GOP: Davis ‘Assaulted’ Campaign Worker

Erie County Republican Party Chairman Nick Langworthy is circulating a video this evening that purports to be independent candidate Jack Davis hitting a camera-wielding GOP campaign volunteer.

In the video, the man holding the camera is heard asking Davis why he backed out of a the debate between him, Democratic candidate Kathy Hochul and Republican nominee Jane Corwin.

Davis asks the man if he “wants to (get) punched out” and appears to take a swing at the man.

It’s important to note a few things as disclaimers. First, the video provided by and tweeted by Langworthy tonight is only 15 seconds long. This incident was presumably much longer than that. Also, as in every political campaign, videos of opposition candidates are shot by trackers and can be selectively edited.

The video comes the same day that Davis announced he would not take part in the debate set for Thursday and sponsored by WGRZ-TV, the NBC affiliate in Buffalo.

Corwin has been running a close race with Hochul in the Republican-dominate district and the independent Davis is seen as a spoiler for the Republican candidate.

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This entry was posted by Nick Reisman on May 11, 2011 at 11:14 pm, and is filed under NY-26. Follow any responses to this post through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Anonymous

Why give it play if you believe it is not on the up and up ?

Before there was the “Oracle at Delphi” there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli

VJ Machiavelli
http://www.VJMachiavelli.blogspot.com
The Legislative Budget is Too Damn High
Buster

The youtube video looks phoney. There’s far too much jiggling of the camera LONG AFTER Davis moderately SWATTED (not SWUNG) at the videocam. It’s contrived. How hard is it to hold one of those lightweight videocams still again? Not long at all.

The Republicans must be feeling desperate.
Buster

Why? Because the video is circulating regardless of whether or not Nick posts it. Because the video is part of the campaign now and will be discussed whether or not Nick posts it. And some of us would like to see the “primary source” driving the discussion…and decide for ourselves if the cameraman is OVERACTING (which he definitely is).

Again, the video is a news item and Nick is in the news business.

Keep up the good work, Nick.

p.s. SoP’s video of the recent shouting match by the crazies in the well of the LOB was excellent. The quality was much better than what I saw elsewhere. You guys are on the ball.
Anonymous

Buster are you on the pyroll of SOP or the people who own them ?

Do they give you Free tickets to the LCA show ?

You seem to always stand up for them like you are a paid shill

I don’t believe for one moment you are but it sure seems that way.

I for one tell it like it is and don’t care if reporters or editors or owners don’t like it.

I am a watchdog not a lapdog for the press LOL

Before there was the “Oracle at Delphi” there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli

VJ Machiavelli
http://www.VJMachiavelli.blogspot.com
The Legislative Budget is Too Damn High
Buster

Count — It’s absurd that you accuse me of being a lapdog for the SoP…or anybody. I bet that Liz has wanted to strangle me more than once for something that I’ve said. She’ll have to take a number and get in line. I call ‘em like I see ‘em. If I think that someone is doing a good job, I say so.

Obviously, you were mistaken in your view of what is and isn’t newsworthy. I donated my valuable time to help straighten you out. You should be grateful. Instead, you question my integrity, sir.

I’m going to bed now. I need my beauty rest. Thank you and good night!
BJSchmuckiavelli

VJ Machiavelli is a nutjob…has been for years…
Nick from niskayuna

A push- what a wuss.
In western NY the pols “take out” their foes.
just another private citizen

Irregardless Jack clearly asked if he wants to be punched out. Jack Davis is such a delusional disgrace and it stop being funny a long time ago.
urban conservative

I cringe seeing a non-word being used. It’s just “regardless.”

On the Jack front, for someone who doesn’t have a shot in hell, why does the media bother covering him?
Anonymous

I am more than a nut job I am totally INSANE

Before there was the “Oracle at Delphi” there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli

VJ Machiavelli
http://www.VJMachiavelli.blogspot.com
The Legislative Budget is Too Damn High
Nick from niskayuna

The Count rocks…
So what if he’ a little over the top.
He is always on message- got to admit that.
Nick from niskayuna

The Count rocks…
So what if he’ a little over the top.
He is always on message- got to admit that.
Big Red

The good ones do…the rest work for the Corwin campaign.
Big Red

The good ones do…the rest work for the Corwin campaign.

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