Democrats have won NY’s 20th congressional districts seat — once a vaunted Republican stronghold — three times straight.<\/p>\n
Glens Falls Democrat Scott Murphy scored a huge upset this spring over Republican Jim Tedisco.<\/p>\n
The Hill newspaper reported over the weekend that Murphy would likely be targeted by the GOP for his vote in favor of landmark climate change legislation.<\/p>\n
But it turns out he’s not on the Republican hit-list. Politico is reporting that the GOP plans to target “vulnerable” Dems — a group that doesn’t appear to include Murphy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a reason why over 40 Democrats in swing districts voted against this,\u201d said NRCC spokesman Ken Spain. \u201cThey realized that voting for [Speaker Nancy] Pelosi\u2019s bill wasn\u2019t worth the price of millions of dollars in TV ads that would be required to put up what will ultimately be a futile defense of this vote. The question is: What were the others thinking?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
But Politico’s list doesn’t include any lawmakers from New York. With Rep. John McHugh’s seat likely to be up for grabs soon — he was appointed to serve as Army Secretary — this is hardly the time for the GOP to play nervous in the Empire State.<\/p>\n
But there are signs that Republicans (or independent conservatives?) are at least keeping half an eye on Murphy.<\/p>\n
At this week’s constituent gathering in Ticonderoga, a person who appeared to be a political “tracker” or oppo-researcher video-recorded most of Murphy’s talk.<\/p>\n
When approached by Murphy’s staff, he refused to identify himself and a short scuffle ensued. Rep. Murphy ended it by telling his people to stand down.<\/p>\n
November 2010 will be here soon enough. If a serious challenge is in the offing, we should see more evidence soon.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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