Quoted from gadfly

You're the one who has it wrong BT...FDG was not the draw...the NNTP was the draw...from the Republicans...without them most of
the Reps would have won in the last local cycle. FDG wouldn't take the lead...he wanted to listen to BG...leaving ND and MM. The
"Revitalize Rotterdam' slogan was conceived by the Democrats, not FDG....and FDG ended up running because the CP never wanted
to endorse ST for Supervisor and only did so because they knew the Dem candidate originally endorsed had no chance of beating
Steve. Then a friend of Bob Hamilton and member of the CP asked Hamilton to endorse FDG....the Dems knew their own candidate
would not win, so they agreed to cross endorse FDG...from that moment on the 'copservative' members of the Party intended to
screw ST in the CP Primary that fall, which they did.

BTW, campaign signs for the Dem Board slate were plastered all over Town just as heavily as FDG's...and everyone else's...that's
the nature of the Rotterdam sign beast - lol.

Quoted from Ozzie Peternell

Totally disagree with Gadfly.  The NNTP took votes away from the DEMS!!!!  People wanted a change in administration.  Half of MacGarry votes go to FDG or no?  The 1700 votes BM got all would have gone to ST???  No way Jose'

You might be a gadfly but you are far from a political strategist.  What's your background Gadfly??  Pushing through a toothless resolution called the "Cat Law?"  I don't see the logic but of course you have always been viewed as the self serving type!!  

Brian McGarry kept the mandate in check but HB will thump him.  IMHO

Quoted from bumblethru

Wrong again!! ND, MM and BG all were endorsed by the democons in hopes of winning on FDG's shirt tails. HE was the draw!! It was HIS face that was plastered all over the rotterdam campaign mailers. It was HIS campaign signs that wasplastered all over rotterdam. It was FDG that was going to lead the REVITALIZE ROTTERDAM team!!! It was his leadership and business back ground that was going to REVITALIZE ROTTERDAM!!! But when he tried........he was tossed out like a piece of crap! ND and MM were suppose to follow FDG's lead....not the other way around. That's how it's suppose to be done.

And might I add that comparing a run for town clerk or receiver of taxes, which carries no power for approve or propose legislation or pass laws in rotterdam, to a run for the highest seat in the town is as far as the west is from the east!!

A$$ backwards!

And now the rotterdam democons think they can pass it off again. Like I said.....rotterdamians don't forgive and don't forget very easily!

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

The fact is that Frank DelGallo rode the Democratic coattails into office -- we would have won in 2009 withouthim.  We will win in 2011 without him.

Quoted from littlesal

Do things right like push the Dem county agenda onto Rotterdam?  

Quoted from GrahamBonnet

Yeah, they would have raised all that cash without him. Right. Pipedreamer. You need to taste reality sometimes.

Quoted from DemocraticVoiceOfReason

The fact is that the Town Democratic Committee has been doing quite well in raising money during the past year --- and the credit goes to the hardworking members of the Fundraising Committee -- there are many folks who support our efforts ..and that can be evidenced in our filings with the Board of Elections.  We are not dependent on one person or the friends of one person to sustain our treasury.

On the other hand, the Town GOP seems to be having a hard time paying its bills and raising money.

Oh -- and I don't live in pipedreams .. I - and my fellow members of the Fundraising Committee - roll up our sleeves and do the work necessary to raise the funds ---  so get your own "dose of reality".

Quoted from 1223

Not to sure about all that doughboy you could not raise a dime. YOU dems never had that much money until FDG came along. Rosilyn you and wanye and many other DEMS had fundraisers and could not get ten people to attend let a lone raise any money .