Can Michael Arcuri Campaign Effectively on Weekends? March 31, 2006
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After an initial rush of attention coming from Mike Arcuri’s campaign announcement and the announcement of Sherwood Boehlert’s retirement, the pendulum in the press has swung away from the Arcuri for Congress campaign. The Les Roberts for Congress campaign is able to note that prestigious congressional newletter The Hill sees Les Roberts as the Democratic candidate with the most momentum in the New York 24th District congressional primary race.
Political writer Elana Schor notes: “now that the seat looks more competitive, public-health analyst Les Roberts looks to have a leg up over the three other Democrats likely to run for Boehlert’s seat. Roberts, a former employee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, had nearly $48,000 in his campaign coffers as of the beginning of this year, according to Federal Election Commission disclosure reports, while fellow Democrats Jeff Miller and Michael Arcuri reported $5,000 and zero cash on hand, respectively. Two other Democratic contenders, teacher Bruce Tytler and attorney Leon Koziol, have launched campaigns but have not yet released fundraising data.”
This shift in positive away from Arcuri and towards Roberts is a troubling sign for Arcuri’s campaign, but good news for those of us Democrats in Oneida County who just want Arcuri to remain our District Attorney, and fulfill his promises to us.
It seems that after flirting with the idea of full-time campaigning, Michael Arcuri is returning to his work as District Attorney, letting his congressional campaign go slack.
Michael Arcuri’s small group of supporters now need to ask themselves the obvious and reasonable questions: Can the Arcuri for Congress campaign really compete on evenings and weekends. Is Michael Arcuri capable of giving the congressional campaign his full attention after putting in a full day’s work? How will Michael Arcuri be able to fend off the increasingly strong Les Roberts campaign, when Arcuri has to be at the office all day, taking care of his public obligations?
Has Michael Arcuri become exhausted from the effort of campaigning and working full time simultaneously? Has his local support been maxxed out? How will Arcuri manage to survive in the primary race for another five months, and then, if he’s lucky, go another two months more with the Republicans pummelling him down?
Shouldn’t Mike Arcuri Be Working For Us, Instead of Playing Politics? March 23, 2006
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This morning, over at the blog Take Back New York’s 24th, someone asked in a comment:
“Shouldn’t Arcuri be worrying about one of the biggest investigations Oneida County has seen in decades (the herendious murder of a local hero, Officer Joe Corr) and not playing political games, like running for Congress?”
The clear answer is: YES.
Just five months ago, we elected Michael Arcuri to be our District Attorney. He promised us he would be our DA, but now it seems that Arcuri thinks he’s better than that.
Instead of doing the job that he promised to do, Mr. Arcuri is now running over all over the place, meeting with “important people”, instead of serving the people who elected him to public office. The District Attorney’s office is not just some kind of convenient stepping stone for ambitious people who want to leave Utica and Oneida County behind for Washington, D.C. We need someone who can be a full-time District Attorney, not someone who is a full-time candidate, and our District Attorney on the side.
If Mike Arcuri was tired of being the DA for Oneida County, and wanted to run for Congress, then he should not have run for re-election, and should have let another good Democrat run in his place.
