Okay, this is a clear trend: scared (mainly old, always comfortable) people shying away from electoral debates presumably because they're worried about the outcomes. Now, Jack Davis, contender in NY-26, is joining a long and not very distinguished list that also includes Shelly Silver, Caesar Trunzo, Joe Robach and Ed Towns.

New Yorkers should make clear to those who'd like to represent them that seeing them argue their case against an opponent is not optional. These people - and mind you, that list includes some very accomplished names of consequence in our affairs - want to get hired by you for a job. The least they can do is give an interview to you, the voters.

But at least Silver, Towns, Robach and Trunzo aren't - yet or that we know of - publicly freaking out at their opponents. That's worth something, I suppose.