Well, no one can doubt anymore that Republicans are petrified that the Medicare cuts in Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget might cost them the 26th congressional district in New York, long a safe Republican seat, in the May 24 special election. It’s a classic technique in politics that if your opponent has found an issue that’s working against you, you turn the tables and declare your opponent’s position to be as bad as yours, or worse. That’s what Republican Jane Corwin is trying to do with a new ad against Democrat Kathy Hochul, who has made Corwin’s support for the Ryan budget and its Medicare privatization central to the campaign. Read full article >>