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

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The Health Care Bill Nobody Wants to Talk About

January 20: SurveyUSA polls one of the suburban districts that will be key to the Democrats’ ability to hold the House in 2010, this time Tim Bishop in (NY-01). Bishop holds a 2 point lead over potential GOP challenger Randy Altschuler, who was already up on the air with ads. Unlike Snyder and Driehaus’s GOP-leaning districts, Bishop’s district has a +3 PVI Democratic advantage. Party affiliation in the district is 27% GOP, 33% Democratic and 39% Independent. When asked how they feel about a health care bill which forces them to buy insurance or pay a penalty, 66% of Independents say they are opposed and 48% say they are strongly opposed.

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Altschuler Wins GOP Primary | St. James resident will take on incumbent Tim Bishop for the Congressional seat.

Randy Altschuler is a self-defined fiscal conservative who says he is committed to free market principles. According to his campaign materials, his top priority is to promote economic growth and to control taxes. He signed the Americans for Tax Reform's "Taxpayer Protection Pledge," opposing any effort to raise taxes and he also wants to cut the corporate tax rate, which he believes has "strangled the competitiveness of American companies abroad."

Randy will run against incumbent Tim Bishop in November.

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YOUNG GUN | Challenging Rep. Tim Bishop (D)

Randy Altschuler is widely recognized as a pioneer and successful entrepreneur in small business.

Raised by a single mom working to bring up two sons and going on to become a successful businesswoman herself, Randy and his brother learned at an early age the difficult challenges families often face. The importance of a strong work ethic was also reinforced by hearing stories about his immigrant grandparents who came to our country in their pursuit of the American dream.

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Altschuler: PREPARE TO BE MUGGED! Altschuler Warns Taxpayers of Largest Tax Hikes in U.S. History

Randy Altschuler, the conservative Republican candidate for Congress (NY-1), today warned Suffolk County taxpayers to “prepare to be mugged.” Altschuler was referring to the expected inaction by Congressional Democrats that will allow the 2001 and 2003 GOP tax cuts to lapse at the end of 2010. Altschuler, a successful self-made businessman, also called on Congressman Tim Bishop to “have the courage to stand-up for taxpayers everywhere and call for the renewal of this legislation.”

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JOHN LeBOUTILLIER ENDORSES ALTSCHULER

Former Rep. Believes Altschuler Has What It Takes To Be a Great Congressman

Randy Altschuler, the conservative Republican candidate for Congress (NY-1), was endorsed today by former Long Island Congressman, Republican activist and political columnist John LeBoutillier. LeBoutillier was elected to Congress running on the Republican, Conservative and Right-to-Life Party lines. John LeBoutillier said, “I am endorsing Randy Altschuler today because he understands the policies of Tim Bishop, Nancy Pelosi and President Obama are bankrupting our nation. Tim Bishop is a rubber stamp for the far left; voting with Nancy Pelosi 97% of the time. Tim Bishop exemplifies the big spending, high taxing, deficit growing mentality of the career politician; his votes in Congress are bad for Suffolk County and for America.

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Former Rep. John LeBoutillier Endorses Randy Altschuler for Congress

"I am endorsing Randy Altschuler today because he understands the policies of Tim Bishop, Nancy Pelosi and President Obama are bankrupting our nation. Tim Bishop is a rubber stamp for the far left; voting with Nancy Pelosi 97% of the time. Tim Bishop exemplifies the big spending, high taxing, deficit growing mentality of the career politician; his votes in Congress are bad for Suffolk County and for America."

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Randy Altschuler's Blog: Town Of Brookhaven Does The Right Thing

Randy Altschuler: Councilman Dan Panico and the Brookhaven Town Board did the right thing on June 15th, by placing a tax cap proposal on the November ballot. If passed by the voters, this legislation will send a clear message; we must not spend more than we take in! The tax cap is a perfect example of the common sense conservative approach to government that I've been talking about on the campaign trail in my effort to oust liberal incumbent Tim Bishop.

