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NY-20 Update

Scott Murphy, the Democratic candidate in the special election for New York’s 20th District, has received a television ad endorsement from Sen. Gillibrand, whose seat he is trying to fill. As Weigel reports, Gillibrand has become an overwhelmingly popular figure in the district since she was first elected in 2006, and Tedisco’s move to take over campaign advertising reminds Weigel of Norm Coleman’s last-minute repudiation of negative advertising:

This isn’t the kind of thing you do unless you’re desperate.

Meanwhile, the NRCC isn’t playing ball:

The NRCC has rebuffed their candidate, saying it won’t change anything about the way it’s approaching the race.

The special election is on March 31, and all of the momentum seems to be on Murphy’s side.

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Daniel Larison is a senior editor at TAC, where he also keeps a solo blog. He has been published in the New York Times Book Review, Dallas Morning News, World Politics Review, Politico Magazine, Orthodox Life, Front Porch Republic, The American Scene, and Culture11, and was a columnist for The Week. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Chicago, and resides in Lancaster, PA. Follow him on Twitter.

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