Dan Isaacs, candidate for New York State GOP Chair:
"We're not even the loyal opposition at this point. (Assemblyman Jim) Tedisco appears not able to pull out a victory in an overwhelmingly Republican district; to me that's the final indignancy."
Pow!
Former Congressman and NRCC chair Tom Reynolds, architect of the GOP's 30-seat loss in 2006 and a man who knows from humiliating losses:
Former GOP congressman Tom Reynolds, who recently headed the party's campaign committee, is the latest Republican voice skeptical that Jim Tedisco will be able to overcome a 273-vote deficit to Scott Murphy in the New York special election.
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"For the Democrats, bragging rights are what they are and they get momentum for winning a very tough seat for them," Reynolds said. "And the Republicans will try to minimize it, and when all is said and done, the special will have little or no impact for what will happen in 2010."
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"I would say to Jim Tedisco, ‘You came so close and 2010 is a general election and would be different. If you were up to this race, and want to run, you have earned the right to be a candidate for the party’s nomination," Reynolds said.
Blam!
New York State Sen. Betty Little, likely 2010 candidate against Democratic Rep.-elect Scott Murphy:
"I think [Jim Tedisco] ought to do a good analysis of where he stands and what the possibilities of the outcome are; 273 votes, that's the biggest lead anybody's had in this race since it concluded," she said.
"You can't drag this one out as long as you can drag out a November election, you have to look to constituents not being represented at this point. And with the stimulus, and the economy, and the things that we need to get done, we need somebody there to start working."
Abandon ship! Abandon ship!