New York Election: Republican Bob Turner Takes Anthony Weiner’s Seat
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In an upset to Democrats both locally and nationally, the Republican defeated the Democrat in the race to replace Anthony Weiner in New York’s ninth congressional district.
Republican Bob Turner, a retired media executive, bested Democrat Assemblyman David Weprin by eight points in a crushing defeat for a seat not held by a Republican since 1923.
In an election that Republicans both locally and nationwide were hoping to frame as a referendum on President Obama, sending a message to the White House on both economic and foreign policy issues was a frequent message touted by Turner and his supporters.
“This message will resound for a full year. It will resound into 2012,” Turner said at his victory party in Howard Beach. “I only hope our voices are heard, and we can start putting things right again.”
“We are unhappy, I am telling you, I am the messenger,” Turner said. “Heed us. … We’ve lit one candle today and there’s going to be a bonfire pretty soon.”
Although the Associated Press called the race for Turner just before midnight, Assembly David Weprin said he wouldn’t concede just yet.
The Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee quickly put out a statement congratulating Turner and saying the win is a “clear rebuke of President Obama’s policies” and it “delivers a blow to Democrats’ goal of making Nancy Pelosi the Speaker again.”
“New Yorkers put Washington Democrats on notice that voters are losing confidence in a President whose policies assault job-creators and affront Israel. An unpopular President Obama is now a liability for Democrats nationwide in a 2012 election that is a referendum on his economic policies,” Pete Sessions, R-TX, said in a statement.
Longtime New York City Democratic analyst Hank Sheinkopf says there is no doubt the voters were trying to send a message to the White House and Democrats should see Tuesday’s results as a bellwether for 2012.
“The Democrats said no to Obama, no to his economic plan, and no to his position on Israel,” Sheinkopf told ABC News. “It’s major smack at Democrats, a definite rejection of President Obama and it’s a warning that says if Catholics in the most blue of blue states can vote for the Republican they can do it in other states as well and the Democrats may have real trouble.”
Special elections traditionally do have low turnout, but the district is registered three to one in favor of Democrats and the Queens party machine is strong, they had over 1,000 volunteers in the district in a get out the vote effort knocking on doors over the weekend and the past two days. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has spent more than $500,000 in television ads in the district. Outside groups also poured money in the race and Sheinkopf estimates that the Democrats could have outspent Republicans “six or eight to one” in the race.
Late Tuesday evening DCCC Chairman Steve Israel, D-NY, said special elections are always “difficult,” citing “low turnout, high intensity races.”
“The results in NY-09 are not reflective of what will happen in November 2012 when Democratic challengers run against Republican incumbents who voted to end Medicare and cut Social Security while protecting tax loopholes for big corporations and the ultra wealthy,” Israel said in a statement.
The district — which encompasses part of Queens and Brooklyn — has been trending more conservative, despite the steep registration advantage for Democrats. Sheinkopf described the Catholic voters—the district has large Catholic and Orthodox Jewish populations — as the “very people that Obama needs to get back to get re-elected.”
Obama won the ninth congressional district with 55 percent of the vote in 2008, four years before Kerry won the district with 56 percent, and in 2000 Gore won the ninth with 67 percent. This can also be seen as a tough loss for Democrats knowing that the seat also belonged to Senator Charles Schumer and former Vice Presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro.
The economy and even the candidates’ stances on Israel have become vital issues in the race. The Turner camp tried to paint Weprin as being in lockstep with President Obama while Weprin and his supporters said Turner cannot be trusted protect popular entitlement programs like social security, Medicare, and Medicaid.
Weprin is an Orthodox Jew and has almost identical views on Israel as Turner, but voters upset with Obama’s call to return to Israel’s pre-1967 borders were successful in making it one of race’s most important issues and one that may have put Turner on top.
Former Democratic Mayor Ed Koch’s endorsement of Turner in July shifted the momentum to the Republican. Koch urged Jewish voters to cast a vote for Turner to send a message to the White House to rebuke their Israel stance and it’s been a crucial issue that Weprin had to defend himself on throughout the short campaign. Koch didn’t back down from that Tuesday at Turner’s victory party saying the president “threw Israel under the bus,” according to the New York Times.
