Perhaps my previous remarks have been too subtle to convey the crux of my argument. For the sake of exposition, let me begin by stating I agree with you – denying an opponent the endorsement of a particular party can be a good thing.

…however…

(1) Judges are supposed to uphold the law.

(2) WFP is arguably in violation of election laws.

(3) NYS Attorney General Andrew Cuomo (a Democrat) has opened up an investigation into the activities of ACORN in NY.

(4) WFP = ACORN = Data and Field Services

Considering all of these items, my point is simply that a Republican judge, specifically Judge DeMarco, shouldn’t be involved in any way with a criminal enterprise like the WFP, certainly not with respect to an upcoming election when the Democrats are currently investigating them!

I submit the proper course of action would be to have nothing to do with WFP at all. Judge DeMarco should distance himself from the WFP and decline to be their candidate for the aforementioned reasons. Honestly, if Barack Obama sees fit to distance himself from ACORN (as well as the congress and other federal agencies) then that should be a signal for anyone with a modicum of common sense to do the same. After all, it’s the principled thing to do. Having the endorsement of a bunch of union-backed criminals bent on perverting and controlling the election process to further their own radical leftist agenda is simply not a good thing no matter how one may attempt to spin it.

It’s not only bad for Judge DeMarco, but it’s ultimately bad for America.

I actually had what I strongly believe was one stop at my door for a Dem candidate. When I asked where they were from, he said “the City.” When I said that I used to live there and what neighborhood they lived in (City folks go by “neighborhoods”) the person actually said “I live on Main Street.” I then asked North or South Main and the supposed “local Democrat supporter” replied “South.”

That’s right Monroe County voters, there’s a person from “South Main Street” helping Democrat candidates this year!

So much for the Dems getting “local” people to help them with their campaigns in “local” elections.

I understand that there may be a tactical advantage for DeMarco because he won both the Independence and WFP primaries – denying an opponent the backing of additional parties is certainly advantageous. I’m just trying to understand how it makes sense to make an ally of a party that is arguably in violation of NY State campaign finance laws.

As a judge, I would expect him to fight against the very kind of disrespect for the law that the WFP embodies. What am I missing here?

I can’t believe McCarthy fell asleep at the switch and blew the primary race. He also lost the Independence primary. Not a good track record so far.

I expect McCarthy to lose in the general. It doesn’t seem like he works very hard compared to DeMarco. This’ll be a good win for the GOP, especially near the top of the ticket.

http://stonezone.com/article.php?id=277

As an aside, I’m wondering why Judge DeMarco hasn’t distanced himself from them:

http://www.judgedemarco.com/CampaignNews/Detail/?id=1

Why would any clear-thinking conservative candidate, especially one who is involved in the legal system, even think about an alliance with these folks?