Upstate GOP Rep. Marc Molinaro is trolling Democratic challenger Josh Riley by knocking on doors on the street where his foe was raised — and taking photos of himself and posting them online along the way.
Molinaro was out knocking on doors in the village of Endicott in Broome County on Monday, including hitting up Riley’s old neighbors on Birdsall Street, which has become a fixture of the Democratic lawyer’s own campaign ads.
“We are working every community and every street. Glad to knock doors and meet voters on Birdsall Street in Endicott,” Molinaro posted to X.
“Go Tigers!” he added, a nod to the local Union-Endicott School District’s mascot.
Birdsall Street has turned into a staple in campaign ads for Riley, who is trying to unseat Molinaro in the 19th Congressional District, which ranges from the Hudson Valley to Finger Lakes area.
Molinaro said about half of the homes on Birdsall Street were displaying his signs Monday.
“There were a couple of people who were very proud to have me representing them and are offended by the concept of Josh working in DC and saying he’s from here,” Molinaro said.
Riley grew up in Endicott and returned to New York to run for Congress in 2022. He now owns a home in Ithaca.
A rep for Riley fired back to The Post, “To be fair, we’d knock doors in Molinaro’s hometown, too, but it’s hard to justify spending time in Dutchess and Yonkers with just a few weeks until the election.”
Molinaro lived just outside the newly drawn border of the district and had to move after he won the seat in 2022.
Molinaro carried Broome County, the largest population center in the sprawling district, during his first contest against Riley in 2022. Molinaro received about 35,000 votes compared with Riley’s 33,000.