{"id":2612,"date":"2010-10-28T16:22:14","date_gmt":"2010-10-28T20:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=2612"},"modified":"2010-10-28T16:22:14","modified_gmt":"2010-10-28T20:22:14","slug":"mccarthy-election-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gunpoliticsny.com\/?p=2612","title":{"rendered":"McCarthy election update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mayor Mike<\/a> has endorsed<\/a> Carolyn McCarthy<\/a> for re-election. \u00a0Big deal.<\/p>\n

McCarthy herself is, of course, running as a “national leader on gun control<\/a>“:<\/p>\n

“…\u00a0I am a national leader on gun control and keeping our communities and our police officers safe. My opponent will be a reliable pawn for the NRA<\/a> and will put our communities and police officers at risk …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This seems unlikely given that Fran Becker<\/a> has already screwed gun owners over twice during his career in the Nassau<\/a> legislature, first in 2000 by jacking up the pistol license fees and again in ’08 with the colored gun ban. \u00a0Nevertheless, being a largely single issue candidate McCarthy has to bring up the gun issue or it takes away her main reason of being in Congress.<\/p>\n

The Long Island Press reports<\/a> that McCarthy is herself worried about losing:<\/p>\n

“… In the 4th District, Nassau County Legis. Francis Becker (R-Lynbrook) claims to be surging against McCarthy … His campaign manager says the Republicans \u201csmell blood,\u201d and the GOP intends to bolster his so-far anemic advertising campaign … Her campaign paints Becker as a Tea Party Republican, pointing out that his campaign had less than $22,000 on hand as of Oct. 13, compared to her $541,053 tally. But this time around, it may be the secret donor money that really tips the scale. \u201cWe\u2019re all petrified of a millionaire coming into the race,\u201d McCarthy tells the Press …”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This explains her negative ad attack<\/a> against Becker.<\/p>\n