Don't forget to get Get out and VOTE Tuesday November 4th

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I respectfully disagree.. with only about 40% of the population having voted... this was a case where if every gun owner had gotten out to vote there might have been a different result...

I can't wait to see the gun owners that sat on their hands with their "doesn't affect me" attitude react to round 2. Watch the screaming when the liability insurance requirements for all gun owners get presented.

[irish_redneck]

I've moved a few times in my life, this is the only state I've lived in since coming to the states 14 years ago. Think it's time to start looking around.

[BizCT]

We just need a vote to separate NY State from NYC , let them pay us for our water and go about our lives the way we want.

I vote that we remain NY with Governor Astorino, and they can be the District of Weaseltown with Emperor Cuomo as head weasel.

LOL. Will never happen.

What about all the other counties that voted for Andy? It wasn't just NYC. It was Westchester as well (where astorino works) and several upstate counties.

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[irish_redneck]

I think the sea of red in that thumbnail above goes to show that we are being misrepresented as a whole.

 

[steve863]

I can't wait to see the gun owners that sat on their hands with their "doesn't affect me" attitude react to round 2. Watch the screaming when the liability insurance requirements for all gun owners get presented.

 

 

I do believe you are right. Liability insurance will be the first thing he will pass.  It will probably be simple for him to do, too.  The majority of people in the state don't own guns, so they won't give a crap about such a law that makes it even more difficult for gun owners.  If they didn't give a crap about the rest of the SAFE act, they surely won't about this.

[WNY Bowhunter]

I think the sea of red in that thumbnail above goes to show that we are being misrepresented as a whole.

 

Without a doubt, as a whole we got totally screwed over by the NYC counties!!! How can you compete with the numbers that they had?  The Bronx: 113,00+ for Cuomo, Brooklyn: 227,000, Nassau / Queens: both 169,000, Manhattan: 190,000!!! That's the election in a nutshelll...all that even mattered. Astorino never had a chance.  

 

Thank you NYC Counties!!!!

[Fantail]

County by county results.

http://townhall.com/election/2014/governor/ny/county

 

Thank you for posting that link.

[burmjohn]

Without a doubt, as a whole we got totally screwed over by the NYC counties!!! How can you compete with the numbers that they had?  The Bronx: 113,00+ for Cuomo, Brooklyn: 227,000, Nassau / Queens: both 169,000, Manhattan: 190,000!!! That's the election in a nutshelll...all that even mattered. Astorino never had a chance.  

 

Thank you NYC Counties!!!!

 

While Nassau County did have 160,214 for AC, they also had 135,472 for Astorino... The real issue is the 5 boroughs where 70-80+% voted for AC which is no surprise really. 

 

[steve863]

 The real issue is the 5 boroughs where 70-80+% voted for AC which is no surprise really. 

 

 

I still can't understand it.  Most people think that NYC is full of blacks, who traditionally vote democrat, but if you make your way around the boroughs, you also have plenty of Italians, Irish, Poles, Asians, etc. who are generally a lot more conservative and hard working.  Even many Hispanics have more conservative views than blacks.  These groups either didn't vote or they were somehow snookered by Cuomo also.  Simply too difficult for me to put into perspective of what Cuomo's appeal might be to them?

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I don't get it either Steve. Population and business making an exit, highest taxes and lowest growth. Starting to think I should just quit my job and get on the take.

[steve863]

I don't get it either Steve. Population and business making an exit, highest taxes and lowest growth. Starting to think I should just quit my job and get on the take.

 

 

Jesus Christ, blacks are NOT the majority in NYC.  Even if they all voted for Cuomo, you'd think the rest of these groups wouldn't be?  I did notice that young people seem to be voting more than ever.  That surely may have something to do with it, since young people seem to be very liberal minded, no matter what background they came from, especially in NYC.  The older people still have traditional views on many things, so I don't know where the hell they go when it's time to vote??  If they are voting for Cuomo, then THEY are the ones to be blamed above all others.  Just hard to figure out.

 

[mxsmitz201]

It's pretty easy to explain most of the upstate demofaggot counties. Look where all the big cities are. Albany, Binghamton, Rochester, Syracuse, buffalo, Ithaca, Plattsburgh. As for the few others, haven't a clue. Just happy Oneida went the way of Astorino given the cities of Rome and Utica are within Oneida.

[Elmo]

I still can't understand it. Most people think that NYC is full of blacks, who traditionally vote democrat, but if you make your way around the boroughs, you also have plenty of Italians, Irish, Poles, Asians, etc. who are generally a lot more conservative and hard working. Even many Hispanics have more conservative views than blacks. These groups either didn't vote or they were somehow snookered by Cuomo also. Simply too difficult for me to put into perspective of what Cuomo's appeal might be to them?

Most of them didn't vote. From my experience, a lot of the Asian who grew up in socialist China has very conservative views but also don't feel empowered enough to control the government.

Sure when I go vote, I'm only there for a few minutes but I have never seen another Asian in all the times I've voted.

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[Culvercreek hunt club]

It's pretty easy to explain most of the upstate demofaggot counties. Look where all the big cities are. Albany, Binghamton, Rochester, Syracuse, buffalo, Ithaca, Plattsburgh. As for the few others, haven't a clue. Just happy Oneida went the way of Astorino given the cities of Rome and Utica are within Oneida.

Monroe county (Rochester) went Astorino The other areas were Urban areas. Buffalo, Ithaca, Binghamton, Syracuse, Albany, Plattsburg, and of course NYC.

