Obama Spending Plan Faces First Test in New York Race

Finally the big guns are stepping up in the New York race for Gillibrand's open seat. I am starting to see the advertisements that have been infiltrating the district and they seem right on target. Republicans are making the connection to big spending and Democrats are drawing on the notion that 76,000 jobs have been saved. But what really caught my attention was President Obama's decision to get involved in the race. I had been teetering on the fence as to whether he should do anything because on the one hand he should be above trying to influence Congress and spending time trying to get another member who in the scope of things doesn't really make any difference, but on the other hand he is the leader for Democrats and he sort of does have a responsibility to do what he can to ensure his Party retains the loyal following of the public. Sending out 60,000 emails seems like he is back on the campaign trail and he is trying to put his influence in the race. I have seen first hand how powerful his email list is because I get calls all day long from constituents who read verbatim from the emails the Obama administration sends and they seem to be totally in support of him. Prior to Obama's influence I did not expect Murphy to be able to overtake Tedisco, but now I am having second thoughts about this notion given how well Murphy has done without it. Overall, Tuesday is going to be a turning day in politics because one way or another we will have great insight as to how the nation is starting to view the Obama administration