When most of you read this it will be Monday morning, a day before the epic 2010 midterm election.\u00a0 In the 20th congressional district, that means a final 24 hours of fierce campaigning.<\/p>\n
Here’s a rundown on goings-on across the district:<\/p>\n
Monday will start big with former President Bill Clinton campaigning in Saratoga Springs on behalf of Democrat Scott Murphy.<\/p>\n
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will also campaign for Murphy, before flying to Watertown with Clinton.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Murphy picked up a big endorsement from the Glens Falls Post-Star<\/a>, his hometown paper.<\/p>\n The difference in this race is that Scott Murphy has been working on solutions, and he has the business background, the political experience, the fiscal conservatism and independence to help bring about those solutions.<\/p>\n Rep. Murphy has been attacked during this campaign for being too partisan and too far to the left to serve our moderate congressional district.<\/p>\n But despite Republican claims that he votes lockstep with the Democratic speaker of the House, neither his comments nor his actions indicate that he’s a rubber stamp on anything.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Republican challenger Chris Gibson picked up a major endorsement of his own, with a nod from the Saratogian newspaper<\/a>.<\/p>\n Most disconcerting was [Murphy’s] ultimate support for President Obama\u2019s health care reform package.<\/p>\n The new law has some appeal. But it has shortcomings, too, and Murphy\u2019s defense of the law with an acknowledgement that it needs some fixing isn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n His challenger this time around, Republican Chris Gibson, makes a compelling argument for repealing the law and starting over in an attempt to bring health care costs under control.<\/p>\n Gibson, a retired colonel, is a formidable, interesting candidate whose decidedly more conservative approach would be welcome in the 20th District.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n