But they did at least manage to get a quote from the candidate that I thought was worth checking out. State Assemblyman William A. Barclay, R-Pulaski, said Friday that,
Over the past several weeks, I have been honored to have been approached by numerous friends and supporters urging me to run for Congress,” said Mr. Barclay in a statement. “While I didn't run during the special election due to family reasons, I am deeply disappointed with the outcome of that race and feel that this time I should more thoroughly investigate running. To that end, over the next couple of weeks I plan on traveling throughout the congressional district to meet with party officials and various constituencies to discuss my potential candidacy. I am excited about starting this process and again I am honored to be urged to run.
Here are a few interesting pulls from the candidate's statement. First, he pointed out his patience in skipping out the special election last summer. Good for him to disassociate himself with that mess right off the bat! Second, he is planning on traveling the district over the next several weeks (something no other potential candidate is doing to our knowledge). Third, it looks like Barclay picked up a key political operative in Michael Backus, Dede Scozzafava's former campaign manager, who visited the Watertown Times office with the candidate recently.
