The Suffolk County Republican Committee is excited to take its first step into the wider web world by launching its first page on Facebook. From there, web-savy Suffolk Netizens can keep track of SCRC events and receive messages from the Chairman right to their own Facebook pages. It’s also a place for Suffolk Republicans to exchange ideas and messages in a friendly forum to build the grassroots efforts to rebuild our party and lead Suffolk and our nation into a brighter future.

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Obama’s “spread the wealth” program will sap the finances of most Long Island families.  Make sure you tell all of your friends and neighbors to support McCain and Palin on Tuesday.

-Harry

The Newsday editorial endorsing all of our incumbent Republican State Senators was a positive development in this year’s election. Perhaps the reality of a state completely controlled by New York City has finally hit home. Without a Republican-controlled senate, there would be no counterbalance to the city Democrats who have Governor Paterson and Speaker Shelly Silver already in control of two-thirds of the state.

By retaining the State Senate, the Republican Party can be in position to save our fair share of school aid. If we had a significant loss as the Democrats in the Assembly propered, taxes would skyrocket.

The Trunzo campaign just sent us some great pictures from a campaign rally they held this weekend in Patchogue with Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Senator Trunzo and Majority Leader Skelos taste the firehouse chili, made by 10 fire departments in the 3rd Senate District

Senator Trunzo addresses the crowd. Around him are Majority Leader Dean Skelos, Sen. Flanagan, Sen. LaValle, Brookhaven GOP Chairman Jesse Garcia and Suffolk County Conservative Party Chairman Ed Walsh.

“We need Caesar Trunzo in Albany fighting for property tax relief for local homeowners, quality schools for our children, and good jobs for our local economy,” Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said. “The stakes have never been higher for Long Island than they are in this year’s election, and that’s why we need everyone to get out there on Election Day and vote to keep Caesar Trunzo right where he belongs — in the New York State Senate.”

 We just got word from the Trunzo campaign that they are asking Trunzo supporters to come out this weekend and help spread the word about all that the Senator has done and will continue to do for his district. If you can help, come down to their Patchogue HQ this Saturday morning to get literature and go door-to-door campaigning. Those who don’t want to go door-to-door can work in the phone banks starting at 10:30. Call the Trunzo campaign for details: 569-4012.

While we fight for Trunzo, Trunzo keeps working for us! Senator Trunzo joined our Long Island State Senators, the New York State Banking Department and various mortgage lenders to hold “Operation Protect Your Home;” a foreclosure prevention forum on Saturday, September 27th at Dowling College in Shirley, New York.

And keep an eye on our calendar for future Trunzo events, including next week’s FREE Veterans Night and Knights of Columbus Knight

John D'Urso, President, Long Island Federation of Labor, introduced CT to a crowd of over 5,000 Union leaders and members at the Labor Picnic as the "Dean of Labor."

The latest Siena poll has Senator Caesar Trunzo leading his well-financed opponent by 6%. The State Democrats are funding Brian Foley’s campaign in hopes of upsetting the Senator and perhaps take control of the Senate. Thankfully, a majority of voters in Senator Trunzo’s district are aware of the dangers of allowing the Democrats to control all three branches of government in New York State. If the Democrats took over complete control of New York, then New York City leadership would begin diverting our school taxes from the suburbs to their own city school system, forcing us to raise property taxes or drastically cut services. Caesar Trunzo’s reelection will help keep balance in our state government.

On Saturday, September 13^th, over 300 people, mostly from the Towns of Brookhaven and Islip, gathered to open the Caesar Trunzo for Senate Headquarters in Patchogue.

This was an enthusiastic group which included many elected officials, including Senators LaValle, Flanagan and Johnson.

All spoke of the importance of Caesar Trunzo remaining in the Senate and the importance of retaining a Republican majority in the Senate.  It was pointed out that if the Democrats were to control the state senate, all three top leaders in New York would be Manhattan Democrats.  The chances of Long Island retaining its fair share of school aid would be greatly diminished.

At the conclusion of the rally at Senator Trunzo’s Headquarters, volunteers went door to door with the Senator’s literature.  All reported a good reception for the Senator.

The battle for the State Senate is more than individual candidates competing against each other. What is ultimately at stake is the future of Long Island. The Long Island Senate delegation is comprised of 8 out of 9 Republicans. This gives our Senate members extraordinary clout in the thin Republican majority, which has a 31-30 advantage over the Democrats.

If this thin majority would be lost, the entire State of New York would be controlled by the Democratic Party. This would include the Governor, State Assembly as well as all statewide offices.

The three most important political figures in the state government – Governor Paterson, Shelly Silver and Malcolm Smith, would all be Democrats from Manhattan.

Without the Long Island caucus standing up for the needs of Long Island, it is doubtful that these three Democrats would care for the plight of Long Island, particularly when it comes to school aid. Their core constituency is far removed from Long Island.

If you doubt what the Democrats in control of the Senate would do, just look at the budget passed by Assembly Democrats, which short-changed Long Island in state aid to education.

Only the steadfast opposition of the Republican-led Senate enabled that money to be reinstated. Long Island Democratic Assembly members were of no help in helping Long Island get its fair share of the state aid.

Without Republican control of the State Senate, New York City would receive a greater share of the funding for education. This amount would come out of the aid we are currently receiving. This means we would have to raise property taxes to maintain our educational system, even if we cut budgets. This is a bleak outlook for our residents who look at candidates as personalities and not what greater issues are represented in their candidacies.

—Harry