Bruce Blakeman’s Kafkaesque Albany sojourn

This post was originally published on Politico.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman is in a legal fight to access the state’s new public campaign finance program.

DAYS THE BUDGET IS LATE: 31

BLAKEMAN’S DAY IN COURT: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman’s battle to access the state’s new public campaign finance program made its way to an Albany County courthouse this afternoon.

The legal fight is over hypertechnical matters like whether duplicate copies of a “PCF-22” form submitted separately should be considered as a joint submission.

But the repercussions are significant. Blakeman is seeking to build momentum for his underdog campaign in a blue state, and a win would provide a $3.5 million boost to his effort, guaranteeing he’d be one of the better-funded state Republican candidates