Thursday, July 31, 2014

Can Ortt Win?

As Rob Ortt makes the rounds as a candidate for New York State Senate, the question is, can he win? Ortt seems to be a pretty affable guy, and is well liked in North Tonawanda, where he serves as mayor. He's young and good looking, which will work in his favor, especially with the ladies. He's a veteran who served in Afghanistan, and his anti-SAFE Act position will help him in the rural parts of the district. He hasn't made any mistakes as the chief exec of NT, and he's respected among his peers.

Ortt is facing a GOP primary from Gia Arnold, a right-wing gun nut from Orleans County, whose support comes from the likes of Rus Thompson, a guy who's famous for wearing one of those idiotic revolutionary war costumes and serving jail time for a hit and run. There are few people on the planet who actually think Arnold will win. After Ortt disposes of the 24 year-old mother with three kids who wants to play politics, he'll face Johnny Destino, who continues to strive for some level of importance, but won't ever be anything more than a school board member. Oh, and two years ago, Destino was a Tea Party conservative, who all of the sudden is a die hard Democrat who agrees with everything Andrew Cuomo and communist Bill DeBlasio spew. No, that's a problem, Johnny. Theeeeeeere's Johnny, heading straight into another loss.

Fortunately for Ortt, he's probably going to win the seat by default. He's lucky that the Democrats didn't persuade Destino to drop out and substitute someone like Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour, a popular and amiable guy who would be a real problem for Ortt and the GOP. Personally, I'm not voting for anyone who likes Notre Dame, so that's one less vote for Ortt.

Just kidding, I'll vote for Ortt, because I know how critical it is to keep this seat out of the hands of New York City liberals; and because Arnold and Destino have no business serving in Albany. So, the answer is, yes - Ortt can win, and probably will. 

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