Monday, Turner acknowledged that he and Weprin’s views on Israel are similar, but it’s about the president’s stance on Israel.
“It’s not about my position or his [Weprin] which are pretty identical, it’s the president’s position and if you are with the party or against it, simple as that and will this district, which is surprisingly overwhelmingly Democratic, will they go along with the president and be able to be taken for granted as it were or will they send this message of protest and dissatisfaction,” Turner told ABC News.
Election Day in the district was not without some drama with Turner’s camp earlier Tuesday claiming deceased voters had been mailed absentee ballots and they moved to try and seal all paper ballots. However, with his eight point lead those votes won’t be needed by Turner’s camp.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Posted by: ncpilot15 | September 14, 2011, 5:46 am 5:46 am
Well what did the liberals expect?
Posted by: jonny | September 14, 2011, 6:14 am 6:14 am
Oh my goodness, do you know what this means? That the liberal media like ABC has to double-down and start attacking republicans even harder then they have in the past.
Posted by: john | September 14, 2011, 6:18 am 6:18 am
Bob Turner POTUS 2012!
Posted by: The Mike | September 14, 2011, 6:27 am 6:27 am
Wheres all the boasters at this morning. Another republican win. Oops is right. lol. Listen up Obama, start packing your family today.
Posted by: Notbuyingit | September 14, 2011, 7:05 am 7:05 am
The President doesn’t need to travel around the country asking people to contact their Representatives. They just gave him the message! No more spending like a drunken sailer. (This applies to the First Family as well)
Posted by: Voice_Reason | September 14, 2011, 7:06 am 7:06 am
Life is good!
Posted by: Salty | September 14, 2011, 7:46 am 7:46 am
The only reason Bob Turner won was not because most votes came from the orthodox jews, but beacuse Turner’s competition was an orthodox liberal jew, and they could never accept that in brooklyn!
Posted by: Lenon | September 14, 2011, 7:59 am 7:59 am
Dead folks voting again? The liberals just keep going back to that same old well – but the well is dry and there’s nothing left to dissolve the Obama stain. NY9 is another good sign!
Posted by: n'erdowell | September 14, 2011, 8:06 am 8:06 am
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Democrats and Presdident Obama learned absolutely NOTHING from the SHELLACKING they earned in 2010 and, the way they plow ahead in complete ignorance, they’re setting themselve up for utter defeat in 2012.
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Posted by: N Waff | September 14, 2011, 8:23 am 8:23 am
The silence is deafening. HELLO libs, are you there????
Posted by: billy bob | September 14, 2011, 8:46 am 8:46 am
Clearly a demonstration of how the American voter can’t decide what he/she wants. 3 years ago, this same district voted 75% for Obama… LOL! … after 8 years of G.W. Bush and 12 years of a Republican congress. This congressional seat goes away in a year anyway…LOL!… merges with another district.
Posted by: Georgie_Bushie | September 14, 2011, 8:53 am 8:53 am
Clearly a demonstration of how the American voter can’t decide what he/she wants. 3 years ago, this same district voted 75% for Obama… LOL! … after 8 years of G.W. Bush and 12 years of a Republican congress. This congressional seat goes away in a year anyway…LOL!… merges with another district.
Posted by: Georgie_Bushie
—-Hey, there is still one liberal left trying to stand up for Obama. LOL You had better get on that life raft Georgie, there is not many seats left.
Posted by: billy bob | September 14, 2011, 8:57 am 8:57 am
“Clearly a demonstration of how the American voter can’t decide what he/she wants. 3 years ago, this same district voted 75% for Obama… LOL! … after 8 years of G.W. Bush and 12 years of a Republican congress. This congressional seat goes away in a year anyway…LOL!… merges with another district.”
