NY GOP Centrists Surge in the Polls

Randy Altschuler, a Republican businessman on Long Island, remains in a tight race against Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop. One campaign source tells FrumForum that an internal poll taken within the last week shows Altschuler within two points. Bishop’s campaign is desperately bringing in the big guns, reportedly asking Andrew Cuomo, Bill Clinton and Joe Biden to campaign and fundraise in the dying weeks of the campaign.

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Tim Bishop coming under fire from constituents for cap-and-trade, obamacare, and taxes.

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Ist Congressional District: Tim Bishop v. Randy Altschuler

When asked to name the most important issues, Randy Altschuler replied, "Jobs and taxes." The challenger called for extending the Bush tax cuts "for everybody," and cited figures showing the percentage on Long Island of those earning more than $250,000 lies between 9 and 14 percent. Altschuler also supports providing tax incentives for small businesses to help create more jobs.

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Election 2010: Altschuler Hopes To Unseat Incumbent, Balance the Budget

Randy Altschuler: “I have lived the American dream, but I’m worried about changes that are happening in this country that are going to prevent future generations from achieving that dream.”

His solution is to prop up the private sector by cutting government spending, lowering taxes and peeling back “red tape” that he contends makes it difficult for businesses to operate.

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Final Pitch: Bishop vs. Altschuler: Candidates make one last argument for Hauppauge's support on Election Day.

Randy Altschuler:

"...I've created over 700 jobs in the United States, so I know how to create jobs. I've met and managed a budget. I'm raising a family – I have a son that's 3 – so I can understand firsthand the challenges facing families right now.

Tim Bishop is not voting with the people of this district. He's voting with his party. Hence his 97 percent voting rate with Nancy Pelosi. He has supported a slew of legislation that is not in the best interest of the district."

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Higher Taxes, NY-1 Edition

GOP/Conservative congressional hopeful Randy Altschuler has a new TV ad out today ... that hits a Democratic state senator for voting to raise taxes and fees 124 times.

Altschuler’s spot slams his Democratic opponent, Rep. Tim Bishop, for voting “125 times to raise taxes.”

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Congressional Candidates, Face to Face

Randy Altschuler finished by stating he could document the 125 votes Mr. Bishop had made to raise taxes and said he stood for change in Washington, to help business, and keep money here rather than "pay for programs we can't afford." 

"If you want to continue the policies of the Obama and Pelosi administration -- if you want Obamacare, cap and trade, car check and further bailouts then you should vote for Tim Bishop." The loud applause and cheers of many in the room indicated that they planned to do that. 

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More on this topic: Randy Altschuler signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge

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A House cleaning for New York

Tim Bishop is coming under fire from his constituents for his votes on cap-and-trade, obamacare, and more. In the 1st CD (Eastern Suffolk), Rep. Tim Bishop is behind Republican Randy Altschuler 42-40 in the latest McLaughlin poll. A defeat of Bishop, a long-term incumbent, would send shock waves through the state's delegation.

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This Year, An Election Year Battle For Bishop

Tim Bishop is coming under fire from his constituents for his votes on cap-and-trade, obamacare, and more.  Randy Altschuler’s spokesman, Rob Ryan, said he sees signs of concern, even “desperation,” in some of Representative Tim Bishop’s advertisements. The congressman, he said, has shied away from identifying himself as an incumbent or a Democrat, or even mentioning that he is running for his fifth term.

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GOV. CHRISTIE ENDORSES RANDY ALTSCHULER

Randy Altschuler, the independent, self-made businessman and Republican/Conservative nominee for Congress (NY-1), was endorsed today by Chris Christie, the tax cutting and reform minded Republican Governor of New Jersey. Governor Christie was swept into office last November by a coalition of Republicans, Independents, conservative Democrats and members of the Tea Party who were tired of the high taxes and culture of corruption that has enveloped state government in New Jersey for many years.

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Randy is running against Tim Bishop who is coming under fire from his constituents for his votes on cap-and-trade, obamacare, and more.

