Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Bishop campaign fires back after being knocked around at Altschuler press conference in Southampton.
Standing in front of an empty storefront on County Road 39 in Southampton, his opponent's hometown, congressional candidate Randy Altschuler explained Monday why he is again challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop after a narrow defeat two years ago. “I decided to seek a rematch with Congressman Bishop this year because many of the problems that spurred me to run in 2010 still exist,” said Altschuler, R-St. James. “In fact, they’ve gotten worse.” Altschuler was there to present his "10-Point Jobs Plan for Long Island," an addition to his campaign that he didn't have in 2010. He envisions Suffolk County becoming the Silicon Valley of the East Coast. Altschuler’s plan calls for: Altschuler also says he will form a small business advisory…
Friday, May 4, 2012
Congressional challenger is coming to Southampton on Monday.
In three successive press conferences on Monday, Republican congressional candidate Randy Altschuler plans to roll out his jobs plan, starting with a 9 a.m. conference in Southampton — the hometown of Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop. The kick-off will be at the 819 County Road 39 shopping center, with East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson, Southampton Town Councilman Chris Nuzzi and members of the Southampton Business Alliance, according to a statement from the Altschuler campaign. "The 10-point plan addresses the economy and how to bring business and jobs back to Long Island and the First Congressional District," said Diana Weir, Altschuler's campaign manager. "It's a comprehensive solution-based program." “Long Island’s …
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Saturday, March 31, 2012
April 24 primary is going to have much more weight than previously expected. Who are you going to support?
Back when the Republican presidential campaign started there weren't many who thought New York would have much of an effect on who gets the nomination. But with the GOP candidates trading wins in battleground states, the 95 delegates up for grabs on April 24 have become a big prize. Over the next month, Patch will be telling the local stories coming out of the Republican campaign's run through New York. And if you think you have a great idea for the coverage, email me at henry@patch.com. But to kick this off, let's get a sense of where our readers stand on the candidates. Please answer our poll and leave your comments below.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Altschuler camp is excited about the endorsement while Bishop says he has prevailed in the past without needing the Independence Party line.
The 2012 race in New York's First Congressional District is poised to be a repeat of 2010, with Republican Randy Altschuler challenging incumbent Democrat Tim Bishop, but there will be one big difference that could prove to be the deciding factor. This year, the Independence Party has granted its ballot line to Altschuler after backing Bishop in 2010, when Bishop, of Southampton, fended off Altschuler, of St. James, by just 583 votes. Frank MacKay, the county and state chairman of the Independence Party, said Wednesday that Altschuler was chosen for his business background. Altschuler is the co-founder of CloudBlue, which provides recycling services for electronic equipment, and he was the CEO and co-founder of OfficeTiger, an outsourcing …
Saturday, March 24, 2012
A round-up of reader's thoughts on the Randy Altschuler's Independence Party enforcement.
Patch readers had a lot to say about an announcment this week that Republican Congressional candidate Randy Altschuler received the endorsement of the Independence Party — a party line that Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop had in 2010 when Altschuler narrowly lost to him. Bishop received 7,370 votes on the Independence Line, while he ended ahead of Altschuler by just 583 votes. The following is a round-up of what our readers had to say. Keep the conversation going and post your thoughts in the comment section below. highhatsize wrote, "Perhaps in years past the Independence Party endorsement was important. However, its recent history of reversing local branches' endorsements and imposing its own make it clear that it is wholly a creature …
Thursday, March 22, 2012
Independence Party switches from 2010 endorsement of the Democratic incumbent to 2012 endorsement of repeat Republican challenger Randy Altschuler.
Republican Congressional candidate Randy Altschuler this week received the endorsement of the Independence Party — a party line that Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop had in 2010 when Altschuler narrowly lost to him. Altschuler, of St. James, has the Conservative Party endorsement as well, but must still defeat George Demos, of Brookhaven, in a primary before he can have a rematch with Bishop, a five-term congressman from Southampton. Altschuler and Bishop's 2010 matchup was the last decided congressional race in the nation, 36 days after Election Day, with just hundreds of votes separating them. Bishop received 7,370 votes on the Independence Line in 2010, while he ended ahead of Altschuler by just 583 votes. “The shift of support is seen …
Friday, March 2, 2012
Congressional candidate George Demos targets rivals over gas prices.
We've reached the day gasoline costs more on Long Island than anywhere else in America. But when we asked our leaders, "What are you going to do about it?" they only seemed to hear: "What are you going to say about it to keep me off your back?" Call it Beltway Tinnitus: Consultants, party bosses and special interests ringing in a politician's ears and drowning out the voice of the people. Randy Altschuler may have early onset of the condition, because he has yet to say a single word on this crisis. Maybe that's because, until recently, he was a card-carrying member of the Green Party — the radical, left-wing fringe that fantasizes about hiking the gas tax. When Randy joined the Greens in 2000, their platform actually called for punishing …
Monday, February 20, 2012
Congressional candidate also gets support of the East Hampton Conservatives and Tea Party.
East Hampton's Republican elected officials and representatives of the town's Republican, Conservative and Tea Party committees, officially endorsed Randy B. Altschuler in his race for the first Congressional District on Friday at the village's Hook Mill. Supervisor Bill Wilkinson, Republican council members Theresa Quigley and Dominick Stanzione, were on hand to support Altschuler, of St. James, in his second bid to take the seat from Rep. Tim Bishop, D-Southampton. George Demos is also running in the 2012 race. East Hampton Town Conservative Party chairman Vincent Downing, East End Tea Party chairwoman Lynda Edwards and newly appointed town Republican committee chairman Kurt Kappel joined them in kicking off the campaign season.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
John Bouvier responds to congressional candidate's op-ed on Obama's contraception insurance rule for Catholic organizations.
I recently became aware of an op-ed submitted By Mr. Randy Altschuler, aka “Outsourcer.” I say submitted because it is unclear if he is the one who actually wrote it. But, no matter, it is one of those pieces that so perfectly reflects the current Republican strategy: Vague and random chaos campaigning. It seems that Randy has now added an attack on women to his agenda. In his op-ed, he claims that President Obama has forced Catholic organizations to cover contraception costs for their employees. Where have you been Randy? Did you miss the press conference? Did you not understand what was said? Do you need a translator? And you have the nerve to call President Obama and our great Congressman Bishop hyper-partisan and openly attack them, as…
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Candidate for Congress says Catholic organizations should be exempt from federal rule that mandates the health plans they offer to cover birth control.
Randy M. Altschuler, a St. James businessman, is a Republican currently running against U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop for the 1st District Congressional seat. The following is a letter submitted by him. President Obama’s decision to force Catholic organizations to provide insurance plans for their employees that cover services like contraception – despite the fact that doing so would violate a major tenet of their faith – continues a callous disregard for our constitutionally-protected religious freedoms under this administration. Likewise, incumbent Congressman Tim Bishop’s failure to break from the President and stand up for his Catholic constituents when I challenged him to do so, highlight Tim Bishop’s unfortunate legacy as a hyper-partisan, …
Diana
9:32 am on Thursday, May 10, 2012
Randy is talking about the most important issue in the upcoming election and you say a man in a chicken suit is brilliant? That is the high level of intelligent discourse on serious issues from the blog rats! Scary. more ›