NY23 con Candidate May Not Live There And Knows Nothing About Local Issues
The only candidates’ debate will be held in Syracuse in a television studio with no live audience. Syracuse is outside of the district.
One of the candidates, Mr. Hoffman, does not even live in the district. Mr. Hoffman will not be able to vote for himself and his wife won’t see her husband’s name on the ballot.
John B. Johnson Jr. was clear in this morning’s editorial in our paper: The issues germane to the 23rd Congressional District are not being talked about because that discourse is getting drowned out by the cacophony from special interest groups outside the district.
Mr. Hoffman, it appeared, had not taken the time to read the local opinion page before visiting. When asked about the rooftop highway that could connect Watertown to Plattsburgh, Mr. Hoffman said he was “open to reviewing and studying it.”
When asked about winter navigation on the St. Lawrence Seaway, he took no position. When asked about widening and deeping the Seaway, he again said nothing.
The atmosphere was tense, at times. . . .
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NY23 con Candidate Doesn’t Live There And Knows Nothing About Local Issues
