Posted on 03/13/2011 11:49:11 AM PDT by Raquel
A special election will be held on May 24, 2011 for public office to the U.S. House of Representatives for New York Congressional District 26, since its seat was vacated by Republican Chris Lee on February 9. Western New York’s District 26 is traditionally a Republican area with a “Cook PVI rating of R+6” and a constituency that is comprised of every day rural Americans who overwhelmingly support center right policy positions.
Uniquely ripe for a conservative candidate to run, former Staff Sgt. David Bellavia has emerged from the grass roots, tea party arena, embodying all of the qualities we like: honesty, courage, and common sense.
In an interview today, David Bellavia says:
“We have an on-the-ground operation that is resonating with the voters. The people desire new leaders and young conservatives who realize the greatness of America. We want America to return to its moral principles. In Western New York, voters understand that true competition in the market creates jobs, and that government has to get out of the way. I am not a career politician. I am a combat veteran ready to put the same effort into representing the people, as I represented America in Iraq. I want to build a better party, a better Congress, and after my tour of duty, I want the person after me, to be better than me.”
This is precisely the kind of representative government the voters have been advocating for since the liberal Democrats took over the White House and Congress in 2008. The people are tired of the status quo politicians, Republicans and Democrats alike, patting each other on the back, and promoting each other and their own incumbency as its highest priority.
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I’ve met him and read his book. I can trust him with our future. I just wish he was in my district.
I don’t think this is synonymous with NY-23, Eric at Redstate did a write-up on this, and doesn’t think the Republican in this case is the same as Dede Scozzafava.
J.S.
He may be a good man, but this race probably isn’t past the threshold where conservatives need to abandon the GOP in this circumstance.
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