It's one thing to represent your district. It is a totally different story to cast a vote based on political circumstances.
NYS has a 93% reelection rate for its state legislators; incumbents spend on average 10xs more than challengers in the Assembly and the Senate.
Then we wonder why we have the country's worst state government.
Governor Spitzer may be the only noble state official we have and the media is turning on him. Why? Because he is a badass who refuses to play by their shitty rules.
It's one thing to represent your district. It is a totally different story to cast a vote based on political circumstances.
NYS has a 93% reelection rate for its state legislators; incumbents spend on average 10xs more than challengers in the Assembly and the Senate.
Then we wonder why we have the country's worst state government.
Governor Spitzer may be the only noble state official we have and the media is turning on him. Why? Because he is a badass who refuses to play by their shitty rules.