With the Republican primary decided, the question facing Robert Smullen is simple: unite behind Anthony Constantino and the Golden Age agenda, or remain in the race and risk dividing conservative voters. The ball is now in Smullen's court.
-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder
The Republican primary is over.
Anthony Constantino won.
Not by accident. Not by luck. Not because the wind was blowing in the right direction. He won because he ran a disciplined, energetic, letter-perfect campaign from start to finish.
In fact, sources we have in Washington, D.C. — and yes, we have plenty of them — told us exactly that. Anthony Constantino ran one of the most effective campaigns they have seen in a congressional primary this cycle.
We agree.
The Watertown Post was the first media outlet in Northern New York to endorse Anthony Constantino when he announced his candidacy earlier this year. We didn’t endorse him because it was politically convenient. We endorsed him because he represented a Golden Age agenda and a new direction for NY-21.
The voters have now spoken.
Which brings us to Robert Smullen.
The question isn’t whether Smullen can remain in the race on the Conservative Party line.
The question is whether he should.
If Smullen stays in the race, all he accomplishes is siphoning off five or six percent of conservative votes that should naturally flow to the Republican nominee. That’s not helping the movement. That’s not helping NY-21. That’s not helping President Trump’s agenda.
That’s helping Democrats.
So the moment of truth has arrived.
Will Robert Smullen put his money where his mouth is and fully support the Golden Age movement?
Will he stand behind Anthony Constantino 100 percent and unite conservatives?
Or will he become yet another sore loser who claims to support the movement right up until someone else wins?
Because if staying in the race becomes about personal pride, bruised feelings, or settling scores, then voters will be forced to ask an uncomfortable question:
Was he ever truly committed to the Golden Age agenda in the first place?
The primary is over.
The voters made their decision.
Now it’s Smullen’s turn to make his.
Support Anthony Constantino and help build the future.
Or stay in the race and prove the critics right.
The ball is in your court, Bob.
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