Obama vs. Paterson
Sep. 21st, 2009 02:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ceebeegeeSo apparently a representative of Obama's had what was supposed to be a private chat with "Governor" Paterson to advise him to to run for re-election.
I can understand not liking this on principle, but 1) the President of the US is also the de facto head of his own party, which duties include strategizing for upcoming elections, and 2) Paterson is TERRIBLE. My cat Tatiana would be a better Governor than he is. He is indecisive, foolish, disloyal, commands no respect in Albany and as a result cannot effect much (cf. the deadlock), high-maintenance and completely concerned with drama and making himself look good. He is TERRIBLE.
I actually probably wouldn't hate Guiliani for Governor--I can't stand him personally but he is certainly a decent leader, and he's really not that conservative--but it's a question of Democratic strategy. If Paterson did indeed get the nomination (*shudder*), I probably just wouldn't vote in that race. I cannot in principle vote for Paterson. However if Cuomo got the nomination, I would certainly vote for him over Guiliani.
I can understand not liking this on principle, but 1) the President of the US is also the de facto head of his own party, which duties include strategizing for upcoming elections, and 2) Paterson is TERRIBLE. My cat Tatiana would be a better Governor than he is. He is indecisive, foolish, disloyal, commands no respect in Albany and as a result cannot effect much (cf. the deadlock), high-maintenance and completely concerned with drama and making himself look good. He is TERRIBLE.
I actually probably wouldn't hate Guiliani for Governor--I can't stand him personally but he is certainly a decent leader, and he's really not that conservative--but it's a question of Democratic strategy. If Paterson did indeed get the nomination (*shudder*), I probably just wouldn't vote in that race. I cannot in principle vote for Paterson. However if Cuomo got the nomination, I would certainly vote for him over Guiliani.
