https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/03/15/ny-26-update-jane-corwin-endorsed-by-conservative-party/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usWed, 17 Jun 2026 05:47:16 -0400<![CDATA[Background: Republican Christopher Lee rather abruptly resigned from that seat over, of all things, a Craigslist ad (well, that and the attempts at adultery associated with it).  It&#8217;s a fairly reliably Republican district &#8211; Lee first won it in 2008, which was not exactly a great year for a Republican to win an open seat in the Northeast &#8211; so any real hope that the Democrats have of winning the seat in a special election* would be in a GOP split.  Enter former Democrat Jack Davis, who is&#8230; um.  Yes.  Yes, I think that &#8216;um&#8217; is really the word, here, based on evidence ranging from his novel views on agricultural policy to his hiring practices (kind of NSFW, that last link).  Davis is trying to run on his own line (&#8216;Tea Party,&#8217; which is the hot, trendy designation these days) using petitions: the major argument against him being an obvious Democratic plant is that surely even New York Democrats aren&#8217;t that dumb.  Or don&#8217;t have better recruiters, at least**.]]>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:30:49 -0400<![CDATA[Moe Lane]]>https://redstate.com/moe_lane/2011/03/15/ny-26-update-jane-corwin-endorsed-by-conservative-party-n38290