woot, down goes the nazi POS Paladino (linked article confirming this)

[Celerity]

Carl Paladino loses House bid to state party chair in closely watched race

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/heated-gop-house-primary-new-york-pits-carl-paladino-state-party-chair-rcna44174

Nick Langworthy, chairman of the New York GOP, bested Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino in a western New York primary brawl that doubled as a proxy battle between some of the state's most influential Republicans, NBC News projects.

The primary for New York’s redrawn 23rd Congressional District, spanning the Buffalo suburbs through the southwestern part of the state, had been a 12-week sprint after Rep. Chris Jacobs, R-N.Y., announced he would not seek re-election after he expressed support for a ban on assault-style weapons. There was a separate special election Tuesday to fill the brief remainder of Jacobs’ turn.

Langworthy, who was up about 4 points over Paladino shortly before midnight E.T., surged ahead based on the strength of his support in the state's southwestern region while much of Paladino's support was concentrated in the Buffalo suburbs.

Paladino's defeat came 12 years after he cruised to the party's 2010 nomination for governor before he suffered a crushing loss that fall to Andrew Cuomo.

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1. Interesting...don't know much about Langworthy....is he a sane Republican? nt

[Retrograde]

2. Head of the New York GOP

so I'm leaning towards No. But it would be hard to be a worse choice than Paladino

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

6. Paladino is an outright asshole.

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7. Are you really the Professor?

Because I was a huge fan in 1966.

[Celerity]

9. He died almost exactly 22 years ago (August 22, 2000)

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

10. lol, I am a fan,also!

Growing up in the late 60s and 1970s, I remember WWF wrestling and Tanaka/Fuji were one of the heel tag teams. I always liked Tanaka- the guy was built like a tank and could do some good martial arts moves, also.

I haven't watched wrestling in years; the "attitude era" soured me and I liked the days of the different territories before Vince McMahon went national in the 1980s.

[panader0]

11. When I was young in Hawaii, there was a local wrestler named Tosh Togo--later Odd Job

in Goldfinger.

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13. I loved wrestling back then.

Best real time theater happening in the USA. Not like it was choreographed in pre-win/lose situation....the script got written after the results. Saw the greatest breakout wrestling contest ever. Late 60's? Out of the Portland Expo onto Deering Avenue. Gorilla Monsoon? Can't remember...but it was pre-WWE.

Also liked Roller Skating. No acting going on there....

[EnergizedLib]

3. What tonight tells me

People like crazy, but not enough people like crazy.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. That's an interesting way to think about it.

Maybe the Republican bases are having second thoughts about what they thought this country needed?

[EnergizedLib]

5. Nah

They’re so freaking tone deaf that if anything, they’ll tune up the rhetoric, not tone it down, even when people are saying to tone it down.

[FelineOverlord]

8. Elise Stefanik endorsed Paladino

Link to tweet

[Demovictory9]

12. Carl Paladino's remarks about the Obamas