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As a former LI'er, I must say I am not only surprised but stunned that Curran lost. From my perspective, she seemed on a path to righting what was/is wrong in Nassau County. I was impressed with what she had done and her reporting via newsletters seemed to be going in the right direction. I am out of LI for 9 years now so obviously I have missed a lot but we still have family there and I also watch what is going on via the news.
I voted all democrat, including Curran. But I think she deserves to loose. I was following her on twitter for years, and a huge number of her tweets were about the long islanders, their games, and their new stadium. Very unprofessional.
And second, she has huge resources in terms of police, but in the last few years Nassau county became lawless.
Edit: also she did nothing in terms of environment, cheering herself for protecting a golf course.
I am not so shocked by Curran's loss.
I didn't expect such a red wave nationwide, but I think the sole issue for her was reassessment.
Her plan raised taxes for people who grieved, often in higher income areas and we know those areas tend to vote in higher numbers. That includes Democrats and I think there was a sticker shock for folks who perennially grieved and won prior to her and are now seeing huge increases during the 5 year phase in period. The communities which benefitted greatly from reassessment often don't come out to vote. We can argue the merits of whether her plan was fair, but folks vote with their wallet on this issue.
The DA races in both counties should worry Democrats much more. Nassau was a blowout and it looks like a good chunk of folks split the ticket (voted for Curran but then Donnelly) which means that the Dems strategy on law and order issues isn't resonating not only with Republicans, but suburban Dems as well.
As a former LI'er, I must say I am not only surprised but stunned that Curran lost. From my perspective, she seemed on a path to righting what was/is wrong in Nassau County. I was impressed with what she had done and her reporting via newsletters seemed to be going in the right direction. I am out of LI for 9 years now so obviously I have missed a lot but we still have family there and I also watch what is going on via the news.
What is it she has done to improve anyone's lives?
I voted all democrat, including Curran. But I think she deserves to loose. I was following her on twitter for years, and a huge number of her tweets were about the long islanders, their games, and their new stadium. Very unprofessional.
And second, she has huge resources in terms of police, but in the last few years Nassau county became lawless.
Edit: also she did nothing in terms of environment, cheering herself for protecting a golf course.
The DA races in both counties should worry Democrats much more. Nassau was a blowout and it looks like a good chunk of folks split the ticket (voted for Curran but then Donnelly) which means that the Dems strategy on law and order issues isn't resonating not only with Republicans, but suburban Dems as well.
Yes i agree. I found the results encouraging and was happy to learn so many on LI care about law and order. I don’t want to live somewhere unsafe.
That said, I’m not heartless; I think it’s really difficult for someone who has been to prison and there has to be a pathway back to a productive life once the sentence has been served. I don’t have a ready solution but the answer is clearly not “don’t arrest or punish someone in the first place”.
Great day for GOP just a total smackdown of democrats on LI!
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