"I've done all the damage I can do".
This seems like one of those districts that should be a given for the Republicans, even in an extremely bad year.
One of the seats that they should win, unless they nominate Randell Terry, or some perennial tax scofflaw.
On the other hand, if there's any group that can FUBAR a sure thing, it's the New York GOP, and considering the downdraft from the top of the ticket, I think they would need a pretty strong candidate here.
That being said, the Republicans are still surprisingly resilient upstate-as was proved by the two remarkably close races for the last two open congressional seats, which were much less conservative than this one-and I don't see why this (slight) advantage would disappear altogether this time around.
Put me down as cautiously optimistic...for now.