SINGER: Who's going to clean it up, (clean it up) politics, baby, Jack Davis will, (Davis will) on Capitol Hill And then best of all (best of all) he'll take the job for just a buck a year, so the message is clear, We need Jack (we need Jack) as our Congressman, darlin' Let's send him to Washington And let Jack clean it up (clean it up) the government, he'll get it done!
FEMALE Voice Over: Let’s clean up government from special interest money by voting for Jack Davis, a successful businessman with a lifetime of creating jobs and common sense solutions. Let’s say “no” to politics as usual and “yes” to an independent voice for Western New York. That’s Jack Davis!
SINGER: We need Jack (we need Jack) as our Congressman, darlin' Let's send him to Washington And let Jack clean it up (clean it up) the government, he'll get it done!
http://www.jackdavis.org/multimedia/audio/jack_davis_070608Radio3/Kooky Jack Davis is back at it. In 2004 he won a solid 44%, then in 2006, he again faced off against Rep. Tom Reynolds. After Rep. Reynolds was embroiled in the L' Affaire Foley, polls showed Davis leading Reynolds. In the weeks after Davis seized the lead, a confluence of strange events worked in Reynolds' favor.
First, newspapers castigated Davis' for his protectionist and nativist views (e.g., Davis was praised on air by Lou Dobbs). Second, Davis alienated NY-26 Democratic leaders with his grassroots-averse campaign style. Third, and perhaps most importantly, a freak October snowstorm blanketed the Buffalo area. This storm allowed Ways and Means Committee member Tom Reynolds to flex his D.C clout on behalf of his constituents.
Davis is now running in the Democratic primary against DCCC-endorsed candidate Jonathan Powers, a young Iraq War vet in the Patrick Murphy mold. As the Democrats bicker, millionaire Chris Lee, the lone GOPer in the race, pads his warchest. If Davis wins the Democratic primary, expect this race to plummet on many competitive House race ratings charts.
