(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . NY-03 Weapons Grade Political Malpractice [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.'] Date: 2024-01-12 It’s NY state so I’d revert to my old standby “Can’t anybody play this game”? But the current “campaign” of NY-03 Dem Candidate Tom Suozzi – no doubt egged on by the most tone-deaf NY political leader of the last half century Jay Jacobs – falls so far short of any grasp of the political landscape of the moment, it borders on “Dude, where’s my car” levels of ineptitude. The current political landscape provides the most fertile ground in 50 years (i.e. Nixon backlash) for any Democratic candidate. Now add to that the fact that this district is the intersection of a portion of Queens, NY (hence urban demo) and Western Nassau County which is probably the original birthplace of the term “Soccer Mom”. But here we are, about to throw away a district Biden won by 10 points because we just can’t get out of our own way. The “trigger” for this screaming rant (can my keyboard ‘scream”) was the pair of campaign flyers that hit my mailbox – I’m a NY-03 constituent – one from the GOP candidate and one from Tom Suozzi. Of ALL the “issues” that a Dem can be pounding on, can be leaning into and should be just pummeling the Living Sh*t out of any GOP-er with, guess which Dem-favorable issues took up the entire Campaign Message on Suozzi’s flyer for a New York Sub-urb? Can you guess? Crime and Immigration! Are you F*cking Kidding me. Are Suozzi and Jacobs (“S&J”) spending all day watching Faux News? Are NY Dems so afraid of being labeled real Democrats after having the worst GOP congressional candidate – perhaps of all time in Southern NY (and that’s saying something) – eat their lunch in the 2022 election? I mean it’s one thing to come close to losing the New York Governorship to – one of the most anti-telegenic weasel-y GOPers we’ve seen here in a long time – Lee Zeldin. But actually getting your ass handed to you by George Santos – especially in retrospective review of his “flaws” as a candidate – has got to be ranked among the most politically incompetent campaigns of all time. And now they’re doing it all over again. Clearly the phrase “Lesson Learned” after Santos, is a foreign language in the 2024 Dem Party in NY. I mean, look at all we have to campaign on, from the support of the “Tourists” of January 6th, to the indoctrination into the Cult of Mar-a-Lago, to reproductive rights and women’s rights, white nationalism and white Christian dominion-ism to the required cozying up to the “Burn it all down” colleagues and the need to vote with them – all a prerequisite of being a GOP House member these last 10 years. The list is endless. Go watch a few Jamie Raskin highlights as inspiration FFS! Or here - run something thematically aligned with this timely tid-bit from just this morning: “.... Gov. Chris Sununu saying he would support [ALL GOP elected officials MUST Support] Trump if he’s the nominee even if he’s a convicted felon. No matter what you may think about Joe Biden [Dem candidate Suozzi], this is an incredulous acknowledgement of the rock bottom of where the GOP is today & why the 2024 election matters. The pundits & allies will say “he has to say this” but the damage this does to our country as a whole should matter more.” I mean all the cards have been dealt and – from the Dem perspective we’re sitting on 2 face cards and the dealer is showing 16. Leave it to the NY Dem ‘brain trust’ to say “hit me”. I mean W – T – actual – F*** - You can’t make this sh*t up. BE BETTER! P.S. – I’ve met both S&J in person and went to the same High School as Suozzi and have had several interactions with him over the years. They’re both decent guys. As far as politicians go, Suozzi’s on the better side of things – especially coming from a legacy political family on Long Island. My personal disposition (outside of this forum) is one of not being overly critical – I’m ‘all-in’ on collaborative problem solving. But I can’t be part of the solution in this special election as the teams are on the field. So I’ll rant and scream and do so at the top of my voice (hitting the keyboard a bit too hard in passionate acting-out) for only ONE REASON. 2024 – as an election year – is THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTORAL YEAR for American Democracy since the time of FDR. And I just can’t be a silent spectator while watching our Democracy take a path toward #fail# in the hands of people that should be at a fast-food counter asking “Do you want fries with that?”, not engaging in serious politics. 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