The R/C/I stands for “Republican/Conservative/Independence:” New York is one of those fusion states with viable third parties, thanks mostly to the rule that votes for the same person on different “lines” can be combined and count towards the total vote total.  We’ll address whether that’s a good idea or not at a different time; for right now, I spoke with Assemblywoman Jane Corwin this morning on the NY-26 special election.  We discussed a fair number of things, ranging from her stance on life issues to the vagaries of NY election law:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfpCuSYK_Mc[/youtube]

Jane’s site is here.

Moe Lane (crosspost)