 

Iin the Plattsburg the numbers are very low and inconsequential. but there is a high percentage in that area that have their hands out too.

[steve863]

Most of them didn't vote. From my experience, a lot of the Asian who grew up in socialist China has very conservative views but also don't feel empowered enough to control the government.

Sure when I go vote, I'm only there for a few minutes but I have never seen another Asian in all the times I've voted.

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How about the Koreans?  Lots of them in Queens.  I see lots of them being politically active, too.  Most of them have strong christian values, there are Korean churches everywhere, yet they must be voting democrat if Queens went for Cuomo by such an overwhelming margin??

[BKhunter]

I am in my young 30's and live in Brooklyn. I voted for Astorino, and the majority of people my age whether friends, associates or co-workers did not vote. I agree with the above mentioned comment that stated younger people were more eager to vote, but I think that was solely for the presidential election. When I did speak to people about voting for governor the answer I got was I probably would vote for Cuomo or I didn't even know there was a race. When I asked why they would vote for Cuomo they had no educated response except that they knew of him. The problem here was money. Cuomo had roughly 48 million in his war chest while Astorino had a measly 5. With that huge financial gap he still put up a pretty good fight and made his name known to the people that actually cared to educate themselves and make a sound decision.

[philoshop]

Urbanites, academics, and hippies. Oh my!

We're coming to take you away. Hey,hey!

 

And on it goes folks.

 

The wizard is back.

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[Elmo]

How about the Koreans?  Lots of them in Queens.  I see lots of them being politically active, too.  Most of them have strong christian values, there are Korean churches everywhere, yet they must be voting democrat if Queens went for Cuomo by such an overwhelming margin??

 

Can only speak from my experience so I don't really know why the Koreans aren't going out to vote.

But this is what I see.  This is a breakdown of the demographics of my neighborhood.  Yet, I see only whites and blacks at the polling stations.  Heck, I see based on the demographics, I should be seeing 8 whites to every black there yet I see closer to a 4:1 ratio.  I've always said that other ethnicities lack their own version of Al Sharpton types to bring their people together.

[Elmo]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/05/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-is-re-elected-governor-of-new-york.html?ref=nyregion&_r=0

 

Mr. Cuomo’s victory came despite mixed feelings on the part of voters who, in interviews, frequently complained about the lack of an acceptable option. “He’s somewhat progressive as far as woman’s issues,” said Jeff Arberman, 58, an information technology programmer who voted in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. But he added that he mainly voted for Mr. Cuomo because he saw him as “the lesser of two evils.”

[BizCT]

I am in my young 30's and live in Brooklyn. I voted for Astorino, and the majority of people my age whether friends, associates or co-workers did not vote. I agree with the above mentioned comment that stated younger people were more eager to vote, but I think that was solely for the presidential election. When I did speak to people about voting for governor the answer I got was I probably would vote for Cuomo or I didn't even know there was a race. When I asked why they would vote for Cuomo they had no educated response except that they knew of him. The problem here was money. Cuomo had roughly 48 million in his war chest while Astorino had a measly 5. With that huge financial gap he still put up a pretty good fight and made his name known to the people that actually cared to educate themselves and make a sound decision.

 

+ 1.

 

I'm 30, live in Westchester and work in NYC. I personally do not know anyone who voted. None of my friends voted, none of family member voted, nobody I work with voted, etc.  Nobody around here is concerned about the anything politics-wise. Times and $$ are much much better than they were in 2008-2009, so everyone is fairly happy. I'm not happy about the SAFE act, but besides not being able to buy ammo online it hasn't really affected me. I don't follow politics, and the only thing that bothers me about NYS is the crazy housing prices and taxes. It sucks to have to pay $500k for a crappy old house on an 1/8 of an acre and then pay $20-$30k per year in taxes for a good school district. I've looked around at other states and weighed my options, but ultimately, working in NYC gives me the opportunity to go on multiple vacations per year, etc. If I picked up and moved somewhere that $50K/year salary meant living a like a king, I would most likely be stuck there year-round.

[ants]

+ 1.

 

I'm 30, live in Westchester and work in NYC. I personally do not know anyone who voted. None of my friends voted, none of family member voted, nobody I work with voted, etc.  Nobody around here is concerned about the anything politics-wise. Times and $$ are much much better than they were in 2008-2009, so everyone is fairly happy. I'm not happy about the SAFE act, but besides not being able to buy ammo online it hasn't really affected me. I don't follow politics, and the only thing that bothers me about NYS is the crazy housing prices and taxes. It sucks to have to pay $500k for a crappy old house on an 1/8 of an acre and then pay $20-$30k per year in taxes for a good school district. I've looked around at other states and weighed my options, but ultimately, working in NYC gives me the opportunity to go on multiple vacations per year, etc. If I picked up and moved somewhere that $50K/year salary meant living a like a king, I would most likely be stuck there year-round.

If you're unhappy about the SAFE Act, high taxes and high housing costs why not vote and at least make an attempt to change all that crap? I know.. you don't think that your one vote will make any difference. If half the people who thought like you, would vote for change I think you would see at least a little movement.

[nyantler]

It would be interesting to know how many members of this forum did not vote and why... I bet its a majority.

 

[Culvercreek hunt club]

It would be interesting to know how many members of this forum did not vote and why... I bet its a majority.

I wish you could find out. Good luck getting many to admit it. Or even better. How many actually voted FOR Cuomo.

[BizCT]

I am a registered republican, but did not vote. Never voted in my life.

[Culvercreek hunt club]

I am a registered republican, but did not vote. Never voted in my life.

And sound proud about the fact.