Candidates in the NY-21 race have started rolling out campaign ads as the June Primary Election approaches.Five candidates are in the Congressional race for New York’s 21st District, one of the largest districts on the East Coast, and now one candidate is putting his message out to voters with a new campaign ad.”I’m running for Congress to get things done quickly for you, too,” said Republican candidate Anthony Constantino in his latest commercial.Constantino is introducing himself to voters with new campaign ads. But political scientist Ron Seyb doesn’t think they’ll help much this early on in the race.”They’re going to be lost, kind of in the clutter, lost in the backwash at this point,” said Seyb. “He’s not asking for my advice, but I think these sorts of ads so early in the cycle are a little bit wasteful.”Seyb said a lot of people who will see the ads broadcasted on their televisions vote outside the 21st District. He added that candidates in congressional races often run more effective campaigns when they focus on retail politics.”That’s how Elise Stefanik really built her support,” said Seyb. “She didn’t have a big splashy ad campaign when she first ran for the district. She went door to door. She did small events. She did mailings, those sorts of things which are much more targeted.”Seyb said Constantino and the other Republican candidate, Robert Smullen, have the advantage of running in a district that historically tilts red, evident by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s, (R) NY-21, six-term hold.But the Clinton County Democrat Chair, Brandi Lloyd, said having Stefanik not run for re-election might make it easier for a Democrat to flip the seat.”Elise was a formidable opponent, putting it lightly, with the coffers that she had built and the relationships she had established,” said Lloyd. “She was hard for us to beat. We tried several different candidates to do that. So, on that part, we’re excited that it’s an open seat. It feels more like there is a chance.”Running on the Democrat ticket so far are Dylan Hewitt, Blake Gendebien and Stuart Amoriell. In a statement to NBC5, Clinton County Republican Chair Jerika Manning said she is confident the district will be represented by a Republican who listens to North Country voters’ concerns. Seyb agreed voters want a candidate who hear them.”Many of them are looking for somebody who’s going to really address the issues that are needling them right now: affordability, housing, utility costs,” said Seyb. “And so, I think the candidate who can actually win the trust of voters on those issues is going to be the candidate most likely to win.”In response to Seyb’s comments about his political ad, Constantino said in a statement to NBC5:”Voters deserve to know my story so that they understand I am self-funding and have a background of success building a large company. The opinion of your so-called expert is foolish and disrespectful to our citizens.”New Yorkers will have a chance to vote in June for the candidate of their respective party that they want to see on the general election ballot. Early voting for the June Primary Election starts on June 13.
Candidates in the NY-21 race have started rolling out campaign ads as the June Primary Election approaches.
Five candidates are in the Congressional race for New York’s 21st District, one of the largest districts on the East Coast, and now one candidate is putting his message out to voters with a new campaign ad.
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“I’m running for Congress to get things done quickly for you, too,” said Republican candidate Anthony Constantino in his latest commercial.
Constantino is introducing himself to voters with new campaign ads. But political scientist Ron Seyb doesn’t think they’ll help much this early on in the race.
“They’re going to be lost, kind of in the clutter, lost in the backwash at this point,” said Seyb. “He’s [Constantino’s] not asking for my advice, but I think these sorts of ads so early in the cycle are a little bit wasteful.”
Seyb said a lot of people who will see the ads broadcasted on their televisions vote outside the 21st District. He added that candidates in congressional races often run more effective campaigns when they focus on retail politics.
“That’s how Elise Stefanik really built her support,” said Seyb. “She didn’t have a big splashy ad campaign when she first ran for the district. She went door to door. She did small events. She did mailings, those sorts of things which are much more targeted.”
Seyb said Constantino and the other Republican candidate, Robert Smullen, have the advantage of running in a district that historically tilts red, evident by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik’s, (R) NY-21, six-term hold.
But the Clinton County Democrat Chair, Brandi Lloyd, said having Stefanik not run for re-election might make it easier for a Democrat to flip the seat.
“Elise was a formidable opponent, putting it lightly, with the coffers that she had built and the relationships she had established,” said Lloyd. “She was hard for us to beat. We tried several different candidates to do that. So, on that part, we’re excited that it’s an open seat. It feels more like there is a chance.”
Running on the Democrat ticket so far are Dylan Hewitt, Blake Gendebien and Stuart Amoriell.
In a statement to NBC5, Clinton County Republican Chair Jerika Manning said she is confident the district will be represented by a Republican who listens to North Country voters’ concerns. Seyb agreed voters want a candidate who hear them.
“Many of them are looking for somebody who’s going to really address the issues that are needling them right now: affordability, housing, utility costs,” said Seyb. “And so, I think the candidate who can actually win the trust of voters on those issues is going to be the candidate most likely to win.”
In response to Seyb’s comments about his political ad, Constantino said in a statement to NBC5:
“Voters deserve to know my story so that they understand I am self-funding and have a background of success building a large company. The opinion of your so-called expert is foolish and disrespectful to our citizens.”
New Yorkers will have a chance to vote in June for the candidate of their respective party that they want to see on the general election ballot. Early voting for the June Primary Election starts on June 13.
