Nyc Candidates 2005

Intent: be similar to Presidential Candidates 2004.

There are a number of NYC elections in 2005.

The Democratic Party is so strong here, that the Democratic primary is the real election for pretty much everything except Mayor.

Libertarian Party candidates: http://www.manhattanlp.org/elections.htm

Some issues: not necessarily relevant to each position

• return of Civil Liberty

• support for Middle Class: Educating Kids In Nyc (School Choice!), Real Estate/Hous Ing costs, Mass Transit quality, personal Income Tax levels, Public Safety (Crime Rate)

• SmallCo issues: Real Estate (office, Small Retail) costs; sanitation service quality/cost; Street Traffic congestion (deliveries); tax rates; Red Tape; Trade Guild regulations (licensing to be a hair-stylist, etc.)

• any Referen Dum planned?

Mayor Of Nyc: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_mayoral_election,_2005

• Mike Bloomberg:

• Audrey Silk (Libertarian) http://www.audreysilkfornycmayor.com/

• Gifford Miller http://www.millerfornewyork.com/

  • pissed away $1.6M tax dollars on mailng to pimp himself

• VirginiaFields http://www.newyorkers4fields.com/main.cfm?actionId=globalShowStaticContent&screenKey=cndIssues

  • shot herself in foot with pseudo-diversity Photo Shop http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/story/325580p-278290c.html |brochure

• Freddy Ferrer old-school machine hack

• Anthony Weiner http://www.anthonyweiner.com/

• http://www.dfnyc.org/cms/node/86571

Public Advocate: http://www.dfnyc.org/cms/node/86656

• incumbent Betsy Gotbaum

• Andrew Rasiej http://www.advocatesforrasiej.com/

• Norman Siegel: http://www.norman2005.com If I was the public advocate, I would holding hearings on the use of Eminent Domain. was at NYCLU.

• Jim Lesczynski (Libertarian) is that nut with the guns-for-tots gag.

Manhattan Borough President http://www.dfnyc.org/cms/node/86657

Manhattan District Attorney http://www.dfnyc.org/cms/node/86917

City Council (District 2: East Village): http://www.dfnyc.org/cms/node/86836

• Claudia Flanagan (Libertarian? running as Dem)

• after the election, they'll have to elect a new Speaker to replace Gifford Miller because of Term Limits.

Other positions?

What about New York State?

• Governor election is in 2006 - Eliot Spitzer vs Chuck Schumer?

The Observer's ThePolitickers blog by Ben Smith http://www.observer.com/thepoliticker/politicker.html

Daily Gotham http://www.dailygotham.com/

http://www.nydoneright.com/