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Democrats, already anxious about President Joe Biden's reelection prospects, are seeking to downplay revelations that the president's son has entered into a plea deal with federal prosecutors over tax offenses and a gun charge.

Candidates for statewide office rallied in Johnson City Sunday, making one last pitch to voters before Tuesday’s midterm elections.

The entire statewide Republican ticket and several other electoral hopefuls stumped in Vestal Tuesday.

The probe has been snared by court challenges, procedural headaches, and funding issues.

A lower court judge in Steuben County is overseeing the redrawing of the congressional and state Senate maps by an independent redistricting expert.

Democrats immediately said they would appeal the ruling.

The proposals directly oppose the wishes of advocates who have for years pushed to remove elected officials from the process.

Wolf has said it is a top priority to address what he says is a gun violence crisis affecting largely minority communities.

“I think nothing is more political than to have a single, unitary executive making all the appointments and they are beholden to him to do whatever he wants."

“We came off an election (in 2020), where Democrats were all charged up to beat Donald Trump. They succeeded. So that motivator is gone.”