Reader Elmer sends this Corning Leader story about the number of absentee ballots cast in the 29th. It's probably around 20K, and that's over 5% of the total votes cast in the last Presidential year (2004). We might not know the winner of this race for a week or two.
News 10 and WETM have race backgrounders up today.
Finally, the Buffalo Business Journal has a redistricting story.
Exile at The Albany Project found this unfortunate picture of a Kuhl supporter's lawn.
Rochesterturning has pictures and video of Chuck Schumer's Thursday press conference with Eric Massa.
Reader Elmer sends today's Joe Dunning Corning Leader column [pdf] with election predictions. Dunning thinks Eric Massa will win by 4.
Randy Kuhl will be in Yates and Chemung counties today, according to this Star-Gazette story He'll wind up the day with a campaign stop in Elmira.
The Massa campaign has released today's schedule, which is embedded after the break.
1:30 PM-2:20 PM
ERIC MASSA VISITS FAITH TEMPLE COMMUNITY CHURCH
Location: Faith Temple Community Church
722 Standish Street Elmira, NY 14901Click here for a map to the location
2:30 PM-2:40 PM
ERIC MASSA STOPS BY THE LOCAL CRAFT FAIR
Location: Southside High School
777 South Main Street Elmira, NY 14904Click here for a map to the location
2:45 PM-3:30 PM
ERIC MASSA MEETS STAFF AT ARNOT OGDEN MEDICAL CENTER
Location: Arnot Ogden Medical Center
722 West Water Street Elmira, NY 14905Click here for a map to the location
3:40 PM-5:00 PM
ERIC MASSA VISITS VOLUNTEERS AT THE ELMIRA HEADQUARTERS
Location: Elmira Democratic Headquarters
411 West Church Street Elmira, NY 14901Click here for a map to the location
5:15 PM-6:00 PM
ERIC MASSA MEETS AND GREETS CUSTOMERS AT THE LOCAL KWIK FILL
Location: Kwik Fill
119 North Main Street Horseheads, NY 14845Click here for a map to the location
6:00 PM-6:30 PM
ERIC MASSA STOPS BY THE HORSHEADS HEADQUARTERS
Location: Horseheads Headquarters
105 Fletcher Street Horseheads, NY 14845Click here for a map to the location
6:45 PM-7:15 PM
ERIC MASSA GREETS KENNEDY VALVE EMPLOYEES
Location: Kennedy Valve
1021 East Water Street Elmira, NY 14901
Reader Elmer sends the front-page [pdf] (and jump [pdf]) Corning Leader (AP) story on the 29th race. Here's an interesting quote:
Besides [Kuhl] said, Massa will have to shoulder public frustration with the inaction and "Democratically controlled nonsense" in Congress since Democrats gained the advantage in the House in 2006. "My opponent's a Nancy Pelosi clone!" he hollered.
Exile at The Albany Project has a fascinating display of every piece of mail sent by Randy Kuhl, showing why Randy holds the record for mailing costs in the last year.
The Star-Gazette has a candidate Q&A this morning.
Responsible New York, Tom Golisano's political committee, has endorsed Eric Massa.
The AP reports that this election will be historic. It's likely that we'll have the fewest Republicans representing us since sometime before the Civil War.
The Kuhl campaign reports that Randy knocked on doors in Monroe County, visited Gro-Moore Farms in Henrietta, and is now headed to Ontario and Yates Counties. Tomorrow, he'll be in Yates and Chemung Counties.
The Massa campaign has put out a call for volunteers as part of their get out the vote operation. Offices and phone numbers after the break. The Massa campaign is planning on mobilizing 2,000 volunteers.
Here are the Massa office, which are open from at least 9 AM to 9 PM through Tuesday.
