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NY-23: Hoffman 2010?

By | 11.04.09 | 3:37 pm

SARANAC LAKE, NY – Will Doug Hoffman mount another bid for Congress in 2010? Jim Tedisco, the other New York GOPer who lost a special election in neighboring NY-20, is already set for a 2010 rematch with Rep. Scott Murphy (D-N.Y.). And before the polls closed, it was very clear More…

The Last Days of Tedisco

By | 04.17.09 | 8:36 am

Man, defeated New York 20th Congressional District GOP candidate Jim Tedisco is bold:

Jim Tedisco submitted a petition to the Dutchess County Supreme Court Thursday asking the judge to declare him the winner of the extremely close special election race, despite the numbers currently being in favor of his

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Republicans Struggle to Spin Special Election Photo Finish

By | 04.01.09 | 7:04 am

Sean Conner, the newly elected chairman of the Washington, D.C. Young Republicans, reacted to the results of the New York 20th Congressional District special election with one long groan.

“Save us!” said Conner. “Save us, God, from another recount!”

Conner was one of hundreds of Republicans who had phone-banked for More…

You Read It Here First!

By | 03.30.09 | 4:23 pm

Two weeks ago, I talked to independent Republican groups and people working on the special congressional election in New York’s 20th Congressional District and found that hundreds of thousands of dollars in negative ads directed at Democrat Scott Murphy were backfiring. Today, Fred LeBrun of the Albany Times More…

NY-20: Libertarian Candidate Endorses Democrat

By | 03.27.09 | 4:19 pm

After getting bounced from the ballot in the special election in New York’s 20th Congressional District, former Libertarian candidate Eric Sundwall has endorsed Democrat Scott Murphy.

I will be voting for Scott Murphy on Tuesday. While we disagree on some important issues, I find him to be a

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Candidate Who Denounced Negative Ads Won’t Denounce Negative Ad

By | 03.27.09 | 4:14 pm

The Republican candidate in New York’s 20th Congressional District special election, Jim Tedisco — who loudly denounced negative ads in his race against Democrat Scott Murphy — isn’t denouncing a new ad from the National Republican Congressional Committee that shows a minute’s worth of terrorist mugshots while playing More…

The Politics of Geithner

By | 03.20.09 | 11:03 am

Jim Tedisco, the Republican candidate in the special election in New York’s 20th Congressional District, has seized onto the AIG bonus outrage and is upping the ante basically every day. Yesterday, he demanded the resignation of Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and knocked his Democratic opponent, Scott Murphy, for not More…

Hard-Right PAC Complicates GOP Mission

By | 03.17.09 | 6:00 am

?Over the weekend, Steve Greenberg turned on his TV to watch college basketball and was treated to something that’s become unavoidable in his part of the country: a new ad for the special election in New York’s 20th Congressional District. This More…

NY-20: Senator Gillibrand Goes on the Air as Tedisco Gasps for It

By | 03.13.09 | 12:27 pm

Congresswoman-turned-Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) is on the air in New York’s 20th Congressional District with a soft-focus endorsement of the Democrat who wants her old House seat, Scott Murphy. Gillibrand is, by miles, the most popular politician in the district — this week’s Siena Poll gave her a 78 More…