Nassau County Dem. Party wants to nominate a repub for DA over good Dems.

[Renew Deal]

This is rumor and word on the street. The word is that Jay Jacobs (chairman) and the Nassau County Democratic Party want to endorse 8 time incumbent Republican Denis Dillon over any dems. Denis Dillon is a former Dem that switched parties because the Dems decided to add "abortion is a womans God given right" to the local platform. He switched in 1988. Dillon has ignored problems at abortion clinics with protesters and also molestation charges in the Rockville Centre Catholic church. Dillon is from RVC.

The only Dem candidate that is all in is Cindy Kouril. www.ck4da.com

She is a very good, solid, progressive, pro-choice Dem and a tough prosecutor. She will be a terrific candidate. I believe that party would have to try to push Dillon through the NCDC convention on June 1st. That will create a revolt and a major floor fight leading to either no party designation or some real ugly shit.

Something is up here. Why would the NCDC sell out a race they can win to the pukes? What does Dillon have on Suozzi, Jacobs or anyone else? What are the Republicans giving in exchange? I have to wonder.

[FourStarDemocrat]

1. Must be some sort of a backroom deal...

I'm sorry to learn about this. Maybe a letterwriting campaign directed to Jay Jacobs and others is in order? There is no reason why that should happen. I'm also disappointed that the Nassau County democrats are unable time and time again to give Pete King a good fight for his incumbent seat.

[Renew Deal]

2. There is a 70,000 repub voter advantage for King.

And it's increadibly tough to beat an incumbent congressional repub. NCDC is not good at running many campaigns and they don't provide any training or insight to the lower levels.

[LiberalFighter]

3. The precinct people should remove the chair

[nedbal]

4. http://www.voy.com/48045/437.html

Subject Author Date
Pete King STILL Supports I R A Terrorists (NT) Anonymous 02:46:50 03/15/05 Tue
Please stop lying -- Anonymous, 21:58:44 03/15/05 Tue
He's STILL meeting with them this week STILL - - -- Anonymous, 01:43:44 03/16/05 Wed
he supported TERRORISTS - KILLERS -- Anonymous, 10:56:10 03/16/05 Wed
you leave out the part where he's meeting with them -- Anonymous, 01:54:31 03/16/05 Wed
Supported the terrorists for years, hard to break a habit -- Anonymous, 02:18:48 03/16/05 Wed
Where you been, he's been pimping for the IRA -- Anonymous, 06:12:00 03/21/05 Mon
What funding -- Anonymous, 08:34:14 03/21/05 Mon
Where is the factual basis? -- Anonymous, 05:18:19 03/18/05 Fri
King meet with the IRA THIS WEEK..... STILL -- Anonymous, 07:26:07 03/18/05 Fri
"Meeting" is different from "support" -- Anonymous, 10:44:56 03/18/05 Fri

[DaveinMD]

5. the IRA

are freedom fighters fighting against an illegal occupatio of their homeland. More people have been killed by protestant paramilitaries than the IRA. Secondly, the DUP didn't even sign the good friday agreement. Attack Peter King about many things, but not this.

[BamaLefty]

6. Bingo

Can Jacobs sorry ass!

[Deaniac20]

8. Tom Suozzi looks good

I will be an intern for his reelection campaign this summer. He goes up for reelection every year and has been winning since 2000 or 1999. he is the country exec for long island, which is registered repug 2 to 1.

[Renew Deal]

7. Well it looks like the Dems wised up.

Nassau Dems to support own for DA

BY MONTE R. YOUNG AND RICK BRAND
STAFF WRITERS

April 12, 2005

Fearing the loss of the party's "core" supporters, Nassau Democratic leaders yesterday backed away from a cross-endorsement of District Attorney Denis Dillon, a Republican with staunch anti-abortion views who is seeking his ninth term this fall as the county's top law enforcer.

Instead, Nassau County Democratic Party chairman Jay Jacobs said in an interview he intends to throw his support behind Kathleen Rice, an assistant U.S. attorney in Philadelphia. Rice, 41, a Garden City native, is expected to resign her federal post and move back to Long Island to make the race, Democrats said.

"I have decided to recommend to the Democratic committee, that they not endorse Denis Dillon, and recommend that the party endorse Kathleen Rice," Jacobs told Newsday.

Jacob's endorsement sets up a possible floor fight at the Democratic convention in May or a party primary in September between Rice and Cynthia A. Kouril, a partner in the firm of Robert L. Folks & Associates who announced several weeks ago that she is also seeking the nod for district attorney.
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http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-lida0412,0,3553046,print.story