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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (492892)	7/5/2009 7:15:47 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573950

Ted, > No lie. I know more about upstate politics than you do. Syracuse, like Ithaca, is a hotbed of liberalism. You're just making up boogeymen and calling them "right-wingers." That seems to be a pattern among liberals I don't have to make up anything....the truth does just fine: "Often attributed to the region's semi-rural character, there is more conservatism in culture and politics than found in the more urban downstate area, and is the power base of the state's Republican Party, especially now that Long Island, a former Republican stronghold, has developed strong Democratic leanings." There are several exceptions to this rule, including Erie County (Buffalo), Monroe County (Rochester), Onondaga County (Syracuse), Tompkins County (Ithaca), Albany County (Albany), Niagara County (Niagara Falls), Broome County (Binghamton), Clinton (Plattsburgh), Franklin, St. Lawrence counties (influence of Canada), and Ulster County (City of Kingston, Villages of Woodstock and New Paltz). As a whole, Upstate New York is roughly equally divided in Federal elections between Democrats and Republicans. In 2004, John Kerry defeated George W. Bush by less than 1,500 votes (1,553,246 votes to 1,551,971) in the Upstate Region." en.wikipedia.org The idea that Onondaga, Broome, and Monroe Counties are mostly Dem is BS. The cities may be but not the counties. And its important to note that Syracuse may have 140k people but Onondaga County has over 600k and Rochester may have 240K residents but Monroe county I believe is close to a million. Now Buffalo/Erie county has always been Dem and I will not argue that point. In fact, upstate NY in the latest elections split pretty evenly between Dems and Rs but its Rs who control the purse strings.....even now. Now let me repeat my point.......upstate NY was completely controlled by the more affluent Rs during the years when it ws developing. They have shaped the region and placed a heavy stamp on its appearance. The Rs in Onondaga county which was less affluent and more cheap than their counterparts in Monroe and Erie counties determined that asphalt sidewalks were just fine. I know that because those sidewalks were part of a heated discussion held one nite at my uncle's house. He was a professor but he lived in the conservative suburb of Dewitt......at least it was in the 1980s. He is the father of my two cousins who are now Rs and live in FLA and TN. Ithaca hardly represents upstate NY. It is the only true liberal bastion in that part of the country........more liberal than even Buffalo.