The Republicans have a large field to choose from. I don’t know who is conservaive and who is RINO, but I don’t think we need a RINO to hold this district.
In a realted matter, there is a newly-elected ‘Rat state Senator who may run. The ‘Rats have a narrow, 32-to-30 majority in the state Senate, and if that Senator wins, Republicans have a great shot at winning the legislative district. It puts them in a bind.
The RINOs are already in full gear trying to grab this seat. GOP Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, mentioned above, is NARAL-endorsed and voted for gay ‘marriage’. GOPer Will Barclay is NARAL-endorsed and earned it.
Conservatives: Wright, Little, Meier aren’t running. Sen. Darrel Aubertine (D) has an anti-choice rating from NARAL and opposes gay marriage.
Griffo, Champagne, and (McHugh’s chief of staff) Robert Taub: not obvious where they stand on issues. Griffo has a reputation of being a conservative. He is new. But not young. The RINOs will take this seat for themselves if the conservatives stand by and watch them. This is the “Canadian border district” and is socially conservative. It would be devastating to let the RINOs win this by default.