I like all too many local Democrats was skeptical about Kathy Hochul's potential to win the race in the NY-26. The seat available now in a special election on May 26th came up for grabs after Rep. Chris Lee (R) resigned earlier this year after shirtless photos of him were found on the dating portion of craigslist.
Jack Davis to the rescue? After the last episode involving Jack Davis, where Jon Powers and Mr Davis got locked in a mudslinging contest, Alice Kryzan the proverbial dark horse came out on top with a primary challenge that amounted to "I'll be the person over here without mud all over me", I'd written Davis off as well one of the most perennially annoying candidates and useless politicians around. Now I'm forced to revise that belief, while he's still doomed to be forever annoying, he is now at least useful to the Democrats. Jane Corwin in what can only be described as one of the dumbest political moves around, decided to engage Mr Davis in a negative campaign, which as it were is about the only thing that Jack Davis is any good at politically.
Republican super PACs end up spending a huge portion of their budget trying to simply prove that Jack Davis is not at all a Tea bagger. Not only did they waste a large amount of money on Jack Davis, but they spent all of their time talking about it instead of staying on the issues, largely medicare. It has gotten so bad now that Corwin seemingly sent a member of her staff to do nothing more than bait Jack Davis into a confrontation. <Hochul kept pounding away on the Ryan Medicare plan. Holding true to what should surely be the first thing taught in any campaign school, find their weakness and pound them on it.
If Corwin doesn't lose this campaign...it won't be for lack of trying. So I must, grudgingly say thank you Jack and Jane for doing everything wrong.
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