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Citing Buffalo blizzard, a familiar New York Democrat will challenge Erie County for renomination [1]

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Date: 2023-02-01  

McMurray, who also expressed his frustration that Poloncarz and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown blamed one another for the crisis, went after other aspects of the incumbent’s tenure. He singled out a proposed $1.4 billion stadium proposal that the county would contribute $250 million to, saying, "There is more money and less in return for any stadium, ever.” McMurray also predicted that the local Democratic Party, which he called “a mess,” would be for Poloncarz.

Erie County supported Joe Biden 56-42, though Gov. Kathy Hochul, who served as the county clerk a little more than a decade ago, took it only 53-47 last year. A few local politicians have expressed interest in seeking the Republican nod including former state Sen. Edward Rath and County Clerk Michael Kearns, who has long taken advantage of New York’s fusion voting rules to run as the GOP nominee while still technically remaining a Democrat.

The Democratic nominee will likely be the favorite, though this area was the site of a truly unexpected race just two years ago. Nurse India Walton defeated Brown, who also had the local Democratic establishment on his side, for renomination 51-46, a victory that appeared to set Buffalo up to be the first major American city in more than 60 years to elect a self-described socialist as mayor. Brown, though, campaigned as a write-in option in the general and won his fifth term 59-40.

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