ALBANY—The special election between Scott Murphy and Jim Tedisco last spring was, in many ways, a referendum on the federal stimulus package. So how's it working out in the 20th District?
"Is there any?" asked Tory Mazzola, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, which attacked Murphy during the campaign. NRCC has been Read More
ALBANY—The health care workers union SEIU 1199 spent over $500,000 to help Scott Murphy defeat Assemblyman Jim Tedisco in their race to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress.
Federal campaign filings show the union invested more in independent expenditures than even the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee toward Murphy's victory, between their political action and Read More
ALBANY—The health care workers union SEIU 1199 spent over $500,000 to help Scott Murphy defeat Assemblyman Jim Tedisco in their race to replace Kirsten Gillibrand in Congress. Federal campaign filings show the union invested more in independent expenditures than even the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee toward Murphy's victory, between their political action and political education Read More
ALBANY—Assemblyman Jim Tedisco said there is no one to blame but himself for losing a Congressional bid that, by general consensus, was very winnable for a Republican candidate against the all-but-unknown Democrat Scott Murphy. "I think, any time you lose an election it's basically the candidate's fault," Tedisco told me in an interview on the Read More
ALBANY—Assemblyman Jim Tedisco said there is no one to blame but himself for losing a Congressional bid that, by general consensus, was very winnable for a Republican candidate against the all-but-unknown Democrat Scott Murphy.
"I think, any time you lose an election it's basically the candidate's fault," Tedisco told me in Read More
GLENS FALLS—During Scott Murphy's successful bid for Congress, David Paterson limited his efforts on behalf of his fellow Democrat to phone calls behind the scenes and fund-raising efforts. He did not appear publicly with the candidate until election night, when polls closed with Murphy ahead narrowly. After Assemblyman Jim Tedisco conceded the race on Friday, Read More
GLENS FALLS—During Scott Murphy's successful bid for Congress, David Paterson limited his efforts on behalf of his fellow Democrat to phone calls behind the scenes and fund-raising efforts. He did not appear publicly with the candidate until election night, when polls closed with Murphy ahead narrowly.
GLENS FALLS—Scott Murphy, a Democratic businessman from Glens Falls, will be sworn in as the next congressman in the 20th district, after Republican Assemblyman Jim Tedisco issued an official concession.
At a downtown intersection for his first public appearance since a special election March 31, Murphy walked to the corner towing his three children Read More
GLENS FALLS—Scott Murphy, a Democratic businessman from Glens Falls, will be sworn in as the next congressman in the 20th district, after Republican Assemblyman Jim Tedisco issued an official concession. At a downtown intersection for his first public appearance since a special election March 31, Murphy walked to the corner towing his three children and Read More
ALBANY—More than three weeks after the special election, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco is conceding his Congressional bid against Scott Murphy. The announcement came via press release shortly after Tedisco called Murphy to concede. No press conference is immediately planned, from what I gather. In Tedisco's statement, he thanked his supporters but did not elaborate on his Read More
ALBANY—More than three weeks after the special election, Assemblyman Jim Tedisco is conceding his Congressional bid against Scott Murphy.
The announcement came via press release shortly after Tedisco called Murphy to concede. No press conference is immediately planned, from what I gather. In Tedisco's statement, he thanked his supporters but did not elaborate Read More
ALBANY—As overall vote tallies repeatedly skew toward Scott Murphy, the pressure is mounting on Assemblyman Jim Tedisco to concede defeat in the 20th Congressional District election, and people close to him say an official announcement could come as soon as this afternoon. "It looks slim," said Saratoga County Republican Chair Jasper Nolan, in an interview Read More
ALBANY—As overall vote tallies repeatedly skew toward Scott Murphy, the pressure is mounting on Assemblyman Jim Tedisco to concede defeat in the 20th Congressional District election, and people close to him say an official announcement could come as soon as this afternoon.
"It looks slim," said Saratoga County Republican Chair Jasper Nolan, in Read More
ALBANY—It's rapidly becoming statistically impossible for Assemblyman Jim Tedisco to win a seat in Congress. My figures are inexact—the calculations here are based on both official Board of Elections numbers, and on conversations with election officials and both campaigns—but the math looks pretty conclusive. Here's what I've come up with: On Election Night, Democrat Scott Read More
ALBANY—It's rapidly becoming statistically impossible for Assemblyman Jim Tedisco to win a seat in Congress.
My figures are inexact—the calculations here are based on both official Board of Elections numbers, and on conversations with election officials and both campaigns—but the math looks pretty conclusive.
Here's what I've come up with:
On Election Night, Democrat Read More