Whistling past the graveyard…
Posted by: Ouch | September 14, 2011, 8:57 am 8:57 am
Nothing going on here either:
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Nevada Republican Mark Amodei easily won a special election on Tuesday to fill a vacant House of Representatives seat in a largely rural district that has never sent a Democrat to Congress.
With 95 percent of precincts counted, Amodei had collected over 57 percent of votes compared to 36 percent for Democratic state Treasurer Kate Marshall, according to the Nevada Secretary of State’s office. Other candidates garnered the remaining votes.
Posted by: Please Disperse | September 14, 2011, 9:00 am 9:00 am
What did the liberals expect? A whole year after the failure of Obama’s first “stimulus” package was evident to everyone including Obama himself, what was Obama’s great jobs plan? Stimulus 1.5. Spend almost 1/2 a trillion now, almost all of it would be spent without creating a single sustainable job. How was Obama going to pay for Stimulus 1.5? Catastrophically, Obama wants to borrow from the Chinese now and pay them back (with interest) over 10 years by raising taxes over the long term. Spend now, 10 years of tax hikes later. Idiotic. Bat-dung crazy. Another “Wimpy” program. Obama says “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today”.
Posted by: MEAB | September 14, 2011, 9:02 am 9:02 am
TOTAL OF U.S. Taxpayer dollars that went to Israel since 2001 = $28 Billion. …….. I’m just curious Republicans, how do we continue paying this bill? Their Answer: “With Bush Tax Cuts and by borrowing, of course” …… LMAO!
Posted by: Georgie_Bushie | September 14, 2011, 9:05 am 9:05 am
LMAO!….. I can’t believe that all of these people are calling Georgie Bushie a “liberal”… LOL!
Posted by: Georgie_Bushie | September 14, 2011, 9:06 am 9:06 am
Know what I find ridiculous? When Pres. Bush was in office, everyone was screaming and hollering, couldn’t wait to get him and the GOP out. Now Pres. Obama is in office and everyone is screaming and hollering to get him and the Dems out. Notice it just goes back and forth, back and forth, and NOTHING IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED? It just gets worse. Why? Because they are ALL out for themselves and their parties, there is major FRAUD all over and there has been for decades, and we have been spending beyond our means INCLUDING the government and the people, for decades. It has all caught up with us. No matter who we vote in, nothing will be accomplished because we all know NONE of them will get rid of lobbyists, perks, earmarks, giving money to other countries and huge campaign contributions. It’s all about $$$$$ and greed. All I see and hear is bickering back and forth about which party is the best. NONE of them are. Wake up America. We ALL have to start doing something about this mess. I’m sick of hearing and seeing these campaign ads, all mudslinging, and speeches, all BS.
Posted by: Barb | September 14, 2011, 9:08 am 9:08 am
Life is good. Congrats to Mr. Turner. The message is loud and clear : We want America back with pride.
Obama is done.
Posted by: acdc2012 | September 14, 2011, 9:08 am 9:08 am
LMAO!….. I can’t believe that all of these people are calling Georgie Bushie a “liberal”… LOL!
Posted by: Georgie_Bushie
—We have other words for you Georgie (X- Republican because of Bush) but we are trying to be polite. LMAO, LOL, ROFL
Posted by: billy bob | September 14, 2011, 9:09 am 9:09 am
The GOP has no real solution. they had a GOP congress and president for six years. This all didn’t happen overnight. And the Dems got in and NOW they are scrambling for a plan? there is no plan. We are so far in debt and we cannot cut everything….They all have their hands in their pockets. I do see the Dems as the lesser of the two evils. But that doesn’t solve the problem. It’s gotten to the point where I don’t even feel like voting. I think that’s what really happened in NY. Voter turnout was extremely light. And the Dems spent half a million? And I’m sure the GOP the same. They sure seem to be able to come up with money when it’s for their own adgenda, both parties.
Posted by: Barb | September 14, 2011, 9:11 am 9:11 am
Georgie_Bushie | September 14, 2011, 9:05 am 9:05 am —- The answer: tort reform. Obama and the CBO said it would save $50 billion over that same period of time you mentioned.
