Jack Davis- The Buffalo Bean

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, NY-26 on 09 19th, 2008 | Comments Off

Looks like Jack Davis has reached the end of the line for his latest congressional bid: A State Supreme Court justice Thursday rejected congressional candidate Jack Davis’ attempt to remain on the November ballot, ending his third attempt to win the job. Davis said Thursday he left a voice mail with...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, Chris Lee, NY-26 on 09 16th, 2008 | 4 Comments

The netroots who are keeping an eye on the congressional race in the 26th district clearly are lost in the wilderness. Their golden boy Jon Powers lost in the primary after being dogged by the War Kids scandal and after getting caught up in a nasty battle of attack ads with Jack Davis. So, now they...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, NY-26 on 09 14th, 2008 | Comments Off

I literally just saw one of Jack Davis’s campaign ads on TNT. Now, Jack Davis is no longer in the race, as he came in third in the Democratic primary, and his attempt to get on the ballot in November under his “Save Jobs and Farms” Party… and the ad is one that attacks Jon Powers,...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, NY-26 on 09 12th, 2008 | 2 Comments

Rochester Turning reportedly heard that meetings will be held today on whether or not Powers will continue his campaign, and appears to be concerned that Powers might continue his campaign, since he’ll be on the ballot in November. Now it is about practicality. The DCCC just pulled support from...

NY-26: Bloggers’ Primary Reax...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, NY-26 on 09 10th, 2008 | 2 Comments

26th District Blog talks about why Jon Powers failed. When asked about making a prediction last night I said continually “Logic would be on the side of Powers but… I don’t know.” He had money, he had biography but most importantly he had the support of the local Democratic Party establishment...

Primary Night Aftermath…...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008 on 09 10th, 2008 | Comments Off

There’s certainly a lot to talk about following the results of Tuesday night’s primary. I’m only going to talk about two things. First, Sam Hoyt. Are you freaking kidding me!?!? Really, are you freaking kidding me? Okay, now, I’ve got to talk about NY-26. Alice Kryzan won. Jon...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, NY-26 on 09 8th, 2008 | 1 Comment

I’ve been asked to predict the outcome of the Democratic primary between Jack Davis, Jon Powers, and Alice Kryzan by quite a few people now. And the more I think about it, the various factors that can contribute to the outcome, and recent events, I think this race could be a 3-way toss-up. I don’t...

NY-26: Davis’s “Save Jobs an...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008 on 09 6th, 2008 | Comments Off

I just read that Jack Davis failed to get his so-called “Save Jobs and Farms” Party line on the ballot in November due to a missing form. Davis can appeal the decision, but it seems highly unlikely that such an appeal would get anywhere. via iPhone. UPDATE: Here’ the story: Jack Davis...

Leffler is Really P.O.’d At Jon Po...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008 on 09 5th, 2008 | Comments Off

Scott Leffler recently noted that Powers was deliberately using Jack Davis’s words out of context… He’s been in contact withe the Powers campaign since, and their response hasn’t changed his mind. He wrote back to their response: I must admit, I’m quite disappointed in this...

NY-26: The Race Is Over...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, NY-26 on 09 5th, 2008 | 8 Comments

…according to left-wing blog, Rochester Turning. Something unfortunate has happened: the two Democratic frontrunners to be the candidate for the 26th congressional district (Jon Powers and Jack Davis) have succeeded in beating up each other rather than beating up the Republican candidate, Chris...

NY-26: Jack Davis… No Class, No Cl...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, NY-26 on 09 2nd, 2008 | 6 Comments

Jerry Zremski reports on a rather sad encounter between Jon Powers and Jack Davis: It was a beautiful day for a parade, and thus a beautiful day for a politician, but that doesn’t mean Jack Davis was ready to shake everyone’s hand. Sitting behind the wheel of his gleaming black Excalibur at Monday’s...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, NY-26 on 09 2nd, 2008 | 5 Comments

I’ve listened to the debate between Jon Powers and Alice Kryzan on The Hardline with Kevin Hardwick on WBEN. Jack Davis, of course, was not present. i didn’t get to listen to the original broadcast, but i listen to the entire audio of the debate. Buffalo Pundit posted his quick impressions...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, NY-26 on 09 1st, 2008 | Comments Off

Jack Davis may not have the guts to debate his primary opponents, but he certainly has no problem making a fool out of himself when he’s on his own. The Tonawanda News posted an “abbreviated version” of an interview with the Lockport Union Sun & Journal, and his responses sound...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, NY-26 on 08 31st, 2008 | Comments Off

Jon Powers and his supporters pretend as though the issue of War Kids Relief and the large salary Jon Powers gave himself through War Kids Relief is an over and done with issue. But, clearly someone knows that remaining unanswered questions are only going to hurt Jon Powers’ campaing: Jon Powers. The...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008, NY-26 on 08 31st, 2008 | Comments Off

A blogger at The Albany Project is accusing Jack Davis of copyright infringement. NY-26: Jack Davis began airing two new attack ads this week against Jon Powers, Iraq War veteran and the endorsed Democratic candidate in the 26th Congressional District. As I was watching the ads I noticed that Davis’...

Posted by Matt in Campaign 2008 on 08 30th, 2008 | Comments Off

Yesterday, while I was watching the news about John McCain picking Sarah Palin as his running mate, I happen to see all three of the latest television ads from Jon Powers, Jack Davis, and Alice Kryzan. I have to say, in the context of a commercial break, Kryzan’s ad is very effective. For one thing,...