve into booger flinging. That would have been entertaining.
June 11, 2008 11:49 AM | Reply | Permalink