Free re-elections & the NY 26th

A few weeks ago, on March 1st, the National Briefing picked up from NRCC Chair Tom Reynolds writing that DCCC Chair Robert Matsui's had been making "implausible claims" that Democrats "can win in red states and rurual districts", laying out the following as evidence:

In 55 districts that are in red states or rural areas, the Democrats do not even have a candidate... In areas where the hardest fought battles were won by the GOP last cycle the Democrats have no candidate, including AL-03, CO-04, NC-08, OK-04,CT-O5, MI-11 and NJ-05.  In potentially competitive districts such as FL-05, FL-14, IL-19, IA-02, MN-02, OK-01, PA-06, PA-15 and TX-23 the Democrat challenger is not credible...

Tom Reynolds is pretty good with the political junkie analysis, though it'd be a good exercise to fact check his numbers.  One thing is for sure, Reynolds will likely be talking less smack now that he's got his hands full with a serious contender in his own backyard, the NY 26th CD.

That's because Republican Jack Davis, the president of I Squared R Element Co. Inc., a manufacturing company that's had a dozen layoffs since March of 2000, has changed parties, committed $500,000 of his own money, and plans to run against Reynolds.  The Buffalo News, Businessman eager to take on Reynolds, provided an overview of the possible match-up.  Reynolds hasn't had to even break a sweat since at least the '98 elections, so hopefully Davis will swing through and give Reynolds some heat.