(Warning: Sports metaphors!)<\/p>\n
In any normal election campaign there’s one constant: the calendar. Everybody knows when (if not how) it will all end. <\/p>\n
But as the special election in the 20th congressional district gets underway — and trust me, it’s underway — Governor David Paterson is controlling the clock.<\/p>\n
He hasn’t yet set an election day. <\/p>\n
And despite his assurances that he’ll set a date “soon” the law allows him to dither and delay for months.<\/p>\n
Which is good news for Democratic candidate Scott Murphy, the Glens Falls venture capital fund manager who is trying to hold the seat for the Dems.<\/p>\n
Murphy, diving into his first campaign, will need weeks to gear up a campaign capable of matching that of Jim Tedisco, the Assembly minority leader.<\/p>\n
Tedisco is a veteran campaigner, with an infrastructure already in place capable of turning out a massive vote in the district. <\/p>\n
Murphy plans to unveil his new campaign HQ in Glens Falls tomorrow; and his publicity is being managed by national Dem leaders.<\/p>\n
Tedisco has been out on the trail for more than a week, trying to rally those straying GOP voters back to his banner.<\/p>\n
The campaign has already turned nasty, with both sides firing ethics salvos. <\/p>\n
But Gov. Paterson can keep those goal posts in his back pocket, until he’s confident that “his” candidate is ready for the big game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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