NY-26: Democratic Endorsements This Week
by Matt at Sep 6th, 2008
The Albany Project reports that Jon Powers, an Iraq war veteran, has been endorsed by Iraq war veteran, Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-PA).
Meanwhile, Buffalo 14228 reports that the National Organization for Women PAC has endorsed Alice Kryzan.
I don’t find either of these endorsements all that surprising. Kryzan being endorsed by a liberal women’s organization (which hardly needs to deliberate on whether or not to support a woman candidate who is pro-abortion) just doesn’t wow me… Nor does Powers being endorsed by a congressman who is also a fellow liberal Iraq war veteran. Powers was also endorsed by longtime Bush critic, Major General Paul Eaton.
More significant, in my opinion, was the endorsement Kryzan received the other day from former Rep. John J. LaFalce.
“I couldn’t stay silent any longer with such an exceptional candidate in the field,” LaFalce said.
Saying he is convinced Kryzan, a longtime environmental lawyer from Amherst, can win next Tuesday’s primary, LaFalce added: “You have to look at intellect, judgment, knowledge and character, and on any of these criteria, she is head and shoulders above the other candidates.”
LaFalce praised Jon Powers, the Iraq War veteran who has party and union backing in the race, but only to a point.
“I think Jon Powers is a fine young man, but I think Alice is 100 times better qualified to be the congressman from this district,” he said.
Granted, from the times I’ve heard Jon Powers speak I can say that it doesn’t take much to be better qualified to be a congressman than him… still, this endorsement Kryzan has received comes at a time when she is undeniably the underdog in the primary, and is particularly significant given the fact that Powers has the support of the Democrat establishment.
I still don’t think it’ll be enough for Kryzan, since experience and qualifications are not exactly prerequisites for Democrats this campaign season.