Why is Crooked Collins retiring a good thing for us ?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Last edited Sat Aug 11, 2018, 02:47 PM - Edit history (1)

That's a heavily Republican district and a Republican who isn't a known crook will be harder to beat.





ON EDIT- The fact he retired also means he becomes less of a campaign issue as he's out of the public eye. It would have been better to keep him as a piñata. The fact he retired so quickly to me suggests he has some real criminal exposure.

[marylandblue]

1. His replacement won't have the advantage of incumbency or a big war chest

At the very least, this is another formerly safe seat the GOP will have to spend money to defend.

[lapfog_1]

2. They may not be able to remove his name from the ballot.

so there is that.

[Brother Buzz]

6. It's going to be a dog and pony show to get his name off the ballot

Under New York state election law, Collins' name could be taken off the ballot under certain narrowly defined circumstances that include death or being nominated for a different office.

He ain't dead.....yet......but the republicans are weighing all their options.

[Garrett78]

9. "He ain't dead.....yet......but the republicans are weighing all their options."

Including murder?

[Brother Buzz]

10. I'd suggest he stay far away from NY's Fifth Avenue for the foreseeable future

[Garrett78]

11. It won't matter if they ask Putin to "take care of him." No place will be safe.

[Brother Buzz]

12. Well, there's that too

Oh, but to be to be a fly on the wall in those smoke filled rooms.

[rogue emissary]

7. This is the best option for us.

Republicans having to do a write in campaign for the new candidate is a lot harder and costlier.

[lamsmy]

3. It's not about 1 district

Yes, his seat will stay in GOP hands. But these charges will add to the general feeling of disgust with the Trump swamp.

[TheCowsCameHome]

4. What Republican isn't a known crook?

Does such a thing even exist?

[beachbum bob]

5. an effective campaign could make GOP sweat as you go at their corruption and trust worthiness

[ooky]

8. I took it to mean he got pushed out

because he does have so much criminal exposure.

[Awsi Dooger]

13. I didn't know anyone was arguing it as a good thing

Granted, I didn't check the long thread but I assumed every post would express disappointment at this development.

You want an obvious crook to keep fighting and be on the defensive throughout, putting the district more in play and generally attaching even more negativity to the Republican side.

That district is not winnable with a replacement Republican on the ballot and is so lopsided I'm sure it won't matter if Collins' name remains on the ballot, which I gather from this thread. They'll coordinate some type of write-in campaign, like the one successful with Murkowski in Alaska.

[LeftInTX]

14. He's not "retiring"....he suspended his campaign

If he wants, he can leave congress right now.

He will remain on the ballot

[smirkymonkey]

15. The one advantage to this is that, drip by drip, it adds to the common belief that republicans are

all corrupt and in it for themselves. This keeps happening over and over again. Sooner or later people are going to wake up and smell the corruption on the right. They can't get away with it forever. Even ignorant people tend to turn against known criminals. Trump is an exception, but I think he will go down eventually as well.