Election 2009: No Big Surprises in Brooklyn
You’ve probably seen them by now, but just in case (and just in case you feel like discussing), we’ve post the results of all the Brooklyn City Council races yesterday on the jump. In some of the races most relevant to Brownstoner-land, Tish James, Brad Lander, Al Vann, Charles Barron, Sara Gonzalez, Vincent Gentile and…
You’ve probably seen them by now, but just in case (and just in case you feel like discussing), we’ve post the results of all the Brooklyn City Council races yesterday on the jump. In some of the races most relevant to Brownstoner-land, Tish James, Brad Lander, Al Vann, Charles Barron, Sara Gonzalez, Vincent Gentile and Mathieu Eugene all emerged victorious.
2009 NYC General Election Returns [NY1]
Photo by Susan NYC
District 33: Steven Levin (91%)
District 34: Diane Reyna (60%)
District 35: Letitia James (92%)
District 36: Al Vann (64%)
District 37: Erik Dilan (86%)
District 38: Sara Gonzalez (82%)
District 39: Brad Lander (70%)
District 40: Mathieu Eugene (94%)
District 41: Darlene Mealy (96%)
District 42: Charles Barron (93%)
District 43: Vincent Gentile (60%)
District 44: Simcha Felder (uncontested)
District 45: Jumaane Williams (77%)
District 46: Lewis Fidler (79%)
District 47: Domenic Recchia (88%)
District 48: Michael Nelson (90%)
fsrq, by your logic there should not be term limits for presidente de los estados unidos then.
Yeah so? The republic had no executive term limits for like 150 years and we survived….and guess what only ONE time did a president serve more than 2 terms pre-22nd Amendment –
I’m glad that the election was as close as it was, but disheartened by the fact that Bloomberg still won’t take any lessons from it. It’s amazing to me that Hizzoner stated that he wants to change at least 15 out of 40 City Commissioners— even though they are doing a good job— just because he thinks that the staff needs to be shaken up after 8 years…but it’s OK for him to stay on. Why is it OK for him and not anyone else?
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/mike_honing_third_term_ax_with_eye_2YzrkykXhAPEyKAne7zbgI
> … great national healthcare systems around the world …
> simply wouldn’t fit America… because we’re too big.
I’ve heard this argument before, but haven’t heard any real data to support that assertion.
“Abstaining is a form a of voting.”
Give me a break. Abstaining from voting means NOT VOTING. And for all those who did not vote you should not complain about who did or did not win the election. Why should you care…you didn’t vote!
“Tests definitely serve their place. But as the husband and son of NYC public school teachers, I can tell you with accuracy that CURRICULUM – the stuff that builds learning – has been drastically de-emphasized in favor of memorization of diverse, test-oriented concepts that are not fully explored. The entire basis of learning has being subordinated to training for a specific series of tests.”
What does that even mean????
First lets recongnize that for huge swaths of the NYC public School education system, teaching to a test – is the ONLY teaching that has gone on for decades…second, if tests arent properly designed to evaluate critical thinking and ananlysis – then change the test.
Frankly, I am not a teacher but as a former student, I believe that teaching kids to master subjects is a far better way to have them do well subsequently on tests and trying to teach rote memorization generally doesn’t work as effectively.
Anyway I think this whole thing is a red-herring by the unions and politicos, cause it is totally non-quantifiable – all you have to say is “they are teaching to the test” and there is no effective way to refute it or truly examine it. I also believe if their is a greater emphasis on now, it is only because Bloomberg and Klien are attempting to build accountability into the system – now please tell me if you de-emphasis testing how can we effectively measure progress in our childrens education? anecdotally???
Viva Hugo Bloomberg!
fsrq, by your logic there should not be term limits for presidente de los estados unidos then.
btw, did anyone understand Senor Presidente’s closing comment. something to the effect, “in Gaelic, disfruta la noche?”
i may be dense but that’s espanol (see, he really admires latino dictators).
or is it early onset senility?
I’ll never understand the “you have to vote or there is something wrong with you” people.
Abstaining is a form a of voting.
To tell people “just vote for someone you know will lose if you can’t support one of the candidates with a chance to win” is idiotic.
Oh, and I didn’t vote. Really had no time/interest to learn enough about local races to make an intelligent decision and would rather not vote like a dufus.
As for mayor, I won’t vote for Bloomberg (because of his support for G.W. Bush) but sadly thought he was the best option.
“and trust the voters to have the final say”
Voters did have the final say, they voted him back in.
There’s an argument to be made against term limits. But rather than make that argument and trust the voters to have the final say via a third referendum on the matter, Bloomberg, Quinn, etc. just took matters into their own hands.
And the truth, which voters seem to recognize, is that the powers of incumbency, primarily the ability to curry favor via city spending, make it very hard to unseat an incumbent.
As scandal-ridden as Koch’s third term was, he likely would have won a fourth if not for the Yusef Hawkins murder, and his response to it.