Liz Benjamin — one of the premier political reporters in NYS — has an interesting piece on the stakes of tomorrow’s special election in NY-20:
One GOP consultant who isn’t working on Tedisco’s camapign suggested this race could actually end up being a “perfect storm,” leading to calls for the ouster of party leaders all the way up the food chain.
On the line are local leaders like Saratoga County’s Jasper Nolan, an early champion of Tedisco and veteran chairman who has weathered several failed coup attempts; state Chairman Joe Mondello, who presided over the meeting at which the 10 county chairs picked Tedisco and was under fire even before the party’s historic loss of the state Senate majority last year; RNC’s Michael Steele, who was the first to suggest the 20th CD contest would be a bellweather of the national GOP’s ability to make a comeback.
Another interesting tidbit about the race: Sarah Palin is showing up alongside Bush and Rush in mailers being sent out by the Democratic party attacking the Republican candidate.