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Donald Trump and the 2018 Midterm Battle for Central New York pp 25–67Cite as

Issues and Messaging

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This chapter examines key issues, tactics, and debates in the 2018 campaigns for NY-19, NY-22, and NY-24.

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  1. 1.

    Mark Weiner, “9 issues that separate John Katko and Dana Balter in race for Congress,” Syracuse.com, October 31, 2018, https://www.syracuse.com/expo/news/erry-2018/10/2676f0c50b5588/9-issues-that-separate-john-ka.html

  2. 2.

    Jesse Smith, “On healthcare, Faso and Delgado differ drastically,” Hudson Valley One, October 21, 2018, https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2018/10/21/on-healthcare-faso-and-delgado-differ-drastically/

  3. 3.

    Nina Shutzman, “Faso talks healthcare, education, immigration,” Poughkeepsie Journal, March 3, 2017, https://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2017/03/03/faso-talks-health-care-education-and-immigration/98696086/

  4. 4.

    Jesse Smith, “On healthcare, Faso and Delgado differ drastically,” Hudson Valley One, October 21, 2018, https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2018/10/21/on-healthcare-faso-and-delgado-differ-drastically/

  5. 5.

    Jesse Smith, “On healthcare, Faso and Delgado differ drastically,” Hudson Valley One, October 21, 2018, https://hudsonvalleyone.com/2018/10/21/on-healthcare-faso-and-delgado-differ-drastically/

  6. 6.

    This was quoted from Claudia Tenney for Congress at https://claudiaforcongress.com/issues/

  7. 7.

    Samantha Madison, “Fixing healthcare: 2 different approaches,” Observer Dispatch, July 29, 2018, https://www.uticaod.com/news/20180729/fixing-health-care-2-differing-approaches

  8. 8.

    Samantha Madison, “Fixing healthcare: 2 different approaches,” Observer Dispatch, July 29, 2018, https://www.uticaod.com/news/20180729/fixing-health-care-2-differing-approaches

  9. 9.

    Payne Horning, “NY-22 candidates spar over past healthcare vote,” WRVO, August 9, 2018, https://www.wrvo.org/post/22nd-congressional-district-candidates-spar-over-past-health-care-vote

  10. 10.

    Luke Perry, “NY-22 Minute: Central New York Reps Explain Differing Their Tax Cut Votes,” Utica College Center of Public Affairs and Election Research, December 21, 2017, https://www.ucpublicaffairs.com/home/2017/12/21/central-ny-house-reps-explain-their-split-tax-cut-votes-by-luke-perry

  11. 11.

    Luke Perry, “NY-22 Minute: Central New York Reps Explain Differing Their Tax Cut Votes,” Utica College Center of Public Affairs and Election Research, December 21, 2017, https://www.ucpublicaffairs.com/home/2017/12/21/central-ny-house-reps-explain-their-split-tax-cut-votes-by-luke-perry

  12. 12.

    Luke Perry, “NY-22 Minute: Central New York Reps Explain Differing Their Tax Cut Votes,” Utica College Center of Public Affairs and Election Research, December 21, 2017, https://www.ucpublicaffairs.com/home/2017/12/21/central-ny-house-reps-explain-their-split-tax-cut-votes-by-luke-perry

  13. 13.

    Luke Perry, “NY-22 Minute: Central New York Reps Explain Differing Their Tax Cut Votes,” Utica College Center of Public Affairs and Election Research, December 21, 2017, https://www.ucpublicaffairs.com/home/2017/12/21/central-ny-house-reps-explain-their-split-tax-cut-votes-by-luke-perry

  14. 14.

    Luke Perry, “NY-22 Minute: Central New York Reps Explain Differing Their Tax Cut Votes,” Utica College Center of Public Affairs and Election Research, December 21, 2017, https://www.ucpublicaffairs.com/home/2017/12/21/central-ny-house-reps-explain-their-split-tax-cut-votes-by-luke-perry

  15. 15.

    Jim McCllenand and Jeffrey Werling, “How the 2017 Tax Act Affects CBO’s Projections,” The Congressional Budget Office, April 20, 2018, https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53787

  16. 16.

    Delgado stated this during the first debate. See: https://www.c-span.org/video/?453677-1/york-22nd-congressional-district-debate

  17. 17.

    This was retrieved from https://delgadoforcongress.com/

  18. 18.

    Samantha Madison, “Tenney, Brindisi talks taxes, price increases,” Observer Dispatch, August 26, 2018, https://www.uticaod.com/news/20180826/tenney-brindisi-talk-taxes-price-increases

  19. 19.

    Delgado stated this during the first debate. See: https://www.c-span.org/video/?453677-1/york-22nd-congressional-district-debate

  20. 20.

    Howard Gleckman, “Why the 2017 Tax Cuts are an Election-Year Bust,” Forbes, August 29, 2018, https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2018/08/29/why-the-2017-tax-cuts-are-an-election-year-bust/#2f51acf92eb3

  21. 21.

