Democrat blames NY loss on sagging Obama popularity

[The Northerner]

(Reuters) - A New York Democrat candidate blamed President Barack Obama on Thursday for his loss in a special election for a House of Representatives district that had been held by the Democrats for more than 80 years.

The Republican upset on Tuesday in a district where Democrats outnumber Republicans three to one has rattled some Democrats ahead of the November 2012 presidential election.

David Weprin, a New York state assemblyman, said his loss in a race to replace disgraced Anthony Weiner, who resigned in a Twitter sex scandal, was an "unfortunate consequence" of a campaign that turned into a "referendum" on Obama's policies.

Republican Bob Turner, a retired media executive, won by six percentage points after urging discontented voters to send Obama a message. It is the first time the Republicans have won the heavily Jewish district since the 1920s.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/15/us-usa-congress-weiner-idUSTRE78E7CY20110915

[frazzled]

1. A "Democrat" candidate?

Really? Hmmmmm.

[leftstreet]

5. Reuters

I noticed that too

[pnorman]

9. Apparently he speaks for the entire Democratic Party (???),

not to mention a minority contingent here on DU!

What a WHINER! I believe he's in the wrong party!

[TheWraith]

16. He wants anyone to blame but himself.

Granted, some parts of it weren't his fault: the vile fearmongering the Reps used (basically accusing him of supporting a terrorist built victory mosque on Ground Zero) and the religious conservative quality of the district that held his gay marriage vote against him.

But the fact is that Weprin also ran a bad campaign, and didn't do nearly enough to push back on that shit.

[leftstreet]

2. Oops n/t

[TwilightGardener]

3. Well, that's cowardly. Man up and own your loss.

[Kingofalldems]

4. Unrec for a continuous onslaught of posts reflecting negatively

on Democrats.

[orpupilofnature57]

8. Thats the difference between Dems and thems ,we're not Easy because...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/articles/04/09/03_hard.html

[orpupilofnature57]

6. Being a Little K-street perv that had a bout of " Narcissistic Fibrosis "

didn't have a wee bit to do with it?

[ProSense]

7. Could they hype this anymore?

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ECONOMY TO BLAME

The special election also underscored Obama's potential weakness with Jewish voters, who will play a crucial role in important swing states such as Florida in 2012. Conservative Jewish voters traditionally back Democrats.

Prominent Democrats such as former New York City Mayor Ed Koch crossed party lines to protest Obama's stance on Israel.

Some critics say Obama has failed to sufficiently support Israel and object to his call for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations to use the Jewish state's pre-1967 borders as a starting point.

Turner's triumph, and a Republican victory in another special House election -- in Nevada -- boosted the Republican majority over Democrats in the House to 242-192.

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Not a single mention of the economy. It appears the MSM tools are going to milk this loss for every drop of opportunity to push the GOP message.

[orpupilofnature57]

12. Since 2000 M$M is a commercial for the 400 wealthiest families. period

[frazzled]

13. Noting more of the language

"Prominent Democrats such as former New York City Mayor Ed Koch"--Ed Koch is not really even a Democrat anymore, much less a prominent one. And he's been crossing lines to endorse Republicans for years.

"Turner's triumph" -- not a win, but a triumph!

Is Nedra Pickler writing under a new name?

[atreides1]

18. "...to protest Obama's stance on Israel."

Well if that's what they're concerned about, then catch a plane! Personally I don't give rat spit about Israel, it isn't my country, the US is my country...if Koch doesn't feel the same way then he can take a hike, along with anyone else, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, etc.

Just a personal opinion...

[mmonk]

10. Does anyone take responsibility for their own losses anymore?

[bluestateguy]

11. Of course. It beats having to take responsibility for your own Keystone Coppery

And that goes for you too, Martha.

Yeah, you in Massachusetts.

[Bluenorthwest]

14. Weprin was appointed by the NY Democratic Party. Why?

They thought he was popular enough to win, but not popular enough to defeat other incumbents in adjoining districts once the 9th is redrawn and absorbed. They ran an intentionally mediocre candidate, appointed by the chair of the Party there, not by election in a Primary, and they did it on purpose, so they should stop claiming it is someone or something else, or the Jooos and admit that their strategy failed.

[joeybee12]

15. Quite frankly, he's right...it's not the only reason, but it is one of the reasons...

And denial will only make 2012 even worse than the bloodbath it's gonna be.

[TNLib]

17. makes me a little worried that Obama may loose.

I do think there are many Democrats in the base that are pissed off. But I still don't want to see some RW cookoo as president. I've had enough of it in my life time.

[orpupilofnature57]

19. The last coo koo was the reason we have a president Obama ,lest we forget

what started this landslide ,Tax breaks to the wealthiest during 2 Wars.