Tedisco shuns Rush

This undoubtedly won’t make national Republicans happy. Republican New York Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, who is running in the March 31 special election for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s (D) former House seat, wants nothing to do with conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh.

“Rush Limbaugh is meaningless to me,” Tedisco told the editorial board of The Daily Star on Thursday.

Tedisco’s race against Democrat Scott Murphy has become a focus for national Republicans since the election. New Republican National Committee Chair Michael Steele has said it is a priority and both the RNC and the National Republican Congressional Committee have invested heavily in the race.

Tedisco, however, hasn’t been impressed by the national Republicans strategy. As Murphy was closing the gap on the race, Tedisco said he was taking back control of his campaign.

UPDATE: The Tedisco walks the comment back here.

jeremy.jacobs@digital-release.thehill.com

Tags Entertainment Jim Tedisco Jim Tedisco Kirsten Gillibrand Michael Steele New York New York's 20th congressional district special election Person Career Person Party Politics Politics of the United States Quotation Republican National Committee Rush Limbaugh Scott Murphy The Rush Limbaugh Show United States House of Representatives elections

Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Most Popular

Load more