thealbanyproject.com - 3/17/2009
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It took well over a month to pry it out of him, but Jim Tedisco has finally gone on the record as to how he would have voted on the stimulus package. Perhaps unsurprisingly, he would have joined every other GOP member of the House in voting against it. That's right, Tedisco would have voted ...
thedailystar.com - 3/20/2009
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thedailystar.com —
Political commentators may see the 20th Congressional District
race as a contest of national consequence, but Republican...
James Tedisco, 58, is focused closer to home.
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Tedisco: I'm focused on local interests
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NY-20: Finally! Tedisco Speaks!
Daily Kos —
... that if they didn't get passed, I would have voted no," Tedisco said. "I'm going on the record now to say I would have voted no, because what we should have done was go back to the drawing board, get a stimulus package that truly creates jobs, invests in infrastructure and the economy." And let no man be so churlish as to point out that you don't usually get a month to figure out how to vote, if you're a Congressman. Phillip Anderson of The Albany Project notes: I love how Tedisco chides everyone else in the world for not ...
Tuesday's campaign round-up
Political Animal —
TUESDAY'S CAMPAIGN ROUND-UP.... Today's installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn't generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers. * In the closely-watched special election in New York's 20th congressional district, Republican Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, who refused to publicly express a preference on the stimulus package while it was under consideration, yesterday announced his opposition . Given the money headed for upstate New York in the package, that will be a controversial position. * Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.) announced ...
More NY-20: Mr. Tedisco Hits a Speed Bump
Firedoglake —
... Well, now. Until he was desperate (remember, he's pretty much within the margin of error now with a 90k Republican registration advantage), Tedisco didn't want to go on the record about that, because the optics aren't very good ...
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Tedisco (NY-20) - Man of Steele?
firedoglake.com 3/15/2009 — NYS Congressional Special Election 3/31 is raising money for this race.
Keep NY-20 Democratic and make Michael Steele sad. Act Blue is raising funds for Democratic candidate Scott Murphy to hold Sen Gillibrand's seat.
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Tedisco’s new ads
blogs.timesunion.com 3/17/2009 — In an interview last week, Tedisco said, “My ads will be about my record and my agenda, and my records. … But we’re not going to let him distort my record.”
Following through on his promise, here’s one that was released today, ...
Tedisco Clings to Small Lead in NY-20
politicalwire.com 3/25/2009 — A GOP campaign operative tells Political Wire that internal polls shows Jim Tedisco (R) just three points ahead of Scott Murphy (D) in New York's 20the congressional district special election. These results mirror several public polls that showed the ...
BREAKING: NY-20: Tedisco Preps for Loss
firedoglake.com 3/31/2009 — Republican Jim Tedisco may be running for the House in a district where Republicans outnumber Democratic voters by some 70,000, but with the polls closing in a matter of hours, Tedisco’s campaign is prepping for a loss.
An electoral loss, anyway.
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Preston on Politics: GOP embraces new media —
CNN Political Ticker 3/19/2009
Patrick Ruffini, left, and David All are on the cutting edge of an evolving medium to connect with supporters.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — As Republicans wrangle over the ideological direction of the party, a new generation of conservatives is ...
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