Squadron files 8,000 signatures
Oh wow: State Senate challenger Dan Squadron's campaign just released their petitioning numbers.
Standing in front of the Board of Elections, he announced that his campaign collected over 8,000 signatures on individual nominating petitions – more than eight times the number (1,000) required to be placed on the ballot for the September 9th primary.
"It's wonderful to see the incredible excitement for the type of energetic representation I hope to bring this district," Squadron said. "In every neighborhood, in Brooklyn and Manhattan, people are saying the same thing: it is time to demand more."
Squadron's opponent, Martin Connor, who works part-time as an election lawyer, has knocked countless candidates off the ballot, and has pursued legal challenges against every serious opponent he has faced since 1980—from a lengthy court battle that he ultimately lost against Luis Osorio in 1992 to a residency challenge against Ken Diamondstone that was decided in Diamondstone's favor by the State's highest court.
What's interesting here is that 8,000 signatures is just south of the number of actual votes (9,238 to 11,459) that challenger Ken Diamondstone received in 2006.
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2008 Elections | New York State Senate | Daniel Squadron
Good ground game
Submitted by mole333 on 7 July 2008 - 10:23pm.
This shows that Squadron has a good ground game and Connor better take notice. But I also remember we all were thrilled that Chris Owens out did all his opponents in terms of signatures collected but lost the final vote. Squadron has won round one...but it is the end game that matters. Will Squadron, as the Bloomberg Democrat, be able to attract more actual votes, or will Connor, the more progressive but also traditionally a bit crusty candidate, inspire enough voters to knock out the kid?
Amazing what you can do with lots of money
As of the January filing, Squadron had raised over $200K and had nearly $189K cash on hand. I wonder how much he spent hiring people to gather signatures? It should also be noted that in 2006 both incumbent John Sabini and challenger Hiram Monserrate submitted over 10,000 signatures for the 13th Senate district. By that standard, 8,000 is good but not spectacular -- especially since the vote was 6,336 to 6,094.