Okay, so I've been picking on catastrophically inept Democratic campaigns for a while, but this one takes some kind of prize. What do you want people to see when you're running for Congress?

Amateurs. Running for office is not a game of patty-cake. The offender is one Kathy Konst, running in the now four-way primary in the 26th District.

There's a primary brewing the 26th Congressional District that Democrats should avoid.

The contenders are Jon Powers, an Iraq War veteran and teacher, and Jack Davis, a local businessman who ran for this seat in 2006, narrowly losing to republican incumbent Tom Reynolds. Some background on the race is sketched out by Robert Harding of The Albany Project, here.

The reason this primary should be avoided is this: it would take away resources better used elsewhere, would damage the Democratic brand, and might result in an outcome, a Davis victory, that would likely lead to defeat in November.

Why, over the fold.  read more »