Republicans have unveiled their target list for November’s midterm elections and two North Country Democrats are smack in the crosshairs.<\/p>\n
Rep. Scott Murphy from Glens Falls (NY-20) and Rep. Mike Arcuri, who represents a slice of the region around Old Forge (NY-24) will be hit with national-buy advertisements.<\/p>\n
As Politico reports<\/a>, the “bulk of the Democrats in the crosshairs are vulnerable first-term legislators sitting in Republican-oriented seats.”<\/p>\n Notably absent from this attack list is NY-23, where Matt Doheny and Doug Hoffman are vying for the chance to challenge Rep. Bill Owens.\u00a0 They’ll need Washington support to prevail.<\/p>\n But the Republican establishment has largely scorned Hoffman, so the big money in Washington may be waiting to see who survives the primary next month before committing resources here.<\/p>\n (Despite the apparently pro-Republican environment, the GOP itself is cash-strapped, so they have to be highly selective.\u00a0 Democrats, meanwhile, are expected to counter in NY-20 and NY-23 with ad barrages of their own.<\/p>\n