Wendy Long in The New York Post

On Principles & Values: OpEd: provides conservative Republican ideological diversity

Simply put, New York deserves a more substantive senator than Kirsten Gillibrand--a woman who turned her back on her comparatively moderate House record to become a full-fledged knee-jerk left-liberal. But given the sorry state of the New York Republican Party, there really weren't many top-flight candidates willing to give her a run for her money. Too bad. She needed a real challenge.

Alas, Long has been nearly invisible since her resounding win in the GOP primary, which she got thanks to the backing of the state Conservative Party. Frankly, we doubt that Rep. Bob Turner, whom she defeated in that race, would've been such a shrinking violet. Certainly, she was never able to raise much money.

But we support Long, because she's far superior on the issues, and because there should be some ideological diversity in New York's political leadership, where Republicans--and especially conservative Republicans--are rare birds.

Source: New York Post on 2016 New York Senate race Oct 30, 2012

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