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Randy Altschuler: I'm Not The Job Killer -- Tim Bishop Is

With the "outsourcer" attacks that dogged him through the Republican primary following him into the general election, NY-1  Congressional hopeful Randy Altschuler is pushing back with a new ad that says he's actually created U.S. jobs while his rival, incumbent Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop, has voted for taxes that kill jobs.

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2 groups' ads boost Altschuler over Bishop

WASHINGTON - Two outside conservative advocacy groups have given Republican Randy Altschuler a definite edge over Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop in the ad war in the much-watched congressional race on Long Island's East End.

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Tim Bishop has increasingly come under fire from his constituents for his positions on cap-and-trade and being a rubber stamp for Nancy Pelosi. This is in direct opposition to Randy Altschuler's pledge to protect taxpayers.

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Representative Tim Bishop refuses to attend two non-partisan debates

Due to a scheduling conflict Randy Altschuler is unable to debate with Tim Bishop before the League of Women Voters October 21st.  Tim Bishop refuses point blank to debate Randy before the Southampton Citizens Forum, declaring they have an affiliation with the Tea Party.

James Boyed, organizing the Southampton Citizens Forum, denies being affiliated with the Tea Party Movement.

From the article's title you'd never guess that it is Mr. Bishop who is the one who is avoiding speaking before the public.  Hmmm...media bias?

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Randy Altschuler's views on Obamacare, Cap-and-Trade and more.

 

 

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Tim Bishop is Just a Rubber Stamp for Nancy Pelosi

NY-1 citizens protest against Tim Bishop.

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Tim Bishop ignores citizen's views on Cap and Trade law.

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Representative Tim Bishop Refuses to Answer Constituents

Rep. Tim Bishop, D-N.Y., canceled town-hall meetings after a particularly unruly group prompted him to get a police escort back to his car.

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Tim Bishop is running against businessman Randy Altschuler who has signed the taxpayer protection pledge.

 

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Randy Altschuler Responds to Outsourcing Charges at Debate

Randy Altschuler was asked to respond to charges that he outsourced jobs overseas while at OfficeTiger, a charge made by Tim Bishop and by Republican opponents in the September primary.

"We did not outsource American jobs and move them overseas," Mr. Altschuler said. "I've created over 700 jobs in the United States. We had an international business and we had customers and employees all around the world so we were a functioning company everywhere."

But he said that high taxes and government regulations were responsible for driving companies overseas, and he questioned how many private sector jobs Mr. Bishop has created.

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Pataki For Altschuler

Former Governor George Pataki has endorse Randy Altschuler in the CD-1 contest between Altschuler and Tim Bishop.

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Congressman Bishop, challenger Altschuler square off in Wading River debate

The first of many candidate forums featuring Congressman Tim Bishop and his Republican opponent Randy Altschuler to be held in the final weeks leading up to the the November 2 elections kicked off at Monday night's meeting of the Eastern Long Island Executives at East Wind in Wading River.

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Meet the Candidates Night Yields Huge Turnout, Many Turned Away from Meeting

Randy Altschuler, Representative Tim Bishop, Ira Bernstein, and Steve Englebright were there last night. But many who came to see them couldn't even get in the door.

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In Ads, Democratic Candidates Play Down Their Label

Randy Altschuler, a businessman who is running against Tim Bishop, calls himself a conservative and in his advertisements frequently juxtaposes images of Tim Bishop and Ms. Pelosi.

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NY Post Endorses Randy Altschuler

Four-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Tim Bishop has been a virtual rubber-stamp for the Obama-Pelosi-Reid agenda, having voted for the $812 billion stimulus package, ObamaCare and cap-and-trade — a job-killing energy tax.

Randy Altschuler is an entrepreneur, having co-founded two successful companies — one providing recycling services for electronics and another offering business-support and employment services.

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CNN 100: Toss Up in New York 01

Four-term Democratic congressman Rep. Tim Bishop has a hard fight on his hands, defending his Long Island-based district from a heavily-funded onslaught by GOP businessman Randy Altschuler.

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