Posted on 10/05/2010 4:42:19 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
When HUMAN EVENTS profiled Ann Marie Buerkle’s campaign for Congress in May, the candidate of the Republican and New York Conservative Parties in the Empire State’s 25th District (Syracuse) was a long shot, to say the least.
Freshman Democratic Rep. Dan Maffei, a past spokesman for the House Ways and Means Committee, was on his way to raising $1 million. Buerkle—nurse, attorney, and mother of six (and grandmother of eleven)—had an impressive personal story, but was untested as a candidate.
In her one stint in elective office—appointed to fill a vacancy on the Syracuse City Council—Buerkle had come under fire for her strong pro-life views and lost election for a full term. In this race, Buerkle had barely raised $100,000 by May.
But that was then and this is now. When Ann Marie Buerkle dropped by our offices last week, she was brimming with confidence. In what could be called a hybrid of Cinderella and the 1969 Mets winning the World Series, a recent Whit Ayres poll showed an embattled Maffei edging Buerkle by 44% to 41%
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New York ping
Another race has found its way onto the radar.
The NY-25 is less Republican than the NY-01, 13, 19, 20, 23, 24 or 29. So we’re running neck-and-neck in our *eighth* best takeover opportunity in NY.
I didn’t expect this candidate to show such strength. I hope she wins.
I don’t know if this was mentioned in the article but Gov. Palin endorsed Ann Marie Buerkle right before her primary.
NY-25 has been on the Key House Races Master List since the beginning. Some experts have rated this race at least a Leans D since back in the spring. Buerkle is gaining strength.
Yes I’d say it’s been on the radar (personally though I didn’t think we’d have a good shot). But it’s true as Auh2o said that’s only the 8th best pickup chance.
NY hopefully will be joining PA and OH in delivering large gains.
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