{"id":17730,"date":"2018-10-08T13:02:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T17:02:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=17730"},"modified":"2018-10-08T13:02:30","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T17:02:30","slug":"wofford-is-the-best-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=17730","title":{"rendered":"Wofford is the best choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

GOP Attorney General Candidate Keith Wofford<\/a> is the best candidate for gun owners to get behind in a statewide race this year.\u00a0 There’s a few reasons I say this.<\/p>\n

First, as the Daily News reports<\/a> he has access to money:<\/p>\n

“In the battle for state attorney general, Republican Keith Wofford<\/a> and Democrat Letitia James<\/a> are neck-in-neck when it comes to campaign cash, new filings show. Wofford, a corporate lawyer and first-time candidate, reported late last week having a little more than $400,000 remaining while James has about $384,000. Wofford since mid July spent just under $1.4 million on his campaign, including $1.1 million toward a planned $3.25 million ad campaign … James, who unlike Wofford had to run in a primary, reported since her Sept. 23 post primary filing raising $320,294 and spending $210,379 \u2014including $100,000 on TV ads …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All serious candidates for public office must have access to adequate financial resources to run a creditable campaign.\u00a0 Ideas mean nothing without a way to implement them and implementation usually requires cash.<\/p>\n

Second, while still behind in the polls<\/a> it doesn’t look as bad as the gubernatorial race:<\/p>\n

“… James holds a 14-point lead, 50-36 percent, over Wofford. Both candidates do well with voters of their own party … She leads by seven points in the downstate suburbs and Wofford leads by seven points upstate …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

14 points is a lot, but both candidates are largely unknown by the public.\u00a0 At this point anyone who does not think Andrew Cuomo<\/a> is an asshole will never be convinced to vote for his opponent.<\/p>\n

As to Wofford’s position on guns, that is still unknown.\u00a0 Given that James’ made her intentions clear<\/a>, his 2A views are secondary to his ability to run a competitive race.<\/p>\n