Republicans look to snatch Democrat stronghold

[FarCenter]

NEW YORK — Republicans hoped to score an upset win Tuesday in a special congressional election for a heavily Democratic area of New York, sending President Barack Obama an ominous message.

The Ninth Congressional district in New York City's Queens and Brooklyn boroughs came open in June when the popular Democratic incumbent, Anthony Weiner, resigned over revelations that he was sending X-rated photos of himself to women he met online.

As if the clean-cut, married congressman's sex scandal was not embarrassing enough, Obama's party now risks the humiliation of losing a seat in a district where registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans 3:1.

The latest numbers from Public Policy Polling show Republican businessman Bob Turner leading veteran Democratic state and city legislator David Weprin by 47 to 41 percent.

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[TheWraith]

1. This really comes down to islamophobia.

It's a primarily conservative orthodox Jewish district, and Turner and company have basically been splattering the place with Weprin supporting the "Ground Zero mosque" and similar shit, right down to using images of the burning towers in their advertising.

[AndyTiedye]

3. and "Citizens United"

The Republicans have so much money now that there's no such thing as a safe Democratic seat anymore.

What seat could possibly have been safer than Ted Kennedy's old seat in Massachusetts, and we know what happened there.

It's still happening and it's going to go on happening as long as that ruling remains in effect.

[Arctic Dave]

2. Doesn't matter, we can all sleep tonight knowing we are more moral then the repugs.

Our collective halo is still untarnished.

[provis99]

4. well, the Third Way Demoncrats forced Weiner out.

I'm sure they're glad the district is about to be turned over to a crypto-fascist Republican businessman. All he blathered about was how he wants to bomb Arab countries to coddle and protect the crypto-fascists running Israel.