NRCC Chair Weighs In On NY-20

NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) held a conference call with bloggers today to discuss the special election race in New York’s 20th District, where Republican Jim Tedisco and Democrat Scott Murphy are engaged in a spirited campaign.

With both national parties spending money, I asked Sessions about the importance the GOP places in this race; whether they’re looking to build momentum from a win here.

“Both parties would be intensely interested in making sure they win this race,” Sessions said. “It is important for us any time there is a close race to be the winner.”

“We are certainly not sitting around touting that this is over with. And the Republican Party has put its best wishes and its money and its support behind Jim Tedisco. We think he is a good conservative leader, he is well known within the district, and he very clearly, deliberately wanted to learn more about, for instance, about the bills including the stimulus package and how would he have voted. He took time, and then made the decision that he would have voted no.”

 
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