Ok, lets watch the NY house race and see who can draw the ball in his court!
Democrat Scott Murphy strongly supports Obama and the stimulus plan that would
funnel $24.6 billion into New York to fund construction projects and help
fill gaps in state education costs, among other things.
Recent Siena College poll found the Democratic president had a 65 percent approval rating in the traditionally Republican district. It was even higher ie, 72 % in Warren, Washington and Essex counties, which are strongly Republican.
Risk factors:
The district has more than 196,000 registered Republicans compared to about 125,000 registered Democrats. There are more than 118,000 voters who aren't affiliated with either party.
Also, Republican Jim Tedisco, says the stimulus plan has a serious flaw _ the protection of bonuses to executives of bailed out companies like American International Group. That means sticking taxpayers with $165 million in lavish bonuses for failed executives at AIG!
Well, thats what Jim Tedisco is bickering about.