Usually it takes a couple days for an editorial in response to breaking news, but in the case of a vacating seat in Congress, it was less than 24 hours before the WDT called for moderation in selecting a new Member of Congress for NNY. Critics say they want a RINO.
Because we wanted "our own" district, again this decade we have a 12 county behemoth where most people don't even know where it extends to. We have a shift in political power to Albany's northern suburbs and exurbs that likely means the person elected will not be someone we are terribly familiar with.
2009 proved the selection is not done on editorial pages any longer. This is suddenly a swing district again and the money could well poor in if both parties can field viable candidates. It won't be local money and the air wars will be underway, perhaps by spring if there are primaries.
Who ever heard of an attorney named Bill Owens before June O'Neill introduced him to us. We just thought we would have the usual non-viable Democrat running against the Republican whose "turn" it was. Other forces had other ideas.
We need to protect out parochial interests, so let's make sure the person voted for understands and supports the western end of NY21. We won't again get a Congressman who grew up on Hamilton Street, but we had best get one who can point to Carthage on a map.
Watertown Daily Times | EDITORIAL: Moderate voices needed to join campaign for 21st Congressional District
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