The Democrat primary between incumbent Senator Neil Breslin and Legislator Shawn Morse in the new SD-44 is one of the races to watch in next week’s election. Morse has creditability as Chairman of the Albany Co. Legislature, is well-funded, and has enough local support to make it a very competitive race.
The candidates held a debate yesterday. The Times-Union covered it and gun control did come up:
“… Breslin and Morse also differed when it came to thoughts on reducing crime. Breslin was in favor of stricter gun control for pistols and automatic weapons, while Morse said he’d prefer if the burden of unfunded mandates could be taken off counties so they could institute youth mentoring programs …”
Breslin can be counted on to co-sponsor a number of bad bills, including microstamping.
With low turnout in the primaries, Morse has a reasonable shot at defeating Breslin. The NYSRPA-PVF is doing an “orange card” mailing to the district reminding people of Breslin’s voting record which will hopefully push him off the cliff. Since the district is heavily Democrat, the primary winner will likely cruise through the November general election.
Breslin is a douchebag. He’s an upstate politician who represents downstate values. He needs to go.
His family is part of the local Albany Democrat machine. Morse is a serious challenger, but I’m not sure he’s got the juice to take Breslin out. He’s making a respectable effort though.