As the three-way, special election in New York's 26th District continues to tighten, independent candidate Jack Davis, who is running as a Tea Party candidate, has launched a new television ad targeting both his Democratic and Republican rivals.
In a 30-second ad that began airing this week, Davis rips into both his opponents, echoing the same messages they've used against each other in what's quickly becoming a circular firing squad of attacks. In what's been a theme in all of Davis's campaigns, he begins by criticizing both parties for backing trade agreements that "shipped jobs overseas" and "gave tax breaks to multinationals."
Davis, a two-time Democratic nominee for the seat who petitioned himself onto the May 24 ballot as a Tea Party candidate after losing the GOP nomination, has received more attention from Republicans this week after polls have showed a close race between himself, GOP nominee Jane Corwin and Democrat Kathy Hochul. Corwin went up with an ad Thursday reminding voters of Davis's past support for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and President Obama, and the New York Republican Party has sent out mailers with similar messages.
"Both spent trillions bailing out Wall Street and the banks," the narrator says in Davis's ad, as pictures of Corwin and Hochul come into focus. "Now, to make us pay for it all, Republican Jane Corwin wants to replace Medicare with vouchers and Democrat Kathy Hochul wants to raise taxes again."
