1. NOT ANY *fusion* —

   more purge of non D/R shortly ???

2. NONPARTISAN exec/judic via Appv — pending Condorcet = RCV done right.

3. It should be noted that Fernando Mateo was the candidate in the Republican primary who ran and lost to Curtis Sliwa. Despite his campaign website acknowledging that he conceded, there doesn’t seem to be a reaction from him about still appearing in the general election.

4. I think the fact that the Green Party does not have a candidate in this election is indicative of a situation where the principles of ecological sustainability and associated policy positions have largely been absorbed by the Democratic Party and its allies. I also think many people who have voted for the Green Party in the past are having buyer’s remorse.

5. That’s why the People’s Party has become a thing, since their main argument is that forming a new party with a different name has a more relevant focus than just green politics. Though in this circumstance they can endorse the PSL candidate, which is something that they have done for other elections before.

6. Matteo conceded the Republican primary. I don’t know that he ever promised not to run with a pop up party. He’s a childhood associate of Sliwa and they are “frenemies” now.

7. The Greens are no longer qualified in New York. I don’t know if they attempted to petition on or not. If they did, they obviously failed. A name isn’t going to make a difference worth a hill of beans.

8. Too bad Yang stated out of the general. Adams is let’s say not that great and Sliwa is a clown who thankfully has no chance.

9. https://www.yahoo.com/news/cuomo-impeachment-investigation-head-warns-213600664.html

   Another NY Guv ROT story

10. Stayed, not stated.

11. Kathryn Garcia would also have been much better than Adams, an ex cop and ex Republican who actually lives in Jersey but pretends he still lives in Brooklyn (soon to be Manhattan, assuming he moves into or pretends to move into Gracie mansion). She, or Yang, or both, could have run under pop up parties in the general with rank choice, and not worried about splitting the vote and accidentally election sleazebag Sliwa as may have been the case in the past before rank choice this year.

12. Hopefully Cuomo is burnt toast and just does not realize it yet.

13. FAILURE OF LOCAL PARTIES TO DO A CORRECT BALLOT ACCESS CASE.

    LOCAL OFFICE – LOCAL ELECTION AREA

14. It’s a citywide office. They did something other than citywide petitions?

15. City council also being elected- 51 partisan gerrymander districts.

16. Yes, it is. I’m not sure what your point about local areas ballot access case is supposed to be.

17. EQUAL ballot access tests for ALL offices —

    largest to smallest election areas.

    Namely equal nom pets — to show some minimal support – any olde or newest party for legis bodies

    or nonpartisan exec/judic offices.

18. Oh, you mean third parties should sue because they have to have more signatures than major parties? That’s been upheld by many precedents. They sue over much more modest points of equity , and still frequently lose. This may come as a shock to you, but we aren’t playing on a level playing field in such court cases.

19. Demo Rep wants to eat pets again

20. Statewide Party votes have ZERO to do with each local office – having INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES.

    SCOTUS screwed up first major ballot access case in 1968- Williams v Rhodes –

    mere 53 years of more UNEQUAL ballot access ROT.

    Keeps BAN busy — tracking such added ROT.

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