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Offline Aronan

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Sears for Senate?
« on: February 19, 2010, 04:24:23 PM »
Apparently Helen Sears is considering running in the special election on teh Republican line:

From the Daily news:

Sears For Senate?

By Elizabeth Benjamin

A fascinating wrinkle has developed in the fight for Hiram Monserrate's Queens Senate seat, which, assuming Judge William Pauley's ruling today stands, is on track to be decided in a March 16 special election.

A GOP source confirms Helen Sears, a Democrat who lost her Council seat to Danny Dromm in a primary last fall, is in discussions with local Republicans, Conservatives and Independence Party leaders to run on their respective lines for Monserrate's seat.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/02/sears-for-senate.html#ixzz0g1GFrDzC

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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2010, 05:11:52 PM »
What?????? :o
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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2010, 05:20:02 PM »
Quote from: Aronan on February 19, 2010, 04:24:23 PM
Apparently Helen Sears is considering running in the special election on teh Republican line:

From the Daily news:

Sears For Senate?

By Elizabeth Benjamin

A fascinating wrinkle has developed in the fight for Hiram Monserrate's Queens Senate seat, which, assuming Judge William Pauley's ruling today stands, is on track to be decided in a March 16 special election.

A GOP source confirms Helen Sears, a Democrat who lost her Council seat to Danny Dromm in a primary last fall, is in discussions with local Republicans, Conservatives and Independence Party leaders to run on their respective lines for Monserrate's seat.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2010/02/sears-for-senate.html#ixzz0g1GFrDzC




what??? if true, I consider this an expression of her lack of integrity and of her opportunism. I really dislike ideological ambiguity in politicians... 
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Offline Marlene

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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2010, 08:36:01 PM »
« Last Edit: February 19, 2010, 09:54:47 PM by Chuckster »
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Offline Aronan

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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2010, 08:37:26 PM »
Utterly ridiculous.

The sad thing is if she runs and takes votes away from Peralta, Hiram could win his seat back.
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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2010, 10:08:54 PM »
she was a totally useless space-holder as a democrat. she'll be a totally useless cartoon of a space holder as a republican, conservative, communist, whig desperate to return to suckling the public teat. maybe she and monster rat could just embark upon a love affair, get a reality show and leave us alone
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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2010, 12:19:56 AM »
I totally agree!  :2funny:
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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2010, 01:53:50 AM »
I liked John Sabini. He did so much for Jackson Heights.
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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2010, 11:41:26 AM »
I hope she runs. I'd like to see her have some more time in the spotlight. under the spotlight.
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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2010, 11:49:24 AM »
Quote from: GregNYC on February 20, 2010, 01:53:50 AM
I liked John Sabini. He did so much for Jackson Heights.

I didn't live here then, but from what I heard, I agree.
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Offline francis

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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2010, 01:54:00 PM »
Question?  If Sears does run, might that take away votes from Peralta and make for the possibility of Monserrate getting back in??? I actually feel physically sick of the thought of that happening.
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Offline Aronan

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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2010, 03:29:26 PM »
Yes, Francis it's a very likely scenario. In fact, that's probably the only reason she is running. Realistically if you consider she lost her city council election with a pretty decent margin she can't possibly expect to win the Senate seat that not only covers the district she lost but expands to areas that don't even know who she is.  Seems to me like she's doing this for another reason.   
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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2010, 03:31:35 PM »
Quote from: Aronan on February 20, 2010, 03:29:26 PM
Yes, Francis it's a very likely scenario. In fact, that's probably the only reason she is running. Realistically if you consider she lost her city council election with a pretty decent margin she can't possibly expect to win the Senate seat that not only covers the district she lost but expands to areas that don't even know who she is.  Seems to me like she's doing this for another reason.  

What do you think that other reason is? Is she a Monserrate supporter? 
« Last Edit: February 20, 2010, 06:30:49 PM by Shelby2 »
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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2010, 03:42:00 PM »
Another question is, has Helen Sears actually spoken out that she intends to run for the special election?  What I've read so far on the subject involves Republicans expressing interest in approaching her about it.  That said, the information I saw was from yesterday's news.
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Re: Sears for Senate?
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2010, 03:56:48 PM »
This answers my question.

From the New York Daily News:

Sears Lands GOP Line In 13th SD
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