Posted by: CommonSenseParty | September 14, 2011, 9:12 am 9:12 am
Great news for NY and Nevada
Posted by: daniel | September 14, 2011, 9:12 am 9:12 am
Georgie_Bushie; Take that….cracks me up. Please post some more boring stats…
Posted by: LongT | September 14, 2011, 9:13 am 9:13 am
Another thing of no importance:
“Longtime New York City Democratic analyst Hank Sheinkopf says there is no doubt the voters were trying to send a message to the White House and Democrats should see Tuesday’s results as a bellwether for 2012.”
Posted by: Please Disperse | September 14, 2011, 9:13 am 9:13 am
And instead of sticking to real issues, they start bickering with other about vacines for teenagers, gay marriage, abortion, etc. Same old nonsense. I haven’t heard ONE candidate in the GOP/Tea Party come out with any sensible solutions…they just go to the above subjects so they don’t have to deal with real issues. They want to stay the course in Aftganistan. When will these wars ever end?
Posted by: Barb | September 14, 2011, 9:14 am 9:14 am
“And instead of sticking to real issues, they start bickering with other about vacines for teenagers, gay marriage, abortion, etc. Same old nonsense. I haven’t heard ONE candidate in the GOP/Tea Party come out with any sensible solutions…they just go to the above subjects so they don’t have to deal with real issues. They want to stay the course in Aftganistan. When will these wars ever end?”
Losing hurts. Almost as much as keeping Guantanamo open.
Posted by: Mojito | September 14, 2011, 9:24 am 9:24 am
And instead of sticking to real issues, they start bickering with other about vacines for teenagers, gay marriage, abortion, etc. Same old nonsense. I haven’t heard ONE candidate in the GOP/Tea Party come out with any sensible solutions…they just go to the above subjects so they don’t have to deal with real issues. They want to stay the course in Aftganistan. When will these wars ever end?
Posted by: Barb
—You should have watched the debat the other night, they addressed the economy and most said it was time to get out of Afganistan. Your other issues were a side show for political points. You have to open your eyes in order to be able to see.
Posted by: billy bob | September 14, 2011, 9:24 am 9:24 am
Barb | September 14, 2011, 9:14 am 9:14 am —– Not one sensible solution huh? Repealing Obamacare would have been sensible, but Reid blocked that. Ryan’s plan would have saved billions, but Obama puts together a super committee looking for over $1.5 trillion in savings and now wants to spend another $500 billion on another stimulus. So now we have Obama authorized to reach almost $17 trillion debt ceiling with a super committee that met only one time so far and now he puts another $500 billion on them to save. It would appear the Democrats are adding to the problem, not looking for a solution.
Posted by: CommonSenseParty | September 14, 2011, 9:28 am 9:28 am
for Billy Bob and Mojito: Yes it hurts to lose and that’s why the GOP has been slamming this president from day one…certainly didn’t help. And yup I’m sure they mentioned getting out of the war but WHO GOT US INTO IT?
My eyes are open, me believes yours aren’t.
Posted by: Barb | September 14, 2011, 9:29 am 9:29 am
“They want to stay the course in Aftganistan (sic). When will these wars ever end?” They? You mean Obama?
Posted by: LongT | September 14, 2011, 9:30 am 9:30 am
Premonition for Nov 2012!!!!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 14, 2011, 9:32 am 9:32 am
You know, no matter what I post someone gets on and makes a stupid comment….it just goes back and forth all day. No sense in wasting time. But I must say I do blame the GOP the most…and the reason why is because the day after Pres. Obama won Mitch McConnell said he would be a one term president, they were determined to do this…Poor losers, don’t want to work together and in the meantime the people are suffering and anyone who cannot see this, well….what’s the sense. I can see us becoming a third world country and it’s the hate in this country and the division. And I blame McConnell and the GOP for most of it. God help us all.
