After Linda Ackerman loses on Tuesday, will she endorse the Democrat in a run-off?
The Republicans in New York lost a House seat recently when Dierdre Scozzafava, a liberal Republican, withdrew from a special election and endorsed the Democrat, Bill Owens, who went on to beat a conservative candidate named Doug Hoffman.
Here in Orange County, the voters in the 72nd Assembly District will be voting on Tuesday in a race that got ugly quickly, as carpetbagger Linda Ackerman went nasty on Supervisor Chris Norby. It may well be that the top vote-getter will be Democratic candidate John MacMurray. But will he win outright, or will he end up in a run-off with Norby?
MacMurray barely lost to the former incumbent, drippy Mike Duvall. I don’t think he can win outright, but I could see him forcing a run-off. The question then will be whether or not Ackerman will then endorse MacMurray rather than support Norby, who is hated by both Ackerman and her husband, Dick.
I think Ackerman would seriously consider backing MacMurray. She would then become Orange County’s Dierdre Scozzafava.
Voters should keep this in mind on Tuesday and avoid such a mess by voting for Norby.
I was just feeling bemused by the suggestion the Ackerwoman could do something as gutsy, independent and unpredictable as endorse a Democrat (and also imagining the yawn of indifference that would spread across Republican households in the district if she did) when I get gobsmacked in the last line by one of those patented Pedroza leaps. Just because you think that could conceivably happen, folks should change their votes?
If nobody gets the 50% Tuesday that will make for a much more interesting and focused contest between Norby and MacMurray. I hope there could be a debate or two. Including questions on the Fairgrounds sale.