October 2010
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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...
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Ist Congressional District: Tim Bishop v. Randy...
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...
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Election 2010: Altschuler Hopes To Unseat...
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...
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...
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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.”
Watch Randy Altschuler’s Video >
Learn more about Tim Bishop coming under fire from constituents for...
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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...
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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.
Read this article on Randy Altschuler’s race for Congress...
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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...
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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...
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Randy Altschuler: I'm Not The Job Killer -- Tim...
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.
Learn How Randy Altschuler Created 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.
Randy Altschuler gets Boost Over Bishop >
Tim Bishop has increasingly come under fire from his constituents for his positions on cap-and-trade and being a rubber stamp...
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Representative Tim Bishop refuses to attend two...
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...
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Tim Bishop is Just a Rubber Stamp for Nancy Pelosi
NY-1 citizens protest against Tim Bishop.
Watch video of Tim Bishop confronting constituents >
See Randy Altschuler’s views on Obamacare, Cap-and-Trade and more >
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Tim Bishop ignores citizen's views on Cap and...
Watch Video: Tim Bishop ignores constituent’s concerns on cap-and-trade >
Read Randy Altschuler’s position on cap-and-trade
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Representative Tim Bishop Refuses to Answer...
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.
Read more about Tim Bishop avoiding constituents >
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...
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...
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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.
Randy Altschuler endorsed by Former Governor George Pataki >
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Congressman Bishop, challenger Altschuler square...
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.
Read more about Randy Altschuler’s debate >
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Meet the Candidates Night Yields Huge Turnout,...
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.
Read more about Randy Altschuler >
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In Ads, Democratic Candidates Play Down Their...
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.
Read more of the NY Times Article on Randy Altschuler >
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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...
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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.
Read more about Randy Altschuler’s race against Rep Tim Bishop >
September 2010
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Opposition To Bishop is Strong
The battle between incumbent Congressman Tim Bishop and Republican Randy Altschuler is heating up.
Read More about Randy Altschuler’s Battle with Tim Bishop >
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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...
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2010 New York 1st District Race: Republican Randy...
Democratic incumbent Tim Bishop is favored to win in New York’s 1st U.S. House race, as he has since 2002. He’s easily beat previous opponents. But this is a competitive district in terms of demographics, which puts it in the cross-hairs of Republicans seeking to whisk away as many Democratic-held districts as possible this year. Randy Altschuler is the Republican pick after the Sept....
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A NY earthquake? GOP eyeing nine House seats
The National Republican Congressional Committee, the body charged with running the GOP House campaign, lists seven New York seats as among the hundred it considers to be in play — tied with Pennsylvania for the national lead.
The key races:
* Suffolk, where Randy Altschuler has a good chance to defeat Rep. Tim Bishop.
Read more about Randy Altschuler and other Republican Challengers >
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Altschuler Launches New Radio Ad: “Randy...
The campaign of Randy Altschuler, the Republican/Conservative nominee for Congress (NY-1), has launched a new radio ad called “Randy Altschuler will listen to us.”
Randy will be running against incumbent Rep. Tim Bishop.
Listen to Randy Altshuler’s new radio ad >
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Mitt Romney Endorses Randy Altschuler for...
Governor Romney said, “Randy Altschuler is a strong advocate for fiscal responsibility. He understands the need to cut wasteful spending and keep taxes low. As the next Congressman from New York’s 1st Congressional District, Randy will fight against the reckless tax and spend policies that threaten our economic freedom….”Randy Altschuler will be facing off with Representative Tim...
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Mitt Romney's Empire State Endorsements
…the former Massachusetts governor — whose team was behind the headline-making win of Bay State Sen. Scott Brown — is lending his name to (and opening his wallet) these NY Congressional hopefuls: Incumbent Reps. Pete King and Chris Lee, Randy Altschuler…
“At a time when we need leaders who will enact pro-growth policies that will turn our troubled economy around and put...
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Another GOP stalwart succumbs to 'Tea Party'...
Randy Altschuler defeated former president Richard Nixon’s grandson, Chris Cox, in a GOP free-for-all in a Long Island congressional district…Altschuler will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Timothy Bishop.
Read more about Randy Altschuler’s win >
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Altschuler Wins GOP Primary | St. James...
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...
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The National Republican Congressional Committee...
“Randy Altschuler has proven that he’s ready to take on Washington insider Tim Bishop, an out-of-touch Democrat who has blindly supported his party’s failed agenda of job-killing policies and reckless spending,” said NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX). “Randy’s campaign is a symbol of the growing momentum behind Republican candidates in New York and across the...
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Altschuler will face Bishop in November
Mr. Altschuler, a self-professed conservative who opposes any tax increases, has said that job creation is at the top of his priority list. In a press release on Tuesday night, Mr. Altschuler said Mr. Bishop and the rest of the Democrats who now hold the majority of seats in Congress have “failed,” and said it was time for him and his supporters to “take our government back.”
“It’s time that we...
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Primary elections today
Polls are open for federal, state and several local primary elections Tuesday, Sept. 14.
Republicans vying to carry their party’s banner in the race for First Congressional District include Randy Altschuler, Chris Cox and George Demos.
Read more about Randy Altschuler >
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Retired NYPD Superior Officers Association...
