'It's painful': Candidates improvise in era of Covid-19 campaigns By Robert J. McCarthy News Political Reporter Oct 4, 2020 Oct 4, 2020 Updated Jan 17, 2024 0 State Assembly candidate Frank Smierciak calls voters on a laptop computer from his campaign headdquarters in Depew, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. Derek Gee / Buffalo News Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Robert J. McCarthy News Political Reporter Republican Edward A. Rath III may appreciate the finer points of working the campaign trail as much as anybody running for office this year.kAm%96 4@F?EJ =68:D=2E@C 7C@> p>96CDE kDA2?m–k^DA2?m E96 8C2?5D@? @7 tC:6 r@F?EJVD 7:CDE 4@F?EJ 6I64FE:G6[ E96 D@? @7 2 DE2E6 $FAC6>6 r@FCE ;FDE:46 2?5 2 DE2E6 D6?2E@C kDA2?m–k^DA2?m E9:D 72== D66<D E96 $6?2E6 D62E @7 C6E:C:?8 #6AF3=:42? |:4926= w] #2?K6?9@76C] t=64E:@?66C:?8 :D ?@E9:?8 ?6H E@ 9:>] w6VD 366? 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