tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post3451482061693013010..comments2023-10-30T05:45:18.219-04:00Comments on Bronx News Network: Confused Candidates Struggle Through Petition Process; Miguel Santana Knocked Off BallotBronx News Networkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022201181076163457noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-43496004449262844772009-08-09T09:38:12.210-04:002009-08-09T09:38:12.210-04:00Miguel even if we are not on speaking terms i am s...Miguel even if we are not on speaking terms i am sorry to hear about ALL this! JAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-81310110761959667502009-08-07T10:50:12.100-04:002009-08-07T10:50:12.100-04:00The rules can be equially applied if you come prep...The rules can be equially applied if you come prepare to run a well financed and prepared campaign. If you don't have the resources, you need to ask yourself as to why...um...the support is not there. Santana tried, but was not able to do it this time. It is not a mark of shame. He should be commended for making it as far as he did. My humble advice is to properly network with the right people who have a strong base in the community. One more thing, he needs to come out of the influence of Richard Soto, who simply used him for his personal gain. Miguel is simply one more victim of Soto's preying and controling tendencies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-84854843756138000102009-08-06T19:37:48.207-04:002009-08-06T19:37:48.207-04:00Just like Yudelka, Santana will continue to run, r...Just like Yudelka, Santana will continue to run, run, and run....let's see when he actually wins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-74070690114238547992009-08-06T19:34:37.681-04:002009-08-06T19:34:37.681-04:00As for Santana's future, the Sky's the lim...As for Santana's future, the Sky's the limit. He has many options...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-87308305681870877382009-08-06T19:32:33.853-04:002009-08-06T19:32:33.853-04:00Dear Anonymous your statement "They are all u...Dear Anonymous your statement "They are all under the same rules" holds true only when the rules are equitably applied to all candidates not when the rules are applied to single out one candidate. otherwise the rules are flawed. <br /><br />James Bond, Santana was endorsed by the Communications Workers of America Local 1180 and the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY.<br /><br />This story and thought provoking questions was designed to stimulate a healthy discussion on the Ballot Access process.<br /><br />Please add your insights and or solutions...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-12328919795099283822009-08-06T13:37:34.242-04:002009-08-06T13:37:34.242-04:00To annonymous or shall we say Anthony Rivieccio! ...To annonymous or shall we say Anthony Rivieccio! Self prcoclaimed campaign manager for Yudelka Tapia. I agree what does this blog have to do with her? Stop enabling the prodical child, who is crying for attention and she is not getting it. How much is she paying you? Stay on the topic(s).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-37731381657414027552009-08-06T12:55:01.689-04:002009-08-06T12:55:01.689-04:00Re: the question about candidate profiles, the ans...Re: the question about candidate profiles, the answer is yes. They'll run in our papers and on their respective Web sites, and we'll link to them on the blog.James Fergussonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08375569205376819306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-5779970709711487632009-08-06T10:33:50.547-04:002009-08-06T10:33:50.547-04:00Santana would have to continue to fight it with th...Santana would have to continue to fight it with the board of elections. How will this effect his future when running for assemblyman?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-57787554466112260872009-08-06T10:14:03.379-04:002009-08-06T10:14:03.379-04:00Miguel had matching funds up to fifty thousand dol...Miguel had matching funds up to fifty thousand dollars. The fact that he was able to comply with CFB makes him a better candidate. But matching funds do not qualify the expense for an election lawyer. That is why county candidates need phony non-profits to launder their election lawyer costs, way in advance of the petition period. If you are a lonely trooper for county then you are not aware of this.....But, Santana had the signatures, and the matching funds.Luananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-58909442356971501842009-08-06T01:34:04.728-04:002009-08-06T01:34:04.728-04:00I totally agree with anonymous above 100% this all...I totally agree with anonymous above 100% this all means (in plain english) that Santana did not make the ballot and now he is crying about the system and the process. It just shows that he cannot take his insufficient signatures and keep it moving. I mean did he really think he had a chance??....let alone not being endorsed by anyone and having trouble with money this whole race please, just another cry baby running for office......waitt....did I say I agreed with anonymous above 100%??.....0oh snap!....I did....he's right, you Yudelka freaks are d-e-s-p-e-r-a-t-e!!!...I'm 0Ut!!...You can call me James......James Bond!!noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-66470179495433382302009-08-05T21:09:37.534-04:002009-08-05T21:09:37.534-04:00Santana and all of the other candidates were full ...Santana and all of the other candidates were full awared of the petition process from the beginning. They are all under the same rules. Community support comes through many ways, including financial support. If a candidate does not have the $ to deal with petition process issues, he or she should consider the fact that he/she has not received the community support to go through the entire candidency process. I did not hear any of the candidates cry foul before the petition process began. It is only when someone does not make it in the ballot that you hear them talk. Can the process be better? Yes. <br /><br />Why is Yudelka's name mentioned in this blog when we are trying to have a noble discussion regarding the petition process? Please stop it. You keep acting desperate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-37530845563468961972009-08-05T19:47:22.316-04:002009-08-05T19:47:22.316-04:00To the Bronx News Network:
Will your blog be doi...To the Bronx News Network:<br /><br />Will your blog be doing candidate profiles for the 14th District now that the candidates are official?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-45248697952901108852009-08-05T19:44:11.978-04:002009-08-05T19:44:11.978-04:00Yudelka Tapia is the only candidate without an est...Yudelka Tapia is the only candidate without an establishment behind her (i.e.: County, incumbency) that is still in the race. I think that is noteworthy because it is not easy to stay on the ballot in the Bronx, as this article points out. She may not be the perfect candidate, but the truth is that given the choices (an incumbent with a more than 50% absence rate & a candidate with SERIOUS voting and residency issues), she is the only acceptable choice.<br /><br />I sincerely hope that she communicates her message to the voters and tells them the truth, because if she does, she will undoubtedly be the community's choice.Sandranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-81415433278888115682009-08-05T19:43:25.674-04:002009-08-05T19:43:25.674-04:00Reform will never occur. Bronx Incumbents win in t...Reform will never occur. Bronx Incumbents win in this process because they have the ability to utilize their member items funds to launder to election lawyers, to knock candidates off the ballot. A challenge can cost upwards of ten thousand dollars or more to defend. It is easy to claim that all the signatures on a petition are fraudulent. It is costly to say they are not. Any emerging candidate faces this pit fall, and the next candidacy faces another layer of fortified incumbency at the Bronx Board of Elections, then you face referees that are County political appointments, chosen by Judges that finance slates. That is why elected officials must get indicted instead. Preferably by the FBI.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6850750806594927202.post-26832535476381242942009-08-05T17:42:41.551-04:002009-08-05T17:42:41.551-04:00The ballot process in NYC is absolutely undemocrat...The ballot process in NYC is absolutely undemocratic and designed to keep the dinosaurs in power. It has to be reformed from the inside out however. Only with specific experience with ballot wars in NYC can a candidate get on the ballot successfully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com