Davis Avoiding Answering Anything from Anyone
Not only is Jack Davis refusing to debate his primary opponents Alice Kryzan and Jon Powers on Hardline with Hardwick on Sunday (tomorrow), but he’s also refusing to participate in a candidate’s forum in Geneseo. According to the Lockport Union Sun & Journal:
Now Davis says he won’t join them in joint campaign appearances unless they return the donations that they’ve received from those interest groups — as well as sign on with Davis’ self-created “pledge to protect Social Security,” and promise to run “clean” campaigns.
Interesting. Davis had no problems debating PAC-laden Tom Reynolds last season. Indeed, he had no problem accepting PAC money last season. It’s beyond unseemly for a self-funded millionaire candidate to set as a precondition to answering voter questions that his opponents return what he defines as “special interest” money. Naturally, as his own contributor, Jack Davis is his own special interest.
Kevin Hardwick, the WBEN show host who’ll moderate Sunday’s discussion, called Davis’ refusal to participate in candidate forums “disturbing.”
Hardwick, a political science instructor and past candidate for office himself, said the unwritten rule of campaigning is before you ask people for their votes, you’re supposed to make yourself available to answer their questions.
“If you’re too afraid to go into a debate for fear of saying something stupid, how can we expect you to stand up to the special interests in Washington?” Hardwick said. “If (Davis’) handlers don’t trust him … perhaps they ought not run him for office.”
In Geneseo…
The debate at Geneseo will begin at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. Organizers said the National Public Radio affiliates in Buffalo and Rochester, wbfo-FM 88.7 and WXXI-AM 1330, will replay the session as regular programming.
According to debate co-organizer Ben DeGeorge, Independence Party nominee Anthony Fumerelle also will participate. Republican candidate Chris Lee declined the invitation.
Jack Davis has some incredible gall, using as an excuse for not debating that his opponents have campaigned negatively against him. Jack Davis created a phony website with a Powers-friendly URL that is not only negative, but meant to confuse and deceive. Advertising it all over the internet, including on Republican blogs, if Davis wants to learn about slimy campaign tactics, all he has to do is look in the mirror.
Jack Davis. Too afraid he’ll say something embarrassing (again) to debate his opponents.
Jack Davis. Hypocrite.
Jack Davis. Is intent on buying an election whether by hook or by crook.
Jack Davis. Unelectable.
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see pundit, davis was behind in the polls two years ago, so debating the frontrunner reynolds made good political sense. now that he’s ahead in the polls, it makes no sense whatsoever.
he’s not stupid.
Let’s not forget that Jon Powers is bought and paid for by every special interest group known to mankind.
Jack Davis–Unelectable? Hell I don’t know, but I’ll bet there are other opinions.
Biden said the same thing about Obama less than a year ago.
Davis is way ahead in the polling. Whether those voters show up on Sept. 9th is another thing. I think most people are disgusted by both Jon and Jack.
No matter what Jon Jon and his kool aid gang tell you, they have ZERO local control. Jon is merely a pawn in the Pelosi-Reid-Rangel strategy. They will be looking out for NYC, San Fran and Las Vegas. Middle America and WNY be damned.
Geneseo ? Is it at The Idle Hour ? Yeah maybe that’s how I got the boot from there …
Mike In WNY – You fucking idiot. At least give us a another link to look at if you want to attempt that argument.
Look at those terrible endorsements!!! OMFG!!! Erie County Democratic Committee!! The NYS AFL-CIO!!!! The Monroe Building Trades!!!
Jon Powers is clearly unfit to serve. Go pickle your liver with Hudson and crawl back to Jack’s factory.
Oh my god a group who wants Veterans in congress? what a horrible endorsement – all 7 democratic committes? terrible… how on earth can anyone except those endorsements – give me a break.
Again Ellis – what polls are you talking about? can you show me where to find them?
I just finished listening – besides being cut off at the end he did great. Alice had 30 second clips but no detailed answers.
Sept 10th will be a glorious day for us Powers supporters!
WXXI-AM is 1370. Of course, anyone close enough to hear it there already knows that.
Polls. What polls are you referring to? I haven’t seen a single one. Where are they? Do you need special x-ray glasses to see them? Are the imbalance of LTE’s in favor of Powers and against Davis a conspiracy? Are the people who respond to phone banks and canvassers also a part of that shadowy conspiracy? Or are they not being polled? Please, share your inside knowledge with us.
Or stop being silly.
All I have to say is boys take it somewhere else. I have finally re-emerged and I must say that I am very much saddened by the content of this blog. No one is talking about the most important issue in this campaign. We need to rehash the culture wars of abortion over and over again until women are forced into back rooms with coat hangers. Never mind safety for millions of women, that’s clearly not very important. This is disgusting. Have you ever noticed how those who claim to be the most virtuous and godly are usually the most hate filed spewers of hate. Just a thought.
Shout out to Kryzan Rising. You my ho.
yes distressing, there are no polls. jack davis hasn’t spent one dime of the $3 million he’s committed to the race on polling. and jon powers’ push poll that has been the subject of several stories in the buffalo nows? never happened. and of course the wealthy indistrialist and republican candidate chris lee hasn’t bothered with any polling, since he is completely uninterested in who he’ll face two months from now.
you haven’t seen them, so they can’t exist. i take it you don’t believe in god either?
