Tracy Mitrano

Accused “Extreme Ithaca Liberal” campaign sign thief to walk free

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 05, 2019 10 Comments

You remember the Extreme Ithaca Liberal campaign theme used successfully by Republican Representative Tom Reed in my home district NY-23? The Extreme Ithaca Liberal theme was used to beat well-financed liberal challengers over the head with a caricature of Ithaca liberals. It was a brilliant campaign theme because there was at least a kernel of truth to it, and the challenger didn't have to be from Ithaca for it to work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVB_H_gV2kA

Tom Reed shelves “Extreme Ithaca Liberal” theme for future reelection bids (#NY23)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 09, 2018 6 Comments

Despite a lot of political flim-flam from the Tracy Mitrano campaign, including misleading use of polls to suck over $1 million from area liberals based on the false hope that the race was close, Republican Tom Reed easily won reelection in NY-23. The district includes ultra-liberal Ithaca and Tompkins County, where there was record turnout mostly for Mitrano, but Reed prevailed by 10 points:

#NY23: Tom Reed hits Mitrano campaign for staffer anti-cop, anti-capitalist social media post

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2018 16 Comments

It's hard to know if the contest between incumbent Republican Tom Reed and Democrat challenger Tracy Mitrano in NY-23 is competitive. Cook and a couple of other analysts have moved the race from Safe/Solid Republican to Likely Republican. No one has moved it to toss up or even Lean Republican.

https://www.facebook.com/TomReedforCongress/videos/1914723051916482/

Democrat challenger Tracy Mitrano cries foul over Tom Reed “Extreme Ithaca Liberal” ads (#NY23)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 24, 2018 13 Comments

Tracy Mitrano is the Democrat challenger to Republican congressman Tom Reed in my home district, NY-23. The District is mostly rural and conservative, stretching over a huge territory in upstate New York's Southern Tier. The District was created after 2010 redistricting, and is R+6 even though it includes ultra-liberal Ithaca and Tompkins County. The redistricting boundaries, which were drawn by the courts, have left Ithaca liberals feeling isolated and angry in congressional races dominated by the voters with whom liberal Ithacans have little in common.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBkztzYZTeo

More signs Tracy Mitrano’s challenge to Tom Reed is going nowhere (#NY23)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 09, 2018 11 Comments

Siena College Research Institute, based in Loudonville, New York, near Albany, is among the few mainstream polling organizations to poll upstate NY congressional races. Siena recently released polling results for several upstate NY races:

Rep. Tom Reed has commanding lead according to his opponent’s internal polling (#NY23)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 02, 2018 8 Comments

Tracy Mitrano is the Democrat nominee challenging Republican Rep. Tom Reed in New York's 23rd District. While NY-23 includes liberal Ithaca, the district as a whole is R+6, and is considered safe Republican. The district spans a huge, mostly rural, and conservative geography along the Southern Tier of upstate New York.

“Extreme Ithaca Liberal” yard signs disappear, perp caught by embedded tracking device (#NY23)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 12, 2018 29 Comments

Republican Congressman Tom Reed's "Extreme Ithaca Liberal" campaign ads may be the best troll job ever. Reed is in NY-23, which includes liberal Ithaca. "Liberal" doesn't fully capture the Ithaca vibe, which I described in November 2008:

Rep. Tom Reed (#NY23) centers 2nd Amendment in reelection bid, revives Extreme Ithaca Liberal theme

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 29, 2018 10 Comments

Republican Tom Reed represents NY-23, the congressional district that stretches in the Southern Tier of upstate New York along the Pennsylvania border from Corning to Lake Erie in the west. The District includes liberal Ithaca, which before 2010 was in the heavily gerrymandered 22nd District contorted in a snake-like manner to keep far-leftist Maurice "Red" Hinchey in office. After 2010 redistricting, which was done by the judiciary in New York, Ithaca moved to the new 23rd District, which is mostly rural and conservative.

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