Interesting unconfirmed rumor
I have no real reason to believe this, but there’s an interesting rumor I’m hearing from NY-25. The rumor is that Walsh will retire and Onondaga County DA William Fitzpatrick will run in his stead. There’s a precedent for this: in 1986, Wortley (the Republican who held the seat then) was almost beaten by Rosemary Pooler, then ran for a year (as Walsh has done) before dropping out of the race in 87. Then Walsh ran and ended up winning.
Wow - That would be pretty interesting. I think Walsh is realizing his time is up, both in Washington and locally. I do believe he will win in 2008, but do not think he wants to stay around with a Democratic majority.
As for Fitzpatrick, is he high profile enough to run? I know he has ben D.A. for 4 terms, but I am not sure if he is well-known outside of Onondaga County. Thoughts?
My opinion is that Maffei will beat either. The district is trending very heavily democratic and The Decider is an albatross around Republicans’ necks.
look at that bio!
Program F.U.T.U.R.E.
Project P.R.O.U.D.
Project A.W.A.R.E.
D.I.R.T.
If he doesn’t win that seat he should consider running for office here in M.R.L.T.A.C.*
*Monroe “Republican’s Love Their Acronyms” County.
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[...] We’ve been hearing for some time that the likely Republican nominee in NY-25, with Walsh out of the picture, is Onondaga County DA William Fitzpatrick. I’m sure there’s a ton of articles out there about him — DA being a pretty high-profile position. To start with, here’s something on the Post-Standard political blog: Last fall, Fitzpatrick coasted to re-election after amassing $175,000 in campaign contributions. He didn’t have to spend much of it on the conventional things described above. But he did spend $11,633 hosting 49 gatherings over the last two years at bars and eateries in Syracuse and places like Portland, Ore., and Amelia Island, Fla. Events ranged from a $2,347.84 dinner during the state DAs’ meeting in New York City to less than $110 for drinks at Rico’s Ristorante in East Syracuse. […] [...]