Hudson, why do you hate Jon Powers so much? Does Jack Davis pay that much sell out money for you to lose all your principles? I am disgusted by you.
Hudson, you god damn hack. This poll you claim to have seen must be from the Lee camp. Powers would never give it to you, Alice can’t afford a poll, and you claim to have never had contact with the Davis Camp, no? I’m glad your drunk ass got that subpoena. Hopefully you fight it and it costs you every last penny so you have no booze money left. Your poor mother must smell the scotch on your breath all the way from her basement that you live in.
isn’t anyone going to post a sloppy, wet, blowjob post about how great powers was on dr. hardwick’s show this morning?
Again, you avoid the question.
i don’t feel compelled to answer questions from wiztards who are afraid to post under their own names.
Nice recovery, Hack.
boring post, wiztard.
It’s a simple question though. I guess you don’t have to asnwer it because I basically answered it for you.
i always think it’s comical how civilians think that ‘hack’ is an insulting thing to call a writer. in reality, i never knew a real, professional writer who didn’t refer to himself as a hack, and in any writerly gathering, everyone refers to everyone else as hacks.
of course i’m not talking about precious poets who gather in the hallways of ub or at little bookstores, but those who actually support themselves by writing rather than teaching school or working in the retail industry.
your mindreading abilities are simply amazing, tard.
Powers was amazing on Hardwick. He makes me proud to be the Real Joanne Capone. He is poised and prepared to be a tremendous Congressman. Davis needs to get over himself and go away to convalesce. Alice supports destroying our environment, goodbye.
that was pretty good rjc, but your teeth nicked it a bit right at the end.
A political hack, Hudson.
So can we expect more hit pieces in the NF Reporter after Powers wins the Primary since you are in Lee’s camp? The last one was so brilliant. It actually seemed like you sobered up a for a few minutes to craft it.
Hudson, will you respond to my posts. Or do you hate women as well. Do you think we should just be seen and not heard? Ass.
i’m not in anyone’s camp. my representative in congress is the great louise slaughter, a true progressive and democrat as far removed from the phony powers and his gang of thugs as can be imagined.
had it not been for powers’ embrace of the odious niagara demcoratic committee chairman dan rivera i wouldn’t have done the first story. and had it not been for rivera’s attempt to intimidate the reporter by making false allegations to the state board of elections and the niagara county da’s office i wouldn’t have written the second.
that’s it buddy. i’ve done exactly two stories on the powers-davis race.
i love women. always have.
As I said earlier – you have an axe to grind with Rivera so you take it out on Powers because Rivera endorsed him. You are a fucking scumbag drunk.
yes dan. of course you’re correct.
Good. Wizard’s posts leads me to believe that you are quite the jerk.
Hudson, you have to admit, Powers gives you hope for the future of what this area could be. He is exactly what we need, a young man who can take this region to Washington and sell it for what it is. A beautiful place that I am proud to call my home. I think you are being disrespectful of a Veteran who has tried only to do good in his life. Let’s not tear down those who would help.
Powers was outstanding on the radio today.
Alice kept pushing three clips and couldn’t offer details – hardwick kept nailing Davis for being a p**sy and not showing up.
He laid into Powers but Powers answered well. I love that Alice’s biggest idea about the war is a plan that a General wrote — and that General endorses Powers!!!!
If Kryzan supports the plan & the general’s ideas, and the general supports Jon — then Alice supports Jon Powers for Congress!!!
Alice wants us to vote for Powers!
Sometimes I like to get crazy. Hey hudson, want a piece?
My name is not Dan. I will tell you my real name when you stop drinking.
Kryzan’s a liar – she said she’s above character assassination and would talk about the issues — she then spent 40% of her debate time going after Jon and his beliefs.
She claims “Jon doesn’t understand” the terrorism issue and Iraq? That stupid bitch wouldn’t last 10 seconds in Baghdad.
She supports Bush saying “Go Shopping?” Seriously? How about – go to a recruiting office? She’s a self righteous bitch who can’t see when her ship is sank.
Good for her and her one endorsement — Powers has dozens of them. She most likely asked those people for their endorsements and got shot down – so now they are no good & special interests? The teachers union in NY is a great special interest for Jon to be a part of – or the workers, or farmers.
What are Powers’s special interests? The good people of WNY!!!! That’s who.
I just had a random thought. If John McCain wins, he will be the oldest man in America to be President. If Jack Davis wins, he will be the oldest freshman in America ever. What does that fool think he will accomplish in Congress. Having extra nap time? Go home Davis, we haven’t wanted to twice, its about to be thrice. Ya heard?
Roots is all about the roots.
i love it when the sensetive, progressive democrats call women bitches on pundit’s web site. first it was sen. clinton, then it was gov. palin, now it’s poor alice kryzan.
who next, mother teresa?
We are sensitive, MH. That’s why I’m setting up a fund to get you into a good rehab. If all this ribbing can’t get you to stop, we’re going to have a good old fashioned intervention.
Missed the debate. Went to the beach. Ahhh, happy Labor Day, all.
Wow!! You would think that with the 850,000+ dollars that Jon has pocketed, ooops, I mean spent on this campaign, that you all would know what the polls are saying about this race. Jon apparently won’t share that info with all of those endorsers and contributors from out of state. If he was doing so well against Jack, he wouldn’t be bankrupting his campaign before the primary.
I have no connections to know what the polls say, but I don’t have to. The FEC reports and the commercial buys say it ALL.