In addition to yesterday's press event held by Scott Murphy on the Corner of Church and Myrtle Streets, there was also an "editorial board debate," held between the two candidates for the 20th Congressional District. Although this was supposed to have been an editorial board meeting at the Poughkeepsie Journal, to help that paper make an endorsement, both candidates seized upon it as an opportunity to call it a "debate."

Interestingly enough, and unlike the previous debate, held at the Saratoga Springs Public Library, only Republic Jim Tedisco claimed a victory following the meeting:

TEDISCO SCORES “MAIN STREET” VICTORY

AT POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL DEBATE

Tedisco champions help for working families and small businesses

with jobs plan to get economy on Road to Recovery

Candidate for New York’s 20^th Congressional District Jim Tedisco (R,C-Saratoga) today scored victory in an editorial board debate at the Poughkeepsie Journal – the second of four debates to be held by the candidates for the March 31^st special election.

Tedisco strongly positioned himself as the candidate best poised to fight for “Main Street” economic issues facing Upstate New Yorkers by talking about his Jobs Plan to create jobs, cut taxes and turn this economy around. Tedisco also touted his earmark reform plan to cut the waste and pork barrel spending and ensure that federal money is spent wisely on helping middle class families and small businesses.

“Today’s debate offered voters a clear choice between myself, who has a proven record of creating jobs and cutting job-killing taxes by $18.8 billion and income taxes for working families, and my opponent, who has stood up for the greedy Wall Street millionaires who got us into this mess,” Tedisco said.

“I am the only candidate who is ready to get our economy on the Road to Recovery when elected to Congress. I have a record of positive results for helping working families and small businesses and that’s exactly what I’ll continue to do in Congress,” Tedisco said.

Tedisco’s Jobs Plan would put our economy back on the Road to Recovery by helping small businesses protect jobs, promote energy efficiency, and lower healthcare costs. Tedisco has convened a Main Street Bi-Partisan Economic Advisory Council of more than 40 small business owners and has been endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and NFIB as the best candidate to promote job growth.

Yesterday, Tedisco won the Conservative Party nod and was endorsed by nearly 100 local officials from across the 20^th Congressional District.

For more information on Jim Tedisco’s record of helping Main Street and putting our economy on the Road to Recovery, visit www.jimtedisco.com.