This is a very motivating article to any NYS Kossacks, particularly those Upstate (if only Long Island and Staten Island Democrats could make King and Fossella sweat in their districts, but we still have enough time.) As someone who lives in one of these R-leaning districts being targeted (NY-19, Sue Kelly's district) I'm glad that we actually have a chance to make the ENTIRE Hudson Valley blue (the northern-most part of the Hudson Valley is in the NY-20, so I'm also talking about Sweeney's district in addition to Kelly's.) The one thing that we need to do is persuade those who say "oh, I hate Bush and Congress, but I'll could never vote against
____. S/he has done a lot for us!" to vote "D" in their Congressional race.
Moderate Republicans struggle to hold on By DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writer
Tue May 30, 2:02 PM ET
Moderate Republicans are off and running in the summer horse racing town of Saratoga Springs and other upstate New York cities, struggling to save their jobs and a dying political breed.
In a party dominated by conservatives, the last of the Northeast GOP moderates face several daunting election-year trends, including a strong top of the Democratic ticket in statewide races and growing discontent with President Bush, the Iraq war and the Republican-controlled Congress.
New York has always preferred its Republicans in the mold of the late Gov. Nelson Rockefeller -- socially liberal and fiscally conservative.
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