Dan Maffei Formally Announces Candidacy for NY-25!
Democrat Dan Maffei on Thursday formally announced he was ready for a rematch against Republican Rep. Jim Walsh by filing paperwork needed to raise money for an election that’s more than a year and a half away.
The whole story is there… I especially liked that the Syracuse Sub-Standard included a picture of Walsh rather than Maffei on his announcement story.
I also have a video of Dan unofficially announcing from 2 days ago which I’ll post when I’m home from work.
Update (exile): I like this part of the article:
“I must say, I don’t think the congressman (Walsh) handled the pressure the last time around with much grace, and if I were running against him, I’d stay in his grill,” McClure said.
As if on cue, here’s a Walsh spokesman with a graceless, classless swipe at Maffei:
“Mr. Maffei offers nothing other than blind ambition,” Gage said. “Clearly, the premature timing of his announcement suggests he is motivated purely by his own self-interest, not Central New York’s. People are sick and tired of campaigning, and nobody likes a rerun.”
I’m consistently astounded by the political incompetence of the Walsh people. Try reading statements from Kuhl or Slaughter side by side with statements from Walsh: you won’t believe how Mickey Mouse the Walsh press operation looks compared to a normal House press operation.
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“No one likes a rerun”. What, we are using TV metaphors now?
Well - how long has Jim Walsh been there? Sounds like that is the rerun that needs to end in November.
TV metaphor?
Dan Maffei = fresh programming