| It's over for Jack Davis. A New York State Supreme Court judge ruled yesterday that Davis could not be on the ballot with his Save Jobs and Farms Party after forgetting to nominate himself as the candidate for the Save Jobs and Farms Party.
From the Buffalo News:
Davis' congressional bid over
Davis said Thursday he left a voice mail with Democratic primary winner Alice J. Kryzan to congratulate her on her victory but would not commit to helping her in her campaign against Republican Christopher J. Lee.
Davis said he would help Kryzan in the campaign if he thought she accepted his anti-free trade message but expressed his doubts. "I don't think she understands my message," he said.
Justice Richard M. Platkin of Albany disagreed with Davis' contention that his petition to form a minor party line called Save Jobs and Farms should have been accepted even though he failed to file a certificate of acceptance on time, as required by state election law.
Davis argued that the state Board of Elections should have provided him an opportunity to submit the late application anyway and that the board acted "arbitrarily and capriciously" in not allowing him to file.
The judge ruled otherwise.
"The court concludes that this case is governed by myriad authorities holding that the failure to timely file a certificate of acceptance is a fatal defect that cannot be cured or excused," Platkin wrote.
I didn't think Davis had any chance of winning this case but you never know the outcome of these things. After all, I didn't think Alice Kryzan was going to win either. Look at how that turned out.
As I have stated before, I voted for Davis in 2006. I regretted that I voted for him after I expressed doubts with what kind of Democrat he would be, but at the time he was the only alternative to Tom Reynolds. And after working hard for two months lead up to the elections, I couldn't see it any other way.
Davis went all out this time around. He hired some "big time" advisers and staff thinking that this would be the victory he has been hoping for. He spent $1.5 million (and possibly more) on the primary. He ran negative ads against Jon Powers and sent out mailers that amounted to nothing but more negativity.
I was watching TV on Primary Night and Davis said to "stay tuned" about a fourth run. That was a fascinating statement to me considering this was a primary, not the general election. Plus, what if Kryzan wins? Does Davis still run?
I guess we will have to "stay tuned." |
