Tim Blair is a god. Look what he dug up:
"Michael Arcuri is a strong candidate, and I came to the realization that my staying in the race would only make it more difficult for him to win in November," Roberts said Wednesday morning. "I think it’s critically important that we elect a Democrat and that Democrats take control of the House of Representatives."
Chenango County Democrat Les Roberts, 44, withdrew Wednesday from the 24th Congressional District race.
[...] Roberts said, "Republican control of the Congress and White House in recent years has given us the most destructive governance since the Vietnam War."
The pre-emptive war against Iraq and record deficits fueled by "tax gifts for the richest few" have left the United States greatly weakened, he said.
In recent years, "one-party rule has degraded the Constitution and American civil liberties dramatically," Roberts continued. "We need to do something about that this year."
Roberts said he would try to help Arcuri win in November, and later in the morning, Arcuri had kind words for his former opponent.
Weird that (as Blair notes) no newspaper reports of the Lancet study could find the time to mention that he ran for the Democrats this year.