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Reporting on Albany w/ Johnson Newspapers, @wdtnews. My job is to tell you what’s happening, not what to think of it.

Albany and the North Country
Joined December 2016
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Vance is holding rally where they did Woodstock ‘99…
It’s official - JD Vance is coming to #NY21
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It’s official - JD Vance is coming to #NY21
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Curious what races Trump will target for New York. He’s already appeared with Blakeman and Constantino in person - will he reprise that virtually? This may also mean Vance isn’t coming to #NY21. Heard from some local GOP folks yesterday who didn’t think Trump would be helpful…
Trump to hold nearly two dozen tele-rallies in the final days of the election, targeting states including Texas, Kansas, Iowa, New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan cnn.com/2026/10/29/politics/…
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I’m in Lowville right now speaking with voters. Doesn’t get more north country than this!
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Much of what Trump says here matches the same points that Constantino’s campaign has been hitting. Most notable that Trump feels the need to boost AC right now - his endorsement came months ago. If the Vance visit happens, the GOP is clearly very worried about #NY21
Anthony Constantino has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be the next U.S. Representative from New York’s 21st Congressional District – HE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
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Alex Gault retweeted
This is a fake image and misleading spin about our reporting which you can read here: cityandstateny.com/politics/…
CITY & STATE CONFIRMS THAT BLAKE GENDEBIEN HAS BEEN ACCUSED OF ILLEGALY THROWING DEAD COWS INTO A RIVER SINCE 2024 City & State reports that Lisbon residents have accused Blake Gendebien of illegally dumping cows into the water since before this race began. In text messages they acquired, a Lisbon resident wrote Blake in May 2024 threatening to call the DEC on Blake to report the cow dumping... that is damning.  Per City & State: In May 2024, (a Lisbon resident) told Gendebien “do not text (name) again” in a screenshotted text message provided by Gendebien’s campaign. “Or I’ll call the (Department of Environmental Conservation) and tell them ur dumping cows in the river.” In 2026, licensed Private Investigators gave my campaign a sworn affidavit alleging illegal dumping and suggested doing additional research to verify if it's true. Their investigation uncovered Blake's Dump whose neon green, sludgy water is consistent with illegal dumping. City & State also confirms that Gendebien's primary opponent, Stuart Amoriell, knew of the allegations and did not disclose them during the primary. Rather, Mr. Amoriell has now taken to attacking the person who told him of the illegal dumping of cows.  This admission by Amoriell indicates a coordinated cover-up by The Democrat Party. For some reason, the media wants to continue attacking me for revealing illegal pollution including the disposal of dead cows into water. My job in Congress will be to help the citizens and protect the land. That's what I am doing by exposing the truth about Blake’s Dump. My father fought to stop litterbugs and championed “Keep America Beautiful.” It is in my blood to be disgusted by those who pollute the land and anyone who helps to cover it up.
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This was in the WDT first, but we weren’t able to confirm all the details at the time
EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Constantino appears to have paid $28k to a household that threatened to file DEC 'cow dumping' complaint two years ago.
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Imagining the panic the folks running @NYGovPress are in trying to workshop a response to this.
Kathy Hochul is an evil woman. The Democratic Party should forfeit her seat because even if she wins, she will be of great consequence to them. Downward spiral for her. She will not escape God’s wrath. She did not denounce evil when she had the chance.
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Continuing the GOP rage against the polls that show Blakeman losing the NY Gov race, a group backing him just shared this statement that misnames Siena University and conflates their polling group with the whole school. Besides the fact that Siena is a well respected pollster!
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Apropos of nothing, I am reminded of one of the kindest, but strangest, comments I have ever received on an article. This is from something I wrote in 2022 when Rudy Giuliani came to Watertown to stump for his son who was then running for Governor.
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Local media (I) had this first and more accurate to boot. Seems there’s some aspects of the visit still in play - initial plan was to fly into Ogdensburg but now it seems it’ll be Fort Drum. May not be in the city of Ogdensburg either - finding a venue may be a challenge. #NY21
#NY21 news: VP JD Vance is traveling to the district to campaign for Constantino on Friday. Latest sign that the the Trump+21 seat is competitive in the race’s final stretch Dem Blake Gendebien is mounting a strong challenge to succeed retiring Rep. Elise Stefanik in the seat
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More national help for the Dem in #NY21
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#NY21 is not on this list. Either a sign that Dems aren’t as bullish on this district as they might have been suggesting lately, or a sign they don’t think they need to. Choose your adventure!
Scoop: DCCC expands the map in the final week of 2026 election Committing $15 million to TV ads in 49 districts, including four first-time offensive spending moves in NV-2, FL-7, VA-5 and TN-5. Projecting confidence in big House gains. Full list here: nbcnews.com/politics/trump-a…
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Constantino has fought with a lot of journalists lately, reporters who are paying him closer attention now the election is nigh. I have to question how he’ll handle the Capitol press corps should he get to Washington. Will battling with them be as big a priority if he’s elected?
Dear Mr. (potential future congressman) Constantino, You're the one who keeps posting about me in this weird, kinda sad ad-hominem way. By all means, go off, but this says a lot more about your reaction to the most mildly difficult of questions than it does about me.
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Have heard from multiple unrelated people that it’s VP JD Vance. #NY21 The last VP to visit the north country was Mike Pence in 2021, coming to say thanks to the 10th Mountain Division. Pence was then already on the outs with the admin because of Jan 6.
Hearing rumors a senior administration official will be in Ogdensburg on Monday, rallying with Anthony Constantino. #NY21
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Hearing rumors a senior administration official will be in Ogdensburg on Monday, rallying with Anthony Constantino. #NY21
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As NY-21 heats up and @constantino lashes out at the press, I’m a little shocked that no one in political journalism has run with this, if nothing else, to amuse themselves.
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The Constantino campaign shared this statement; as before he’s arguing that the DEC is politically corrupt, following the Governor’s orders to give Blake a pass because they’re politically aligned. From the Gov’s office: “The Governor has no involvement in these kinds of things.”
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