Disclaimer: The writer Ryan Rudominer works with House Majority PAC.
Tuesday's special election upset victory sent shock waves across the political universe. This was a stunning rejection of House Republicans' radical budget - all but four House Republicans voted for - in one of the most Republican House districts.
House Majority PAC spent nearly $400,000 on the race in NY-26 to educate voters on Jane Corwin's support for House Republicans' radical budget that not only ends Medicare as we know it, but also increases the national debt by providing giveaways to millionaires and big oil companies. We matched American Crossroads dollar-for-dollar once our tv ad began airing on May 17 on both cable and broadcast.?
With this victory, we made clear we will aggressively go after House Republicans’ extreme agenda, we will fight back against the powerful voices on the Extreme Right, and most importantly we will win.
The Democratic candidate, Congresswoman-elect Kathy Hochul had to overcome many obstacles to win the seat in upstate New York vacated by Christopher Lee (R-Craig's List). But fortunately, Republicans did everything they could to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
The GOP had a millionaire candidate, Jane Corwin running in a solid GOP district. On top of that, Karl Rove's independent expenditure group spent $650,00 to support Corwin. But voters in the district overwhelmingly opposed the GOP plan to kill Medicare and the Republican candidate was caught in the fallout. Corwin's defeat also illustrated the rift that exists between the GOP establishment and the tea party. A independent candidate seeking tea party support helped to derail Corwin's campaign.
It will be interesting to see how many GOP senators jump ship on the Ryan budget after this disaster.
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