January 8, 2010 – Credico Blasts Schumer for Bossism
January 8, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Randy Credico Credico2010@gmail.com 212 924 6980
CREDICO BLASTS SCHUMER FOR BOSSISM
New York – U.S. Senatorial candidate, Randy Credico today blasted Senator Chuck Schumer’s efforts to convince former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. not to challenge Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.
“Why is Schumer opposed to open Democratic primaries,” said Credico. “Why should Schumer dictate who the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate is?”
“This smacks of old time Tammany style bossism,” said Credico. “Why shouldn’t Democratic Primary voters decide who to nominate?”
“Is Schumer afraid that Ford will suck-up the special interest campaign contributions that Schumer thinks belong to him?,” said Credico. “I urge Harold Ford to make the race and ignore pressure from boss Schumer not to offer New York Democrats a choice.”
“By contrast the venerated late Senator from Wisconsin, Robert LaFollette, broke up rather than built up his state’s trust-dominated political system and fought for a primary election campaign in Wisconsin which effectively destroyed the political machine there that Schumer, in this instance, is so eager to preserve. The result is that today’s Wisconsin enjoys the public service of two independent, unbought Senators while we are forced to endure a political system in our state which is characterized by mediocrity and an allegiance to corporate interests. Schumer apparently believes that the United States Senate is some sort of stateside House of Lords which is best known for the lifetime tenure of its members.”
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