Yes, the Dems picked up a seat last night that we had no business losing.
Yet, we fumbled!
We did because a 3rd candidate divided the conservative majority.
Mr. Davis, the 3rd party candidate and Tea Party "pretender", beat up NAFTA and other free trade deals. He blamed these deals for job losses and the economic decline of New York.
Unfortunately, no one blamed New York's "high taxes" and "regulatory climate" for driving businesses out of the state.
They should have read Why New York's future is fleeing
"For one thing, according to a recent survey in Chief Executive, our state has the second-worst business climate in the country. (Only California ranks lower.) People go where the jobs are, so when a state repels businesses, it repels residents, too."
Where was the GOP candidate? Why didn't we fight Mr Davis's demagoguery on "free trade" or the Dems' lies about Medicare?
Losing NY-26 won't change Congress or mean that much. After all, the new Dem representative will find that she must vote in a district that voted 52% against her.
What's the lesson? We need GOP candidates who defend free trade and fight back when Dems engage in Medicare demagoguery.
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