Davis quote haunts Tedisco

We noted yesterday that former Virginia congressman Tom Davis — who once led the GOP’s House campaign effort nationwide — had called the election for Democrat Scott Murphy.

That one comment, made to the Washington Times newspaper, has haunted Republican Jim Tedisco in recent days, turning up in Politico, USA Today, and other prominent journals.

“We lost the special election in New York,” said Davis, a seven-term congressman from Virginia who stepped down from office last year. “It’s gone.”

Not exactly the kind of statement that RNC chairman Michael Steele (or Tedisco himself) wanted floating around all week as the court fight muddled forward.

Meanwhile, no word from Jim Tedisco, who’s been invisible for a week now. I still receive regular emails from the Murphy campaign. Nothing from the Republican camp.