Still still more more on NY-25
Congressional Quarterly has a thorough piece in NY-25 in the wake of Jim Walsh’s retirement:
With 2006 Democratic nominee Dan Maffei, a former congressional aide, back for another try this year, Walsh’s retirement decision has prompted CQ Politics to change its rating on the race to No Clear Favorite from Leans Republican — pending developments in the Republican field of candidates to succeed Walsh.
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Ryan McMahon, a banker who is in his second term on the part-time Syracuse Common Council, told CQ Politics he was “definitely interested in exploring the race†for the Republican nomination. McMahon currently the only Republican on that panel, on which Walsh served from 1978 to 1988.
Several other prominent local Republicans have had their names mentioned as potential candidates in the wake of Walsh’s announcement. They include Syracuse Mayor Matthew J. Driscoll (my note: Driscoll is actually a Democrat), who said he had been contacted about running but that he was not ready to comment on the race; Onondaga County District Attorney William J. Fitzpatrick; Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks; former Onondaga County legislator Dale Sweetland; former Syracuse Mayor Roy Bernardi, a deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and lawyer Peter Cappuccilli Jr., the former director of the New York State Fair.
Walsh suggested that his exit from the field would also draw more candidates into the race for the Democratic nomination, in which Maffei had not received a major challenge to his bid for a rematch with Walsh. “I suspect there’s going to be a lot of interest on both sides,†Walsh said.
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Other dems would never pass Maffei in a primary. He is the proven candidate with a half million head start on fundraising.