Democrat Scott Murphy, who’s now leading in the super-tight NY-20 race, ought to at least buy dinner for whoever oversaw his campaign’s absentee ballot operation because Murphy actually lost narrowly on Election Day, but he’s making up for it with a strong showing among absentee voters.

David Kurtz

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