It's very pretentious actually, but anytime someone takes on an entrenched incumbent in a political campaign the odds are stacked against the challenger, so let's just roll with the biblical underdog concept for a few minutes. A battle is brewing in Buffalo's North Council district which could set the tone in the entire WNY area for the next several years. No scandals with an intern and cigar. It's not a situation where the incumbent didn't pay his taxes, only that nothing has happened since he's been in office. With the economy and tax situation we are living with in WNY, doing nothing may surely prove to be the biggest political sin of all.
Political analysts like to look at certain key races which are indicators of a trend.
This race is going to be one of them. The incumbent is Dale Zuchlewski. The challenger is Joe Golombek. The battle lines were set on March 4 when Golombek held an announcement party attended by more than 200 people. Zuchlewski had announced his intentions to seek reelection earlier this year at a democratic club meeting.