Is Vito Fossella Plotting 11th-Hour Comeback?
The already topsy-turvy race for New York’s 13th Congressional District could get even crazier. According to the New York Daily News, incumbent Rep. Vito Fossella, who was forced into retirement by a series of personal scandals, may be trying to maneuver his way back on to the ballot. Furthermore, district residents have received polling calls from persons unknown, asking them about the possibility of a Fossella comeback. Former Rep. Guy Molinari, an elder statesman of the Staten Island GOP, told Election Central that friends of his have gotten these calls. “They asked about the impact of his being arrested of driving while intoxicated, would that — they asked about the affair he had, would that change your voting,” Molinari said. It’s unclear exactly what impact this would have on Dem efforts to pick up this usually-Republican district. Democratic nominee Mike McMahon is favored to defeat Republican Robert Straniere — but it’s simply an unknown as to whether Fossella would be much o
