GREECE, N.Y. — Two days before a special congressional election, a Republican House candidate unexpectedly trailing in the polls is explaining to voters that she does not want to destroy Medicare.
By the political axiom that “when you’re explaining, you’re losing,” Jane Corwin is losing.
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The assemblywoman’s big event Sunday was a “Press Conference On Protecting and Preserving Medicare” at the Latta Road Nursing Home here.
She defensively told a dozen elderly residents sitting in a circle around her that there’s been “all kinds of nonsense” and “a lot of confusion.”
“I want you to hear directly from me what I want to do to save Medicare,” she said.
The appearance came just one day after a Siena College poll put Democrat Kathy Hochul up 4 points over Corwin and confirmed what’s clear on the ground: Medicare is the biggest issue in this western New York district. More than one in five say its the single most important issue, including 38 percent of Hochul voters.
Rep. Paul Ryan’s name won’t appear on the ballot Tuesday, but Democrats feel increasingly confident Hochul will win in this red district because they made
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