Corning Office
79 West Market Street
Corning, NY 14830
(607) 936-3098Victor Office
139 Turk Hill Rd.
Victor, NY 14564
(585) 425-4013Horseheads Office
105 Fletcher St.
Horseheads, NY 14845
(607) 846-3656Olean Office
315 W. State St.
Olean, NY 14760
716-478-6889
Reader Elmer sends this Syracuse News 10 story about Randy Kuhl campaigning in Watkins Glen.
Buffalo's WRGZ has a story on Congressional office spending. Randy Kuhl spent the most of any Member of Congress last year: $84K.
Finally, the Steuben Courier covers a ribbon cutting attended by Kuhl at the Bath Hospital.
Eric Massa will be touring every nook and cranny of Steuben County today. Tomorrow, he'll be in Chemung County. You can tell Massa was in the military when your read his minute-by-minute schedule, which I've embedded after the break, since it isn't available on his website.
Today, Randy Kuhl is in Monroe, Ontario and Yates counties. Kuhl doesn't send out a specific schedule.
In an email to supporters, Kuhl announced a new radio ad. The content is similar to his flatline TV ad. You can listen to it here [mp3].
Massa's schedule follows:
1.
10:00 AM-10:30 AM
ERIC MASSA KICKS OFF STEUBEN DAY WITH A RALLY AT THE CORNING HEADQUARTERS
Location: Massa for Congress Headquarters
79 West Market Street Corning, NY 148302.
11:00 AM-11:30 AM
ERIC MASSA RALLIES AT THE BATH HEADQUARTERS
Location: Bath Democratic Headquarters
7 Liberty Street Bath, NY 148103.
12:00 PM-1:00 PM
ERIC MASSA RALLIES AT THE HORNELL HEADQUARTERS
Location: Hornell Democratic Headquarters
118 Main Street Hornell, NY 148434.
1:20 PM-1:40 PM
ERIC MASSA VISITS THE ACORN MARKET
Location: Acorn Market
12 West Main Street Canisteo, NY 148235.
2:00 PM-2:15 PM
ERIC MASSA VISITS THE GREENWOOD TOWN HALL
Location: Greenwood Town Hall
2686 State Route 248 Greenwood, NY 148396.
2:30 PM-2:45 PM
ERIC MASSA STOPS BY THE JASPER CRAFT FAIR
Location: Jasper Troupsburg High School
3769 Main Street Jasper, NY 148557.
3:00 PM-3:10 PM
ERIC MASSA VISITS CUSTOMERS AT BULLOCKS HARDWARE STORE
Location: Bullocks Hardware
3786 North Main Street Jasper, NY 148558.
3:15 PM-3:20 PM
ERIC MASSA STOPS BY THE WOODHULL TOWN HALL
Location: Woodhull Town Hall
1585 Academy Street Woodhull, NY 148989.
3:20 PM-3:30 PM
ERIC MASSA VISITS THE MAIN STREET MARKET IN WOODHULL
Location: Main Street Market
1613 Main Street Woodhull, NY 1489810.
3:45 PM-3:50 PM
ERIC MASSA STOPS BY THE ADDISON TOWN HALL
Location: Addison Town Hall
21 Main Street Addison, NY 1480111.
3:50 PM-4:10 PM
ERIC MASSA VISITS THE ADDISON SOCCER TOURNAMENT AND BBQ
Location: Erwin Town Hall
1 Colwell St, Addison NY, 1480112.
4:30 PM-4:35 PM
ERIC MASSA STOPS BY THE ERWIN TOWN HALL
Location: Erwin Town Hall
117 West Water Street, Painted Post, NY 1487013.
4:40 PM-5:00 PM
ERIC MASSA VISITS CUSTOMERS AT JELLY BEANS CAFÉ
Location: Jelly Beans Café
319 South Hamilton Street, Painted Post, NY 1487014.
5:15 PM-5:45 PM
ERIC MASSA ENDS THE DAY AT THE CORNING HEADQUARTERS
Location: Massa for Congress Headquarters
79 West Market Street, Corning, NY 14830