{"id":2474,"date":"2010-10-14T10:56:52","date_gmt":"2010-10-14T14:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=2474"},"modified":"2010-10-14T10:56:52","modified_gmt":"2010-10-14T14:56:52","slug":"mccarthy-endorsement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=2474","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy endorsement"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Long Island Herald has endorsed Carolyn McCarthy<\/a> for re-election:<\/p>\n

“… In this race, we encourage voters to return McCarthy<\/a> to an eighth term because we believe that she has been, and will continue to be, an effective representative … A focus on gun control has paid off for McCarthy, who entered politics in 1997 on a one-issue platform. Two years ago she authored a bill that was signed into law, requiring the National Instant Criminal Background Check System<\/a> to stop convicted criminals and those with a history of mental illness from buying guns …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

McCarthy herself doesn’t think she’s been very effectively lately according to this article<\/a> from RealClearPolitics last year:<\/p>\n

“Frustrated liberals are asking why a Democratic-controlled Congress and White House can’t manage to close the Guantanamo prison or keep new gun-rights laws from passing … “We’ll probably end up passing more gun bills” that expand owners’ rights “than we did during the Republican administration,” said Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y., a leading gun control advocate. “That is what surprises me.” …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Plus, if she’s been so effective, then why are local Democrats worried<\/a> about voter turnout?<\/p>\n

The bottom line is McCarthy is hardly a powerbroker. \u00a0She isn’t prime sponsor of any major legislation and her signature issue, gun control, is going nowhere. \u00a0No matter what the media says, she’s still largely a single issue representative. \u00a0The Herald’s endorsement is just a weak attempt to pump up her failing career.<\/p>\n