More troubles for McCarthy

More bad news for Carolyn McCarthy means more good news for gunnies.  From the Daily News, “New York Democrats anxious as Long Island Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, other pols face barrage“:

“… “It’s not the rookies we’re worried about as much as some of the people who have been around a while,” lamented a senior New York City congressman, who spoke about strategy on the condition of anonymity. “I’m a little worried that people like Carolyn McCarthy are out of practice on how to run a real race, and you never know with Nassau County voters,” the lawmaker warned …”

McCarthy has never had a serious challenger before.  The GOP has basically let her slide.  Her problems now center around the general anti-Democrat/anti-Obama sentiment along with her funny money scandal.

Missing the target

During the Senatorial debates yesterday, Jay Townsend asserted that Chuck Schumer has a pistol license:

“… While fielding a question on gun control, Townsend claimed that Schumer had a permit to carry a concealed weapon. Schumer said that assertion was “a lie.” …”

This is true.  Neither Chuck nor his wife or daughters have pistol licenses.  It’s a long running internet myth that he has a NYC pistol license.  Townsend’s campaign should have done their homework because Schumer’s campaign easily backed up their defense.  The one who does have a license, from California, is Dianne Feinstein.

CD-4 mailers

The Politico reports that NRA is doing color mailers on behalf of Fran Becker in CD-4.

Becker is not pro-gun.  His one redeeming quality is that he is not incumbent Carolyn McCarthy.

Run on your voting record

Below is video of the recent debate between Assemblywoman Addie Russell and her challenger David Forsythe.  She lies about receiving an F claiming it was because she did not fill out NRA’s questionnaire.  No, it’s because of her voting record including supporting microstamping A-6468C, prohibiting “child operated” firearms A-1326 and expanding COBIS A-2882B.  It starts at 5:12.

McCarthy looking desperate

Carolyn McCarthy has launched an attack ad against opponent Fran Becker.  I don’t recall her doing that in previous years.  It has to be in response to politicos reporting a competitive race in CD-4.

News of the day

SDCC has done a mailing targeting Jack Quinn in SD-58 hitting him for voting against mandatory storage A-5844 and redefining what constitutes a serious offense, A-7575.

Pete Grannis was fired as DEC Commissioner.  Good riddance.

In AD-137, candidate disagreements over their NRA candidate ratings here and here.

In CD-20, Sportsmen for Chris Gibson.

Michelle Schimel at a LWV Meet the Candidates night:

“… Schimel is a supporter and author of the microstamping bill. The assemblywoman said that was the reason she got into politics. Microstamping would imprint a unique mark on bullet casings, helping to connect guns and their owners to crimes. “I was a community organizer,” she said. “Long before I ever got into elected office, I was on the streets advocating that bullets don’t know race, creed, religion or color. Microstamping is a bill that’s supported by over 100 law enforcement agencies.” …”

Obama was also a “community organizer” and look what a great job he’s been doing.

More Congressional seats in play

Dick Morris sees 11 New York Congressional seats in play.

Assuming he’s right and all of them go Republican, that would make 4-5 seats more pro-gun than they are right now. However, come ’12 with redistricting New York will lose 2-3 Congressional seats, probably held by those pro-gun freshmen.

Congressional seats in play

The Politico now puts 99 Democrat-held Congressional seats in play including nine locally:

“… In deep-blue New York, Republicans have a shot at as many as nine Democrats. “It’s thermonuclear,” said two-term Rep. Michael Arcuri, in describing the campaign against him to The New York Times …  Upstate Rep. Bill Owens has a higher degree of reelection difficulty than Long Island-based Rep. Carolyn McCarthy … Nine-term New York Rep. Maurice Hinchey and four-term Arizona Rep. Raul Grijalva until recently were considered near-locks to win, before their campaigns hit unexpected turbulence.  Hinchey attracted unflattering attention this weekend after a videotaped confrontation with a reporter at the same time American Crossroads and other GOP groups are pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into ads in his district …”

Up until now I would not have said CD-22 was in play.  Maybe Politico has internal polling suggesting the race is close.

Gubernatorial debate

I did not watch last nights gubernatorial debate.  It does not appear to have gone well:

Andrew Cuomo probably won it simply by not appearing to be a crackpot.