Looking back at my posts so far this month, I realized I've been devoting an inordinate number of pixels to the Dutchess Democrats. I have to attribute this to old-fashioned newspaper bias: Voting no often makes for better news stories than voting yes.
In pursuit of that ever-elusive ideal of balance, I checked in this morning with Dutchess County Republican Committee Chairwoman Corinne Weber, who was in her car on Interstate 87 heading south toward Maryland. (Cell phone in the car? No lawbreaker here. Weber had a hands-free device, she said.)
The Republicans' lineup for the fall hasn't really been a surprise for a while – maybe not since the last election or before, with one exception.
All four party incumbents in county-wide offices will be in the running in November. That means County Executive Bill Steinhaus, County Clerk Brad Kendall, District Attorney Bill Grady and Sheriff Butch Anderson.
“How can you beat that ticket?” Weber said.
The exception to this somewhat anti-climactic ticket is Kendall, who was appointed in December to fill out the rest of retiring Colette Lafuente's term. November will be his first county-wide election, and that makes him the most vulnerable of the four Republicans by default.
Weber isn't worried about Kendall, though the party is keenly aware of its losses two years ago in the Legislature. The Democrats gained four seats, reducing the Republicans' majority to one.
"It's of great concern," Weber said, "but we're not only looking to maintain what we have but get a few more back."
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