    Howard Gleckman, “Why the 2017 Tax Cuts are an Election-Year Bust,” Forbes, August 29, 2018, https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2018/08/29/why-the-2017-tax-cuts-are-an-election-year-bust/#2f51acf92eb3

  22. 22.

    Jordan Laird, “Vulnerable New York Republicans Resort to racial campaign ads,” City and State New York, September 26, 2018, https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/campaigns-elections/chris-collins-racist-campaign-ads-trending.html

  23. 23.

    Opinion, “John Faso is Race-Baiting His Opponent,” The New York Times, July 18, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/18/opinion/editorials/john-faso-antonio-delgado-congress-19th.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fopinion-editorials&module=inline

  24. 24.

    Opinion, “Rep. John Faso Responds: Rap Music and Politics,” The New York Times, July 20, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/20/opinion/john-faso.html?module=inline&login=email&auth=login-email

  25. 25.

    Nathanial Rackich, “25 House Districts That Could Decide the House in 2018,” Five Thirty Eight, August 16, 2018, https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/25-districts-that-could-decide-the-house-in-2018/

  26. 26.

    Luke Perry, “Sockpuppet Social: NY-22, Political Ethics, and The Post Truth Era,” Stateline New York, October 1, 2018, https://statelineny.atavist.com/sockpuppet-social?preview

  27. 27.

    2016 Republican NY-22 Primary Debate at WIBX News, June 13, 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xpeqCGb834

  28. 28.

    Melanie Zanona, “Vulnerable Republicans embraces Trump in NY,” The Hill, March 13, 2018, https://thehill.com/homenews/house/378037-vulnerable-republican-embraces-trump-in-ny

  29. 29.

    “Rep. Claudia Tenney Talks Trump, Working with Democrats, and her Re-Election Campaign,” Elected News, June 7, 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8131kTP0Ds&t=321s

  30. 30.

    Michael Grynbaum, “Trump Calls the New Media The ‘Enemy of the American People,’” The New York Times, February 17, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/17/business/trump-calls-the-news-media-the-enemy-of-the-people.html

  31. 31.

    Luke Perry, “NY-22 Minute: Tenney’s Social Media Series Criticizes News Media,” The Utica College Center of Public Affairs and Election Research, July 2, 2018, https://www.ucpublicaffairs.com/home/2018/6/30/b3cmquc0djn62uo28gptwrrkgqf8zs

  32. 32.

    Full disclosure: I have served as an unpaid political analyst and columnist for the paper since in 2016.

  33. 33.

    “Rep. Claudia Tenney Talks Trump, Working with Democrats, and her Re-Election Campaign,” Elected News, June 7, 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8131kTP0Ds&t=321s

  34. 34.

    For example, see “Tenney: Bill would help promote non-opioid pain treatment,” Observer Dispatch, May 15, 2018, http://www.uticaod.com/news/20180515/tenney-bill-would-help-promote-non-opioid-pain-treatment

  35. 35.

    Greg Mason, “Q & A with Claudia Tenney; Health care, media & more,” Observer Dispatch, January 2, 2018, https://www.uticaod.com/news/20180102/qampa-with-claudia-tenney-health-care-media-and-more

  36. 36.

    Greg Mason, “Q & A with Claudia Tenney; Health care, media & more,” Observer Dispatch, January 2, 2018, https://www.uticaod.com/news/20180102/qampa-with-claudia-tenney-health-care-media-and-more

  37. 37.

    Jeffrey Gottfriend and Michael Barthel, “Almost seven-in-ten Americans have news fatigue, more among Republicans,” Pew Research Center, June 5, 2018, http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/06/05/almost-seven-in-ten-americans-have-news-fatigue-more-among-republicans/

  38. 38.

    Michael Barthel and Amy Mitchell, “Americans’ Attitudes About the News Media Deeply Divided Along Partisan Lines,” Pew Research Center, May 10, 2017, http://www.journalism.org/2017/05/10/americans-attitudes-about-the-news-media-deeply-divided-along-partisan-lines/

  39. 39.

    Nicole Gaudiano, “Tenney highlights ‘notorious’ background of Brindisi’s father,” USA Today, July 14, 2017, https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/2017/07/14/tenney-highlights-notorious-background-brindisis-father/479172001/

  40. 40.

    Nicole Gaudiano, “Tenney highlights ‘notorious’ background of Brindisi’s father,” USA Today, July 14, 2017, https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/2017/07/14/tenney-highlights-notorious-background-brindisis-father/479172001/

  41. 41.

    Nicole Gaudiano, “Tenney highlights ‘notorious’ background of Brindisi’s father,” USA Today, July 14, 2017, https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/2017/07/14/tenney-highlights-notorious-background-brindisis-father/479172001/

  42. 42.

    Nicole Gaudiano, “Tenney highlights ‘notorious’ background of Brindisi’s father,” USA Today, July 14, 2017, https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/2017/07/14/tenney-highlights-notorious-background-brindisis-father/479172001/

  43. 43.

