Reply #79: There is a paradox in your comments [View All]

Tasini already has 13% of the vote even though "he has been unable to raise a significant amount of money." That's getting into John Anderson and Ross Perot territory actually, and far far more than third party candidates for almost any race usually receive. But Tasini is not a third party candidate. He is officially on the ballot now to oppose Hillary Clinton in a Democratic State Primary for U.S. Senate. That represents real support from Democrats for a still little known opponent of Hillary Clinton, and she is one of the best known Democrats in American politics. Real support with very little money spent. To me that indicates that there are issues that Democrats in New York State have with how she is representing them, if a virtual unknown is already polling 13% against her having spent only a small fraction of the money she has to date inside New York State. To me that begs for a public debate.

And here is the kicker. It has only been official that there WILL be an official Democratic Primary for Hillary's seat for a few days now. People don't donate to a race that they don't even know is being held. The assumption almost everyone has been under is that Hillary will next face the voters in November, not September, and that the only choice will be between her and a Republican. People are just starting to hear that they will have an opportunity to vote for a Democratic alternative to Hillary Clinton.