I have actually looked at the vote totals by county for this district. They are online on the New York elections site.
who knows what evil? wrote:
Might explain why McHugh voters avoided McCain last November. Wonder what the difference in vote tallies between McHugh and McCain were?
It was interesting, it looks like voters in this district actually voted for McHugh and for Obama as well. They didn’t sit out the line for President. The total votes for both the Presidential race and the McHugh congressional race were about the same total.
Hard to read that, really. There was some incumbent advantage to McHugh. This could be read as the district getting more liberal. But it also could be a "Conservative Yes, RINO No" message.
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If you have to send THAT message; sitting out would have been a much better idea.