Editors Note:
This came in an e-mail from Koppellforsenate@gmail.
I am sure this will generate many replies.
Candidate
Oliver Koppell demanded Republican-enabling Jeff Klein forgo any
attempt at securing the Republican ballot line in the 2014 elections.
In
2012, Jeff Klein simultaneously ran for re-election to the state senate
as a Democrat and a Republican. After the 2012 election, even though
Democrats earned an outright majority, Klein defected, empowering the
Senate Republican Conference in exchange for a Leadership position, more
member item money and an increased staff payroll.
Recent reports indicate
Klein has decided to decline to run on the Republican line for the 2014
election. However, even if Jeff Klein initially refuses the line there
is another option for Klein and his Republican allies. They could gather
petitions for a "placeholder" candidate who could then be replaced on
the ballot in favor of Mr. Klein following his defeat in September
Democratic primary.
“Jeff
Klein has proven he will say anything to win election, but then will do
something completely different after the election to empower himself and
disenfranchise Democratic voters” stated Senate Candidate Oliver
Koppell. "If
Jeff Klein believes his rejection of the Democratic Party benefits New
Yorkers, then why is he now making such a show of rejecting the
Republican ballot line this year? Is it because Klein’s political ally,
former Bronx Republican Chairman Jay Savino, is going to federal prison
for trying to sell the Republican ballot line to Klein’s other
political ally Malcolm Smith? Malcolm Smith will stand trial next
month, but neither Klein nor Savino have ever explained why or how
Savino authorized Klein to receive the Republican ballot line in 2012.
Democrats have a right to know what Klein promised and what Savino got
in exchange.”
“No
good Democrat would ever dream of running as both a Democrat and
Republican. Given the damage Klein’s sleazy backroom deal has caused to
progressive concerns, what would be more appropriate is for Klein to
run as a Republican in 2014 and to turn down the Democratic line, since
he is a traitor to the Democratic Party, and has delivered nothing more
than half-measures and broken promises" Koppell concluded.
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Oliver Koppell has
served the voters of New York as a State Assemblyman, New York City
Councilmember and as State Attorney General. While in the City
York. Prior to serving as the 61st Attorney
General for the State of New York, Mr. Koppell represented the
residents of the Bronx in the State Assembly where he was the Chair of
the Judiciary Committee. Following his service in the State Assembly,
Oliver Koppell was elected to the New York City Council where he served
from 2002 to 2013.
For more information on Oliver Koppell’s campaign, please visit: www.Oliverkoppell.com
