Nassau, NY Republicans take back legislature

Source: Newsday

In a stunning upset, Nassau Republicans regained control of the county legislature for the first time in a decade.

"We have lost, in my judgment, the majority in the Nassau County Legislature," said Jay Jacobs, chairman of the Nassau Democratic Party.

The defeat came for Democrats when Republican Howard Kopel beat five-term Democrat Jeff Toback in last night's elections, giving the GOP a 10-9 control with several races that remained too close to call.

"Politics is a cyclical business. We will continue to persevere and we will continue to represent the values and principals of the Democratic Party," Jacobs said.

Kopel, 58, who opposed any further tax increases, campaigned on the promise that he would work to repeal the 2.5 percent sales tax recently imposed on home heating fuel.


Read more: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/nassau/nassau-republicans-take-back-legislature-1.1567448

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Kopel didn't win because of the "tax increase." He won because the Democrat Toback is lazy and Kopel is demographically a suitable pick.

In a few weeks I will be moving back to Nassau to live for a while.....

::sigh::

:pals:

Moving from Maine (where the haters just won) to Nassua, which is now run by rethugs....

UGH!

I thought they were always reliably blue, what happened?

(Where's a Suozzi when you need them?)

If the Ds voted that one in, they deserve to lose. Talk about a regressive tax, that about takes the cake - not only regressive, but applied not to a "choice" item but to a life necessity.

:yawn:

leading 48.1% - 48% (415 votes). He was seen as a prospective Gov candidate down the road.

beats out the republican.

Now that's what I'd call "stunning upset". But hey, darn that librul media.