Delgado: 19th Voters Ready To Let Incumbent Faso Go

To Let Incumbent Faso Go

Thus, Democrat Says, His Campaign Job Interview

Before two dozen voters, a relaxed Antonio Delgado answered questions for two hours this evening in the Richfield Springs Public Library. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)

By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

Glen Ostrander, Town of Springfield, invites Delgado to the Springfield Center Fourth of July parade "when you're elected."

RICHFIELD SPRINGS – An independent poll in mid-July showed Democrat Antonio Delgado trailing Congressman John Faso, R-19, by five points, 44-49.

More important, Delgado told a small but rapt gathering in the public library here, fewer than 50 percent of voters in the 19th District that includes Otsego County approve of Faso's performance in his first term.

"People are looking for someone else," said the candidate. His campaign, said Delgado, is the equivalent of a "job interview."

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