Posted by: Barb | September 14, 2011, 9:34 am 9:34 am
I am so glad I am not so delusional as democrats and republicans to think just by voting either one in that they are going to get things back in order. The corruption is on both sides and republicans are not going to get America back with pride, they are going to cater to special interest groups as well and the little guy will be screwed no matter the situation. Its funny that people don’t understand that no matter what we are screwed and there is nothing noone can say to show me different. The republican are paying with lip service with no real plan for backing it up and their ignorant followers will put their heads in the sand and ignore anything that they do that might remotely be the same as Obama in which there will be simularities but it will be OK just as long its a republican doing them.
Posted by: achillies | September 14, 2011, 9:35 am 9:35 am
Barb | September 14, 2011, 9:29 —– Let’s see, Obama disregards his own bi-partisan committee to reduce the deficit. Disregards the Ryan plan to reduce the deficit. Disregards the bi-partisan “gang of 6″ to reduce the deficit. Puts together a super committee to reduce the deficit and wants to spend $500 billion more. So what makes you think he won’t disregard the super committee when they come up with their proposal? BTW, the wars are all Obama’s, all 3 of them. He could have brought everyone home in his 1st 2 years with the Democrats in charge. His 16 month plan in Iraq has turned into a 30 month plan and counting. Maybe his months are longer than ours.
Posted by: CommonSenseParty | September 14, 2011, 9:37 am 9:37 am
for Billy Bob and Mojito: Yes it hurts to lose and that’s why the GOP has been slamming this president from day one…certainly didn’t help. And yup I’m sure they mentioned getting out of the war but WHO GOT US INTO IT?
My eyes are open, me believes yours aren’t.
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I can only imagine how much it hurts to lose. Send my sympathy to Mr. Weprin…And war? Sadly, CINC Obama has no power, simply ceremonial duties…
Posted by: Mojito | September 14, 2011, 9:37 am 9:37 am
Barb, yea it’s all Micch’s fault for the blunders Obama has made. You need to face facts, Obama is one of the worst presidents this country has ever seen, period.
Posted by: billy bob | September 14, 2011, 9:39 am 9:39 am
I am so glad I am not so delusional as democrats and republicans to think just by voting either one in that they are going to get things back in order. The corruption is on both sides and republicans are not going to get America back with pride, they are going to cater to special interest groups as well and the little guy will be screwed no matter the situation. Its funny that people don’t understand that no matter what we are screwed and there is nothing noone can say to show me different. The republican are paying with lip service with no real plan for backing it up and their ignorant followers will put their heads in the sand and ignore anything that they do that might remotely be the same as Obama in which there will be simularities but it will be OK just as long its a republican doing them.
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Those Republicans giving loans to Solyndra!
Posted by: GK | September 14, 2011, 9:40 am 9:40 am
ultranationalist queens brooklyn disciples of pro genocide rabbis in israel are inciting unrest and unjust costly wars in a foreign land: the united states of america.
new york city wether ultranationalist like it or not
is yes! a multicultural city where minds from countries at war coexist
in sophisticated harmony.
Better for these folks to be respectful of this precious tradition!
i
Posted by: tara | September 14, 2011, 9:40 am 9:40 am
Obama………….making bad decisions since 2008.
Posted by: ALLEN | September 14, 2011, 9:40 am 9:40 am
Barb | September 14, 2011, 9:34 am 9:34 am —– I have news for you Barb, EVERYTIME a GOP is POTUS, the Democrats want to make him a one termer and vice versa. You didn’t know that? Look at how they treated Bush. Blaming the GOP for our problems is unfair when you consider the other 50% of our government is Democrat. Remember this, Obama was part of our government when the recession hit. He was part of the problem, or have you conveniently forgotten that?
Posted by: CommonSenseParty | September 14, 2011, 9:40 am 9:40 am
“ultranationalist queens brooklyn disciples of pro genocide rabbis in israel are inciting unrest and unjust costly wars in a foreign land: the united states of america.
new york city wether ultranationalist like it or not
is yes! a multicultural city where minds from countries at war coexist
in sophisticated harmony.
Better for these folks to be respectful of this precious tradition!”
