Local Candidates Unaffected by Obama Enthusiasm

While the man at the top of the GOP ticket may have walked away without a win, it was otherwise a night full of victory speeches for our Broome GOP candidates.

Sure to be at the top of everyone's mind, Debbie Preston's vivacious victory speech gave the crowd quite a thrill.  After a long campaign against challenger Tarik Abdelazim, who insisted on setting a negative tone from the start, the humor-filled speech was a welcome relief.

Senator Libous was on hand too to celebrate his victory against second-time challenger John Orzel.  Keeping true to his wife, Fran's, "break a leg" request, he made his acceptance speech crutch-bound after a slight accident days earlier.

The Broome Legislature's GOP Majority strengthened their previous gains with several wins across the board, notably with Scott Baker's upset over incumbent Steve Herz.

Congratulations are also in order for Rep. Richard Hanna who bested longtime Hinchey affiliate Dan Lamb as well as Rose Sotak, who held on to the Town of Union Supervisor's office against five-time office holder Jack Cheevers.

Preview: Election Night In Downtown Binghamton

Mark your calendars!

The Broome County GOP is planning to do Election Night (11/6) the right way at the Downtown Binghamton Holiday Inn Arena.

Starting at 8:00 PM, Wild 104's Louie G will spin some classic sounds as guests watch national and local returns come in on mega-sized screens while enjoying snacks and a mixed open and cash bar.

Stay tuned for more details!

Chairman Dave Gets Tough on NYS Assembly's "Culture of Perversion"

Broome County GOP Chairman Dave Hamlin pulled no punches in critiquing Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo's handling of the "culture of perversion" scandal rocking the State Assembly.

The controversy revolves around the use of over $100,000 in taxpayer money being used by Assembly Speaker Sheldon "Shelly" Silver to keep victims of Assemblyman Vito Lopez's sexual harassment escapades from going public.

Many Democrat politicians, like Ms. Lupardo, have been shy about speaking out against fellow Democrat Sheldon Silver.

But that's not the way we do things here in Broome County.  If you're not shy about speaking out against the "culture of perversion" against women in Albany, click below to make your voice heard:

http://www.fireshelly.com/#!home/mainPage

Don't Forget Thursday 9/13 is State & Local Primary Day!

Don't forget that Thursday, September 13 is State & Local Primary Day in New York State!

Visit the Broome County Board of Elections website for details like polling locations and who'll be on the ballot this time around.

Abdelazim's Campaign Defiant Over Repeated Election Law Breaches

GOP Chair Dave Hamlin recently laid out a scathing break-down of the repeated violations in local and State election law committed by the Abdelazim campaign.

From ignoring local regulations on lawn sign placement, to holding illegal fundraisers and hiding campaign expenditures, one thing's clear: "...Abdelazim either doesn't understand the law, or won't follow the law."

We're not sure which is worse...

Numbers Don't Lie: Obama's Presidency

During the midst of election season, it can be hard to sift through all the hype and get to the facts.

So we thought we'd share this by-the-numbers breakdown of Obama's first term, before and after.

Decide for yourself how you think the last four years have gone...

"You Didn't Build That!"

President Obama's assertion in a recent speech that the "pull yourself up by the bootstraps" value-system America was founded on is, in fact, a fallacy has caused quite an uproar.  And the national GOP is going to make sure he, and the American public, is reminded of that.