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Randy Altschuler's Facebook: Federal Spending by the Number

Randy Altschuler: Interesting perspective on runaway federal spending from the Heritage Foundation. Tim Bishop and Nancy Pelosi's are mortgaging our children’s future with their votes.

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Tim Bishop Negligent When it Comes to Passing a Budget

Randy Altschuler's Blog: It's time for the federal government to expect of itself, what average Americans and businesses accomplish everyday: operating within the confines of a defined budget.

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NY-1 hopeful says only a fusion GOPer can beat Bishop

The Conservative Party candidate locked in a GOP primary for Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop's seat has an internal polling memo showing that only a fusion candidate with the "C" and "R" lines can win that right-tilting district in the fall.

The memo, obtained by POLITICO, was done by pollster John McLaughlin, who's working with businessman Randy Altschuler, the Conservative line candidate for the seat in which the GOP chips are still falling.

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Stop the Games - Move Federal Budget Forward

From Randy Altschuler's Blog: Tim Bishop needs to stop playing the cynical games of a career politician and fulfill his moral responsibility to his constituents and the American people. It's understandable that Tim Bishop would like to distance himself from the 2011 federal budget because it's filled with earmarks, pork and waste; it will lead to higher taxes and a bigger deficit and when the American people catch wind of it will lead to defeat at the polls for those who support it.

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NY-01: GOP Shows Potential Trouble For Bishop

Caveat: this poll was conducted for Randy Altschuler's campaign. On the surface, these may seem like strong numbers for Bishop as he holds a 20-point lead. But underneath, the numbers don't look quite as rosy for the four-term Congressman. Altschuler is a complete unknown in this district and yet he holds Bishop to under 50% of the vote, and he has the resources to get his name out there. Also, Obama's approval rating in the district is only 47% in a district he won with 52% of the vote last year, and the Republicans lead in the generic ballot question 38%-34%. This district, which takes in much of Eastern Long Island (east of about Stony Brook or so), is exactly the kind of district the GOP needs to win back if they want control of the House.

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Republicans are excited about Randy Altschuler

After winning the seat in 2002, Cong. Tim Bishop (D) hasn’t faced much of a challenge. But this cycle, Republicans are excited about wealthy entrepreneur Randy Altschuler and believe he has the resources and resume to win the Long Island district.

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Altschuler campaign gaining momentum

Randy Altschuler’s candidacy to unseat Bishop continues to receive favorable local and national press. This is a clear indication that the Altschuler campaign is beginning to carry momentum into the New Year.

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Red State Weekly Political Synopsis

Republican challenger Randy Altschuler is releasing the results of his internal McLaughlin & Associates poll (11/18-19; 300 registered NY-1 voters) to underscore the fact that incumbent Rep. Tim Bishop (D) is already under 50% on the ballot test.

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Bishop showing some weakness

… The McLaughlin & Assoc. (R) poll, taken for businessman Randy Altschuler (R), shows Bishop leading by a wide 46% to 26% margin. It’s a big gap, but the fact that a 4-term incumbent who won in ‘08 with 58% is polling below 50% could be an indication of trouble ahead. Altschuler is barely known in the district, and if allowed to define himself, he has nowhere to go but up …

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SSP Daily Digest: 12/3

Here's an internal in a race where the incumbent is considered potentially vulnerable: Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop, in Long Island's 1st. The internal, taken by wealthy Republican Randy Altschuler by McLaughlin & Assocs. gives Bishop a big lead, 46-26. Still, Altschuler hasn't introduced himself to the district yet and is likely only to gain ground, so Bishop might want to take notice that he's polling below the magic 50% mark.

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GOP Poll Shows Potential Opportunity Against Bishop

The McLaughlin & Assoc. (R) poll, taken for businessman Randy Altschuler (R), shows Bishop leading by a wide 46% to 26% margin. It's a big gap, but the fact that a 4-term incumbent who won in '08 with 58% is polling below 50% could be an indication of trouble ahead. Altschuler is barely known in the district, and if allowed to define himself, he has nowhere to go but up.

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