GOP hopes for upset special election win in N.Y. Democratic district (A. Weiner's)

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Source: The Washington Post

NEW YORK — President Obama is not on the ballot in Tuesday’s surprisingly close congressional election here, but Republicans in Queens are doing everything they can to make the race a verdict on his performance.

This bastion of Democrats is tilting toward a 70-year-old Republican businessman who has never been elected to any office, and whose campaign is focused on “sending a message” to Obama — over the economy and his support for a Palestinian state and rolling back Israel’s borders to 1967 lines, a big issue for many Jews in the Ninth District.

If he pulls off the upset, Bob Turner would become the first House Republican representing this portion of Queens since the 1920s — a striking achievement in a district that elected the late Geraldine Ferraro, the Democratic Party’s 1984 vice presidential nominee, now-Sen. Charles E. Schumer and, for the previous 12-plus years, Anthony Weiner.

Weiner’s resignation in June, over lewd photos he sent to women over Twitter, set up what was supposed to be a sleepy special election two days after the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-hopes-for-upset-special-election-win-in-ny-democratic-district/2011/09/12/gIQAKAz8NK_story.html

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Bob Turner doesn't even live in that district, just like Allen West actually lives in Debbie Wasserman Schultz' district!

[dennis4868]

1. this is sad!

They are making the dem candidate, an orthodox jew, look like an anti israel muslim extremist and Obam look like another hitler...reoubs and jews together are making up these lies...DISGUSTING! :-(

[Dawson Leery]

2. The assault on Weprin is in the same fashion as the swiftboaters

who assaulted Kerry for his military service. Vile! :puke:

[msongs]

3. all thanks must go to A. Weiner who couldnt keep his in his pants unseen nt

[onehandle]

4. Will Obama voters Fail to get to the poll again and extend the Power of the GOP in the House? nt