Before Debate, Dueling Endorsements

By [Dan Rivoli] Before Rep. Carolyn Maloney debates Reshma Saujani on Daily News columnist Errol Louis' radio show this Tuesday, both candidates received endorsements from one of the city's big dailies. (The debate is being streamed live on [WWRL1600's website](http://www.wwrl1600.com/).) Rep. Carolyn Maloney [won the New York Times' endorsement](http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/04/opinion/04sat1.html). The Times noted that this had been a particularly bitter campaign with "unpleasant charges from both sides." But the Times believes there is "no good reason to discard Ms. Maloney." From the endorsement: She has been a stalwart in fighting for women"s rights, financial reform, health care for workers at ground zero and better protections for credit card users. Ms. Saujani agrees with Ms. Maloney on these issues, but Ms. Maloney has already acted on them in Congress, at considerable political risk. Saujani did get some praise in the endorsement. The paper called Saujani "an impressive and energetic young lawyer of Indian descent who argues that New York needs the voice of a new generation and a new slice of the city"s ethnic pie." [The Daily News, however, believes](http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/09/05/2010-09-05_saujani_for_congress.html) that it is time to "pump new blood into the tired New York delegation," its endorsement's headline read. The News praised Saujani's background as a lawyer for investment groups, saying she is "up to speed on a broad range of issues" and "she takes impressively clear stands. Her vigor is refreshing." From the News' endorsement:

Voters of this presumably left-leaning district should be comfortable with Saujani's positions while appreciating that she outdoes Maloney on cutting-edge topics like education reform. Her work as a lawyer in the financial sector - the lifeblood of the New York economy - is also a plus. She supports reasonable regulation while ruling out destructive demonization of Wall Street.[ ] She urges new tax credits to spur business innovation - and pledges to be a champion on immigration reform, which, based on her life history, she is likely to do with passion.(http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2010/09/05/2010-09-05_saujani_for_congress.html#ixzz0ynmQEFBA) The News praises Maloney's work in Congress, but faults her for being silent when the Obama Administration would not fight for the bill to give health care to first responders of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The News wrote that Maloney is "maxed out."