United States Senate election in New York, 1970

[Oldiesfreak1854]

I'm a conservative, but probably Goodell.  I would have been inclined to vote for Buckley, especially because I admire Bill Buckley so much, but I would not have trusted him to support civil rights.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

I'm a conservative, but probably Goodell.  I would have been inclined to vote for Buckley, especially because I admire Bill Buckley so much, but I would not have trusted the other Buckley to support civil rights.  But I admire them both.  Stegosaurus said it best.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Is Roger Goodell really Charles Goodell's son?  I love football and I love the Saints but I believe that what they did was totally unacceptable.  Didn't Roger Goodell punish them for it?  If so, then I think he's the one who's in the right, not the Saints fans who want to win at any cost.  Football is my favorite sport and the Saints are one of my favorite teams (behind the Cowboys and Lions), but it's just a game and should be used to strengthen the character of the players, not weaken it.

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Did Buckley only win because of the vote split? What would the race have looked like otherwise, say Buckley wins the GOP nomination and runs against Ottinger?

Did Buckley only win because of the vote split? What would the race have looked like otherwise, say Buckley wins the GOP nomination and runs against Ottinger?

Yep. (Like D'Amato in '80 when Javits ran on the Lib ticket) He could possibly have won a straight fight in '76 with Bella Abzug as his opponent but not against Pat Moynihan. If Goodell runs third party then he has a shot. In a 2-way race against Ottinger Buckley's toast.

New York wasn't as Democrat then as it is now.  Remember, they had Nelson Rockefeller, a Republican, as their Governor and two Republican Senators at that time.  I wonder how a Goodell vs. Goodell or Ottinger vs. Buckley race would have turned out, or a two-way race in 1980 with D'Amato or Javits against the Democratic candidate would have turned out like.