Randy Altschuler said, “I would like to thank the Superior Officers Association Retired and its President Ron Schule for their endorsement. On this day before the 9th anniversary of the attack terrorist attacks of 9/11, it is important that we remember the ultimate sacrifice that law enforcement and all first responders made on that day. We must keep those who perished in our prayers, as...
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E. Hampton Supervisor Wilkinson Endorses...
Randy Altschuler, the Conservative Republican candidate for Congress (NY-1), today received the endorsement of East Hampton Town Supervisor Bill Wilkinson (R,C,I).
Wilkinson joins the growing ranks of local Republican officials who are backing the candidacy of Altschuler, a successful self-made businessman who lives in St. James.
Supervisor Wilkinson said “Randy embodies the kind of...
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Primary Races Down to the Wire
(Sept. 9, 2010) For the first time since 1978, East End Republicans will have a choice of three candidates — Randy Altschuler, Chris Cox, and George Demos — in the primary election to determine who will challenge Representative Tim Bishop, a Democrat, in the November election.
Read more about Randy Altschuler’s sprint to the wire.
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Randy Altschuler Claims $1.8M Cash On Hand in NY-1...
It was the best fundraising quarter ever, says Randy Altschuler, the conservative Republican candidate who, along with Christopher Cox and George Demos, is vying for the chance to knock out incumbent Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop in Long Island’s NY-1.
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A Conversation with Randy Altschuler (HD)
Late last night we had the opportunity to have a conversation with Randy Altschuler to learn more about his campaign.
Watch the Video >
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Randy Altschuler Co-Founder and Executive...
Randy Altschuler co-founded CloudBlue Technologies, Inc. in 2001 and serves as its Executive Chairman. He worked in private equity at The Blackstone Group and investment banking at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. He also served as an Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of Deutsche Bank North America, focused on both strategic and management issues. He serves a Director of GlobalLogic and...
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Manhattan Mosque Fires Up Long Island Race
Three Republicans—businessman Randy Altschuler, Richard Nixon grandson Chris Cox and former Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer George Demos—are all vying for the chance to challenge incumbent Democrat U.S. Rep. Tim Bishop.
…Mr. Altschuler, a millionaire businessman who is spending part of his personal fortune to run for Congress, calls the mosque plan “political correctness...
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Randy Altschuler Conservative Candidate for NY01...
Randy Altschuler has again demonstrated some strong leadership and principle in opposing the proposed Ground Zero mosque in an unequivocal fashion. He doesn’t waste our time claiming to oppose the monstrosity while simultaneously winking and tossing bones to the “tolerance tyrants”.
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August 2010
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Altschuler: COX CAUGHT RED HANDED IN LIE
The campaign of Randy Altschuler, the conservative Republican candidate for Congress (NY-1), today again called on Chris Cox to stop the “lies, disinformation and dirty tricks that have become the hallmark of his campaign”. The Altschuler campaign was referring to an August 27th news release from the Cox campaign where Chris Cox is caught red-handed lying to the media and the Republican voters of...
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NY-1 and NY-4: With So Much Drama in the GOP…
I’m all in for Randy Altschuler (NY-1) and Frank Scaturro (NY-4), the two candidates the articles happen to favor. I’ve blogged aboot their races here and here. I’m also pro-primary…when there are differences to debate, and when the voters than get to make their choice.
We start in the NY-1, where the establishment’s interference may or may not have affected our Gubernatorial and Senate races as...
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New Randy Altschuler Ad Clowns Chris Cox For...
Republican congressional hopeful Randy Altschuler’s new ad mirrors the message in the mailer I blogged about yesterday: Rival Chris Cox, he says, is not truly of NY-1.
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New Video - Randy Altschuler: Chris Cox, not one...
Announcer: Seen the Chris Cox ad?
Chris Cox: In Congress I’ll put Suffolk County taxpayers first.
Announcer: What does Chris Cox know about Suffolk taxes? Cox has never paid property taxes in Suffolk County. He doesn’t own property here. In fact, here’s his apartment where he lives in New York City. And while he’s running for Congress Cox has been staying at his...
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Letter From Suffolk County Conservative Party...
Dear Christopher:
…Your wild claims that Randy Altschuler is buying this election ring hollow when one reads press reports that credit your uncle, Howard Cox, with donating $50,OOO to a local GOP town committee in the congressional district. A very generous gift, when you realize that Howard Cox lives in Massachusetts and merely summers in the Hamptons. But, it’s just one of many...
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Letter From Suffolk County Conservative Chairman...
Dear Christopher,
…Randy Altschuler has created well over 700 jobs for hard working Americans. To the best of my knowledge your sole attempt at job creation has been the numerous hires and fires that have taken place on your campaign staff since January.
…Christopher, your campaign takes pleasure in labeling Randy Altschuler a “millionaire” as they insinuate that there is...
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Randy's Response to Ground Zero Mosque
Randy Altschuler: Our country is the most religiously tolerant nation on Earth…But this isn’t a question of religious tolerance.
Watch now >
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The New York Republican establishment was handed a...
Today, it’s the case of New York’s first congressional district, located in Long Island’s Suffolk County. Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop is in his fourth term in this battleground district, which George W. Bush won in 2004. He is under fire for party-line votes on everything from stimulus to health care. This is the sort of seat the GOP needs in order to gain a majority this fall.
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