CD 4 Ballot

[buffalo03]

Any news on whether the appeals by O'Grady and Irace to get back on the ballot were successful?

[ridinghi]

They're still waiting to hear judges ruling.

Rumor has it that Sleaza has already prepared to appeal to albany if O'grady/Irace are victorious in Brklyn.

[Bill OReilly]

Per yesterday's 2nd Dept. deicsion and subject to the outcome of any appeal to the Highest Court in the State (not named the Supreme Court), here's the lineup:

Rep.
Frisa, O' Grady or Irace.

Dem.
McCarthy

Con.
Frisa or O'Grady

Lib. Chandra Levy

RTL O'Grady

[Really OBill]

I'd vote for a dead Congressional intern on the liberal line over a live Republican Frisa on any line any day.

[PoliticsIzLife]

O'Grady & Irace are back on against Frisa. Skorski withdrew b/c he signed his own petitions like 4 times and also had people who don't live in the district sign. A BIG no-no. McCarthy is still a do-nothing representative. It's going to be close in the GOP primary. I don't know who I'm voting for, but it won't be Frisa.

[ridinghi]

I don't know how many times he signed the petition, but it wasn't 4.
Irace, not Skorski, signed up people from outside the district

I 'd love to find out if Sleaza would have survived a challenge. With 1600 names, statistically, he would have been knocked off

[PoliticsIzLife]

He would not have survived it. If he did, it would have been by the hair on his chin. That was one of the main reasons O'Grady and Irace were reinstated--b/c Frisa had many problems with his also. So the court, for all purposes sake, let it slide.

[ridinghi]

Actually, they were reinstated because they were able to appeal, after being knocked off, on a technicality.
Apparently Sleaza's expensive lawyers made a technical error when they filed their challenges.
According to operatives on the scene, Sleaza was supposed to sign, before a notary, that the allegations are true. He forgot to.

[Mr Conservative]

If what you say is true, why didn't Skorski get himself reinstated? For someone who claimed to have money in his corner, why couldn't he appeal his withdrawl? Can he run as a write-in candidtate or not? If so, the question now is...will he? Is he willing to look like a fool by pressing on with what seems to be a lost cause, doomed by his own poorly run campaign. Speaking of which, did he have Dick Morris in his corner or not? Who was campaign manager? Was it someone who had connections and know how?

[ridinghi]

I don't know how or if he's looking to get back on. One school of thought says O'grady, Frisa, and Irace haven't done anything to pull this thing off so maybe he can and should re-consider.

How did Dick Morris get involved?

I've been watching other campaigns and gotta tell you, most challengers do not have the most sophisticated teams and for a first timer like Skorski he didn't too to shabby.