    Marisa Schultz, “GOP Congresswomen call Dem opponent’s family ‘thuggish’ criminals,” The New York Post, September 18, 2018, https://nypost.com/2018/09/18/gop-congressman-calls-dem-opponents-family-thuggish-criminals/

  44. 44.

    Marisa Schultz, “GOP Congresswomen call Dem opponent’s family ‘thuggish’ criminals,” The New York Post, September 18, 2018, https://nypost.com/2018/09/18/gop-congressman-calls-dem-opponents-family-thuggish-criminals/

  45. 45.

    Rocco LaDuca, “The Mob Files Day 7: How it all Ended,” The Observer Dispatch, May 9, 2009, https://www.uticaod.com/x1518870796/The-Mob-Files-Day-7

  46. 46.

    Rocco LaDuca, “Man says city employee hit him, gas line with vehicle,” The Observer Dispatch, April 4, 2014, https://www.uticaod.com/article/20140404/News/140409525

  47. 47.

    Luke Austin, “Trial Date Set for Utica City Worker Andrew Brindisi,” WIBX News, September 30, 2014, http://wibx950.com/trial-date-set-for-utica-city-worker-andrew-brindisi/

  48. 48.

    Luke Austin, “Utica City Worker Gets Probation for March Hit-and-Run Accident,” WIBX News, December 17, 2014, http://wibx950.com/utica-city-worker-gets-probation-for-march-hit-and-run-accident/

  49. 49.

    Marisa Schultz, “GOP Congresswomen call Dem opponent’s family “thuggish” criminals,” The New York Post, September 18, 2018, https://nypost.com/2018/09/18/gop-congressman-calls-dem-opponents-family-thuggish-criminals/

  50. 50.

    “Latest Tenney Attack Another Cheap Shot,” Observer Dispatch, September 21, 2018, https://www.uticaod.com/opinion/20180921/our-view-latest-tenney-attack-another-cheap-shot

  51. 51.

    “Latest Tenney Attack Another Cheap Shot,” Observer Dispatch, September 21, 2018, https://www.uticaod.com/opinion/20180921/our-view-latest-tenney-attack-another-cheap-shot

  52. 52.

    “Latest Tenney Attack Another Cheap Shot,” Observer Dispatch, September 21, 2018, https://www.uticaod.com/opinion/20180921/our-view-latest-tenney-attack-another-cheap-shot

  53. 53.

    Mark Weiner, “Fact Check: Is John Katko’s ad about Dana Balter’s taxes accurate?” Syracuse.com , October 11, 2018, https://www.syracuse.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/10/fact_check_is_john_katkos_ad_about_dana_balters_taxes_accurate.html

  54. 54.

    Robert Harding, “Katko: Balter misleading voters about ties to New York,” The Citizen, August 16, 2018, https://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/katko-balter-misleading-voters-about-ties-to-central-new-york/article_1e03b25e-d0b8-11e8-83ae-bf180f73fbe9.html

  55. 55.

    Robert Harding, “Katko: Balter misleading voters about ties to New York,” The Citizen, August 16, 2018, https://auburnpub.com/blogs/eye_on_ny/katko-balter-misleading-voters-about-ties-to-central-new-york/article_1e03b25e-d0b8-11e8-83ae-bf180f73fbe9.html

  56. 56.

    Matthew Hamilton, “Who’s a carbetbagger?” Times Union, September 19, 2016, https://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/Who-s-a-carpetbagger-9233205.php

  57. 57.

    “Katko fires back at claim that campaign contributions influenced a vote,” Syracuse.com , October 25, 2018, https://www.localsyr.com/election/your-local-election/katko-fires-back-at-balter-s-claim-that-campaign-contributions-influenced-a-vote/1549873355

  58. 58.

    “Katko fires back at claim that campaign contributions influenced a vote,” Syracuse.com , October 25, 2018, https://www.localsyr.com/election/your-local-election/katko-fires-back-at-balter-s-claim-that-campaign-contributions-influenced-a-vote/1549873355

  59. 59.

    Full audio of the debate was retrieved at https://www.wamc.org/post/listen-or-watch-ny-19-debate

  60. 60.

    There is no audio or video of the forum. I was covered the event as a journalist.

  61. 61.

    Full video of the debate was obtained at: https://www.c-span.org/video/?453677-1/york-22nd-congressional-district-debate

  62. 62.

    Video of the debate was accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yS68ZDSI6oQ

  63. 63.

    Video of the debate was accessed at https://cnycentral.com/news/local/watch-full-cnycentral-congressional-debate-between-katko-balter

  64. 64.

    Video of the debate was accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce5w4hBY5Ok

  65. 65.

    These questions were asked during a speed round, so detailed explanations were not provided.

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Perry, L. (2019). Issues and Messaging. In: Donald Trump and the 2018 Midterm Battle for Central New York. Palgrave Studies in US Elections. Palgrave Pivot, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13023-7_2

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