November 5, 2008 - Central New Yorkers have leaned to the left side when it came down to New York’s 25th Congressional District race.
Dale Sweetland has lost his opportunity for the seat to Dan Maffei.
“I was surprised. I thought it’s going to be closer,” said Sweetland.
Tuesday night has been a tough night. Matt Wells, Committee Chairman of DeWitt said, “If you are a Republican and looking at the results, yeah, it is a disappointing night.”
But one of the major reasons, Sweetland has lost the race is due to financial problems.
“He had a huge financial disadvantage. The opposition had millions of dollars … so he couldn’t get his message out,” said Congressman Jim Walsh.
Sweetland has also expressed his frustration. “You guys [the media] know it, TV is costly, radio is costly and mailing is not cheap.”
During his short speech, Sweetland did acknowledge that Maffei will be capable of bringing in changes.
“We need Washington to do good things and I know Dan has it in his heart to do that,” said Sweetland.
When asked if he will run again, Sweetland said, “I have learned never say never.”
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