{"id":10850,"date":"2014-10-14T17:10:56","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T21:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=10850"},"modified":"2014-10-14T17:10:56","modified_gmt":"2014-10-14T21:10:56","slug":"sean-eldridge-imploding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=10850","title":{"rendered":"Sean Eldridge imploding"},"content":{"rendered":"

Antigun carpetbagger Sean Eldridge<\/a> makes Roll Call’s, “The 9 Biggest Candidate Flameouts<\/a>“:<\/p>\n

Sean Eldridge, Democrat, New York\u2019s 19th District<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of 17 Republicans representing districts Obama carried in 2012, GOP Rep. Chris Gibson<\/a> started the cycle as a top Democratic target. Democrats were hopeful Eldridge \u2014 the wealthy husband of Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes<\/a> \u2014 could mount a serious challenge.<\/p>\n

But Eldridge stumbled right out the gate with a New York Times profile that made him look out of touch in this largely blue-collar district, nestled in the far-reaching New York City suburbs and stretching into the Catskill mountains. As a result, Republicans nicknamed him \u201c$ean Eldridge\u201d \u2014 a moniker that\u2019s stuck with him throughout the campaign.<\/p>\n

Eldridge\u2019s bid never really recovered, and the DCCC<\/a> never reserved television airtime here to change that.<\/p>\n

Rating: Leans Republican<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Latest poll has Gibson with a 24-point lead<\/a> over Eldridge.<\/p>\n