One reason I believe we haven't won any new seats our local Assembly or City Council is that our base just assumes that we'll lose. We hold only one Assembly seat out of sixty-five. We hold only three Council seats out of fifty-one. Why support our candidate in a Manhattan or Bronx district, which haven't seen a Republican hold office in over six years?
What's really upsetting is hearing this from Republican activists. These are the folks who encourage you to run, but then stop short of helping because you have no chance of winning.
This year, we have a numer of encouraging candidates for local office. One of our candidates in Manhattan has the drive and the political philosophy that suits the urban republican ideology. Last night, I got the following email from Saul Farber, a young man who is running in the 75 AD. It's a fundraising email and I encourage anyone who has an extra $50 out there to throw it Saul's way. He's definitely a person we want rerpresenting us in the future.
Dear Supporter,
As you may know, I have successfully made it on the ballot on both the Republican and Independence Party lines, the only candidate in Manhattan to do so. We are proud to announce we collected the greatest number of petition signatures of all the Assembly candidates in Manhattan and have been given generous financial support from the NY Republican County Committee. We are in the streets each and every day spreading our message to the voters and it is because of supporters like you, who have enabled me to be on this endeavor.
I am running for the Assembly because I believe working together we can solve the problems that face our community. Whether it's improving our Quality of Life by improving safety and security, creating a better and more efficient mass transit system, allowing parents a choice in education, or finding a fair balance between fair market and affordable housing, our campaign has been a message of change for Albany. I will fight to grow and strengthen our economy by cutting wasteful spending and reducing taxes to bolster small businesses and keep big business in our community. I will fight to make government more accountable and streamline regulations that create a hindrance on businesses. I will make Energy Security a priority by lowering the cost of energy here with emphasis on conservation, expansion of existing energy options and will support renewable and alternative energy solutions that can provide affordable heating oil and electricity for New Yorkers.
We have an opportunity to capture a seat in Speaker Silver's backyard. We our message of positive change and government transparency, we can succeed. Please visit www.saulfarber.com and see how you can help.
Saul even inspired Hudson Institute Senior Fellow, Diana Furchtgott-Roth to write an op-ed on him. If our party is to succeed, we have to believe in our candidates like Saul. He may surprise you and win. And, if by chance, he doesn't, with positive support this year could bring an even stronger and more successful campaign in two years. Let't not write off our candidates and let's throw our support behind them now.
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written by Jay Golub , October 21, 2008
i've had the pleasure of getting to know Saul over the past few months - even watched him campaign on the streets of Manhattan this weekend, where he was a known quantity by many of the residents of midtown.
Saul will be giving Dick Gottfried the most extensive challenge of his 30 plus year career. Anyone who wants to support or volunteer for an energetic, industrious and sharp candidate should take a long look at Mr. Farber's effort - AND JOIN IN!
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