Nov 04, 2010
Eva and I want to thank all of you for your inspiring and enthusiastic support throughout this campaign. I have been so moved by your enormous dedication and hard work, not to mention the hundreds of thoughtful emails I have received since the outcome of the race became clear. I want to leave you with several important thoughts:
- We ended our campaign with the same dignity with which we tried to conduct ourselves throughout the race. As soon as it became clear that the absentee ballots would not be enough to put me over the top, I reached out to Comptroller DiNapoli to congratulate him and conceded the race. While it was highly disappointing to not have earned the opportunity to put our state back on track as the new Comptroller, I wanted to end our efforts in the right way.
- While we came up short, I think we accomplished a lot, collectively, to further our twin goals of addressing New York State's massive fiscal problems and to advance this dialogue in a nonpartisan way. We received national attention and universal accolades throughout New York, and I believe we created a new level of awareness of our problems - an awareness that I hope will drive serious solutions. We should all be proud of our contributions to this effort.
- Our work is just beginning. While I will spend a great deal of time in the coming weeks with Eva and the girls, I will also be considering how to best advance the agenda we laid out in the campaign. This is not an end, but a new beginning. I look forward to having your support as we build on the great work we did over the last nine months
Nov 02, 2010
There are just a few hours left until we make history and change New York’s future. Momentum is on our side and the response we have been receiving at the polls has been simply amazing.
If you have not voted please get to the polls and vote before it’s too late. If you have voted, please call, email, or Facebook 10 friends and make sure they vote too.
The old fiscally irresponsible ways of Albany end today, with your vote.
Remember the poll close soon at 9PM and if you need to find your polling location just click here.
Nov 02, 2010
Today is the day we have all been working so hard towards. Today is our opportunity to take back New York from the Albany insiders and restore fiscal responsibility.
Remember the polls are open from 6 AM to 9 PM and today is the last day you can vote. You can find your voting location by clicking here.
When you go vote today please take a friend or family member because in a race this close each vote is crucial. After you cast your ballot consider calling, emailing, or even sending Facebook messages to 10 of your friends to make sure they get to the polls.
Let's not hold anything back today to ensure victory tonight!
Nov 01, 2010
State Comptroller
Wilson has proven he can make a difference
In this year’s race for state comptroller, New Yorkers are fortunate to have one of the strongest candidates for this specific job the state has seen in decades.
Harry Wilson, the Republican candidate, brings a distinguished career of working for top Wall Street investment firms with a focus on restructuring struggling companies. He took his talents to Washington to work on a bipartisan automotive industry task force, and was the person who successfully guided General Motors through a bankruptcy restructuring.
With Wilson we see a man striking positive qualities. First and foremost, he has the skill and intelligence to oversee the state’s troubled finances, and the experience to run the state’s pension fund.
It’s also worth noting that it’s likely the winner of this race will be working opposite a Democratic governor, which would provide a nice check on that office if a Republican was the comptroller.
Democrat Thomas DiNapoli was given this job four years ago when Alan Hevesi resigned in disgrace. DiNapoli, who had served as an Assemblyman held his own during his tenure, but the truth is he was not the qualified person to take over the job then and he is not today, either.
The Citizen endorses Harry Wilson for state comptroller.