The NY-26 Election. Have fun but keep your shirt on.

[Napoleon]

Davis has run as a Democrat before, but he only ran on one issue: protectionism. I believe he tried to get considered for the Republican nomination this time. He's kind of crazy, but he has a lot of money, which is a big head start when the election is only in a couple months.

Let the protectionists be Republicans. There is nothing progressive or liberal about something so archaic and outdated. Any top economist will tell you it's not even a viable policy in our increasingly inter-connected global market. I can only hope the teabaggers let this guy become Hoffman 2.0 and we pick up yet another upstate New York district that was once solidly GOP.

[Napoleon]

Remember that if Jack Davis makes the ballot he will officially be referred as the "Tea Party" candidate so you would think he would take mostly conservative votes.

Remember that this is a special election. That tactic didn't work in 2010, and it certainly won't work in a 2011 election where voters are better informed.

Jack Davis will not get enough votes to be a factor in this race.

So it's immaterial that he has piles of money he can spend, whereas those "Tea Party" candidates last year were paper candidates?

He's also previously been a candidate.

[Napoleon]

Crazy Jack Davis seems to be kind of a fun guy.

[Napoleon]

And Democrats wouldn't really gain anything, Buerkle would benefit most of all by freeing up a lot more Republican votes to spread around.

[Napoleon]

I think Hochul wins by 5 or so, maybe 47-42.

[Napoleon]

There's nothing funny about if you read the article. Actually I guess it's funny Corwin thinks it will be close.

[Napoleon]

Corwin with 17% would be a disaster for the Republican party.

Jack Davis likely made those numbers up in the shower Monday morning. Don't even pay attention to them.

Strangely he never struck me as the showering type.

[Napoleon]

No maps?

What's DKE?

New Swing State Project, I believe.

Yes, Daily Kos Elections is the new SSP.