Glens Falls Post-Star endorses Dem. Gillibrand

The Post-Star has endorsed Democratic incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand for a second term.
Here’s how their editorial board sees the race:

Kirsten Gillibrand has had a solid freshman term in Congress, staying close to her constituents and taking positions that reflect their interests and needs. Despite spending millions of dollars of his personal fortune on this campaign, Mr. Treadwell simply hasn’t made a strong enough case for voters to replace her.

In his separate blog on-line, managing editor Ken Tingley said the endorsement had generated a lot of heat on the newspaper’s message boards:

There was a lot of good back and forth and there was also a lot of anger out there too. Some people said they would never buy or read our newspaper again.

That’s sad to hear. I would hope that our readers would always want us to base our decisions on what we truly believe and not make it a business decision. Registered Republicans outnumber registered Democrats 2 to 1 in these parts, but we don’t base our endorsements on demographics. We base them on who we think will be the best for the job.