Neil Di Carlo lost the Republican Primary to Nan Hayworth in September, but the race for the conservative vote is not entirely over in New York’s 19th Congressional District. Reports are coming in from Orange County that fliers and signs asking voters to write in Di Carlo for Congress are beginning to hit the streets.
Perhaps because of Nan Hayworth’s pro-abortion stance, Di Carlo refused to endorse her in the upcoming race against John Hall for Congress. And while Di Carlo hasn’t quite came out and say to vote for him come November, Di Carlo is adamant that voters select a write-in candidate in the race.
On his campaign website, Di Carlo won’t go a step further than recognizing Hayworth’s primary victory. There is no concession, no congratulations, and certainly no endorsement. But this Di Carlo does say:
To endorse or vote for Nan Hayworth, however, would require me to place profound moral principles beneath mere party expediency – a price neither I nor any candidate should be required to pay. Our differences on social issues fall within these bounds.
I believe that forsaking our moral American heritage is to blame for much of our country’s downfall.
To those who feel that neither candidate represents their concerns, I encourage you to still vote on November 2nd and write in a candidate of your choice.
We cannot assume that right-to-life voters will swarm to a write-in candidate, nor can we even assume that these voters will sit on their hands because of Hayworth’s stances on abortion and other social issues. This we can say: Don’t doubt that the votes gathered by Neil Di Carlo’s Quixotic quest won’t peel away from Nan Hayworth’s tally.
Did Nan Hayworth’s pro-abortion stance prompt a write-in challenge?
This article was first posted at Left of the Hudson: Progressive News and Views for Rockland County by Flo Greenwood.
Neil Di Carlo lost the Republican Primary to Nan Hayworth in September, but the race for the conservative vote is not entirely over in New York’s 19th Congressional District. Reports are coming in from Orange County that fliers and signs asking voters to write in Di Carlo for Congress are beginning to hit the streets.
Perhaps because of Nan Hayworth’s pro-abortion stance, Di Carlo refused to endorse her in the upcoming race against John Hall for Congress. And while Di Carlo hasn’t quite came out and say to vote for him come November, Di Carlo is adamant that voters select a write-in candidate in the race.
On his campaign website, Di Carlo won’t go a step further than recognizing Hayworth’s primary victory. There is no concession, no congratulations, and certainly no endorsement. But this Di Carlo does say:
We cannot assume that right-to-life voters will swarm to a write-in candidate, nor can we even assume that these voters will sit on their hands because of Hayworth’s stances on abortion and other social issues. This we can say: Don’t doubt that the votes gathered by Neil Di Carlo’s Quixotic quest won’t peel away from Nan Hayworth’s tally.
Versions of this article also appear on Plan Putnam, DailyKos, and The Albany Project.
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