ny 20 special election
The special election in New York’s 20th district is just one week away and the level of national interest — and involvement — is growing rapidly. [1]
Next Tuesday, voters in New York’s 20th Congressional District will head to the polls for a special election to fill the seat left vacant when Representative Kirsten Gillibrand was appointed to fill Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat. [2]
Polls are tight in the N.Y.-20 special election, where Democratic venture capitalist Scott Murphy battles Republican state legislator Jim Tedisco in a race that has a national tone. [...] Rachel Maddow talks to NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel about what to expect from Obama at the G-20 economic summit. [3]
A special election to fill the seat of former Representative Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has turned ugly, with Democrat Scott Murphy attempting to win the race by tying his opponent to Rush Limbaugh. [...] The result: a potential referendum on the popularity of both Rush and Obama, rather than on the qualifications of the candidates themselves in the upstate New York district. [4]
ALBANY, N.Y. - Scott Murphy, the Democrat running for Congress in New York, says he opposes the death penalty, even for terrorists. [5]
On Tuesday, March 31st — just one week away — voters will have the chance to send Scott to Congress, where we’ll work together to get our economy moving in the right direction. [2]
Traditionally, the 20th district leaned conservative and was considered a safe Republican seat until Gillibrand defeated incumbent John E. Sweeney in 2006, Republicans now hope to retake this seat. [6]
And, looking forward to next year’s midterms, Republicans have touted it as an early barometer of their political health in the post-Bush era ‘ especially since it takes place in a region, the Northeast, where the GOP has found little recent success. [3]
We are of the belief that going positive when your opponent is still going negative usually is a mistake (candidates see their positive ratings falling and panic) but special elections are an entirely different animal and the traditional laws of politics don’t always apply. [1]
Sundwall’s exit leaves Republican James Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy as the only two candidates seeking the House seat formerly occupied by Kirsten Gillibrand, D-Greenport. [5]
On Tuesday, in upstate New York, Democrat Scott Murphy faces off against Republican Jim Tedisco in the special election to fill the seat in the 20th Congressional District vacated by Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., who was appointed to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate. [3]
Jim Tedisco, the Republican candidate in the March 31 special election in the 20th Congressional District, supports the death penalty. [5]
At the same time, Murphy has touted a strangely understated Obama endorsement in campaign advertising. [4]
Sources:
[1] The Fix - NY-20 Special: Five Things To Watch
[2] Barack Obama and Joe Biden: The Change We Need | Obama for America …
[3] New York contest the first race of 2009
[4] The Radio Equalizer: Brian Maloney: NY-20 Special Election Features …
[5] NY-20 Special Election
[6] New York’s 20th congressional district special election, 2009 …