| The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will spend over $34 million on ad buys that will benefit several races throughout the country.
However, none of the races that made the list are from upstate New York, where NY-25, NY-26 and NY-29 are all winnable seats and include three candidates - Dan Maffei (NY-25), Jon Powers (NY-26) and Eric Massa (NY-29) - that are on the DCCC's Red to Blue list.
DCCC Executive Director Brian Wolff issued this statement today explaining this decision:
"Our initial media buy is the first act of a many act play. As we have been all cycle, the DCCC is focused, prepared, and organized. Watch what we do over the next four months and our aggressive strategy to expand the playing field and strengthen the Democratic Majority will become clear."
The only New York target with this ad buy will be NY-13, which bodes well for Mike McMahon, another Red to Blue candidate.
I could understand why you wouldn't buy ads initially for Powers. He is in a primary and even though the DCCC has given him their backing, I don't think they want to gamble with money in a primary, at least money like this for ads.
But why Maffei and Massa were left off is inexplicable. I understand that this isn't the end of the line, but Maffei and Massa are proven contenders. While McMahon has been backed by the DCCC, he hasn't been in his race nearly as long as Maffei and Massa have been in theirs. Maffei is arguably the front-runner in NY-25. Massa is putting the heat on Kuhl and is poised to win that seat in November. |
