Let it be known that I am a pretty avid supporter of Senator Clinton and that I actually work for her campaign. Let it also be known that I am no way, shape, or form saying that she will run for President of the United States of America nor do I know if she will announce candidacy for it. With that precursor in mind, I will express my own opinion on her current situtation in New York.
I work at the Broome County Democratic Headquarters, stationed in Binghamton, NY. There, I have taken up the title of Chenango County Coordinator, for I am responsible for most of the political happenings with Senator Clinton's campaign in that county. My duties also are spread to include Broome County activities with the other interns. Yes, you heard me...I am indeed an intern, like everyone else in the world it seems.
Every county in the southern tier of New York is majoritarily Republican. Some counties such as Stueben County, I believe, have double the amount of Republicans over Democrats, and that is not counting the Liberal Party or the Conservative Party. Yes, those are actually parties too. The Southern Tier consists of approximately seven counties. The reason I bring these sorts of figures up is because Senator Clinton, nor any other democratic senator that I know of has won these counties.
New York, as a whole seems like it is relatively similar to the United States. I will provide the breakdown with my findings to support my claim. NY has its counties like the U.S. has its states. We have NYC, which is itself, then all of our other cities like Buffalo, Syracuse, Binghamton, Albany, Ithaca, Utica, etc. Those cities correspond to the nation's top cities which I don't feel like listing out. These cities in both the US & NY are predominantly democratic. The similarities are showing. Everywhere else are suburbs and rural areas, which are predominantly republican, just like in the general consensus of the United States. As one can see, I find much similarity between the two.
Now, if Senator Clinton wins these Republican dominated counties, whether its some, none, or all, I think it has a lot to say if she does decide to make a run for top cop. If these counties correlate to the red states, then they will be a large indicator of how one would do in the bid for President. Many republicans are angry and want change, and even more democrats want change. We have wanted a different president since Bush came in to office. I think our democratic headquarters in Broome County has the opportunity to change the tide of an election, and perhaps future. Just like the butterfly effect; the flap of a butterfly's wings can cause a tornado across the world. Could it be possible that it is in our hands? There is so much speculation on Hillary and running for President. If she won some of these counties, would it mean she could win some red states of equivalent proportion? I am not saying that it would be easy to win these counties, because it is definitely an uphill battle for all of us working from the Headquarters in Broome County to take the Southern Tier of NY. If we do take some of them, which would be absolutely amazing...it doesn't mean it would be easy to take the red states, but possible with a good amount of work and political strategy. I just find it amazing that so much CAN be centered around ONE state in the upcoming months/year. New York.
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