Hysterical. You’ve got me cracking up!
Posted by: Mojito | September 14, 2011, 9:43 am 9:43 am
Barb – 9:34 am ——– Excuse me?? — You blame the monority party?? — When Dems had almost all the control in the country… what did they prove to us… that they would do ANYTHING to pursue their agenda!! — They would cram legislation down the throats of Americans when 65% of them said “wait, we need to review this, we don’t like this!” —– ANYTHING AFTER THAT is a moot point!! — Obama and the Dems proved their DISDAIN for the American people at that point and didn’t deserve our respect!! — Obamacare and Dodd-Frank changed everything!!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 14, 2011, 9:44 am 9:44 am
I suspect some Lefties on these ABC posts will be changing their post names.
Posted by: LongT | September 14, 2011, 9:44 am 9:44 am
I suspect some Lefties on these ABC posts will be changing their post names.
Posted by: LongT
—There seems to ba a shortage of lefties today, LOL. The truth hurts.
Posted by: billy bob | September 14, 2011, 9:47 am 9:47 am
To some this may look like a portent of 2012; to some it is a local election and not a portent on 2012. My opinion, folks are upset and when they are upset they take it out on the president. However, I am a staunch supporter and will continue to be because the alternative is frightening to say the least. If Jon Huntsman ended up being the nominee and eventually won, I think I could live with that. Those other presidential nominees leave me cold. I could go on and on but my bottom line is this, at least the president is trying. I see President Obama looking out for the middle class and the GOP is trying to break the middle class. And please do not bother telling me how the poverty rate has gone up under this president-that has been in the making for years and years. And BTW, unfortunately, Democrats are not known for turning out for mid-terms and special elections (shame on us). Something tells me, as in 2008, the turnout will be tremendous, on both sides; and the race will be oh so close, down to the wire, but I have a feeling President Obama will have a second term.
Posted by: joi_g | September 14, 2011, 9:48 am 9:48 am
Hey Barb….Oblamer and company
poisoned the well…remember?
Posted by: ALLEN | September 14, 2011, 9:48 am 9:48 am
–I suspect some Lefties on these ABC posts will be changing their post names.–
And some will be leaving the WH for uh, “greener pastures”…
Solyndra loan: White House pressed on review of solar company now under investigation
By Joe Stephens and Carol D. Leonnig, Published: September 13
EXCLUSIVE | The Obama White House tried to rush federal reviewers for a decision on a nearly half-billion-dollar loan to the solar-panel manufacturer Solyndra so Vice President Biden could announce the approval at a September 2009 groundbreaking for the company’s factory, newly obtained e-mails show.
The Silicon Valley company, a centerpiece in President Obama’s initiative to develop clean energy technologies, had been tentatively approved for the loan by the Energy Department but was awaiting a final financial review by the Office of Management and Budget.
The August 2009 e-mails, released exclusively to The Washington Post, show White House officials repeatedly asking OMB reviewers when they would be able to decide on the federal loan and noting a looming press event at which they planned to announce the deal. In response, OMB officials expressed concern that they were being rushed to approve the company’s project without adequate time to assess the risk to taxpayers, according to information provided by Republican congressional investigators.
Solyndra collapsed two weeks ago, leaving taxpayers liable for the $535 million loan.
One e-mail from an OMB official referred to “the time pressure we are under to sign-off on Solyndra.” Another complained, “There isn’t time to negotiate.”
Posted by: OMB not for me | September 14, 2011, 9:50 am 9:50 am
Congratulations to Congressman Turner on his win. But look, its in no small part thanks to the trangressions of former Congressman Weiner that Turner got the chance to win this election.
So, it was the last thing weary New York voters needed was the congratulation speech where he pulled it out and said, suck on this Weiner.
Nooo…………people, I made that up. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, but mostly its boring.
Posted by: RoboBobo | September 14, 2011, 9:58 am 9:58 am
A comment from the NYT story:
“I have been a Democrat for nearly 40 years. Weprin deserves to lose this election. When NY Democrats stop nominating “Bad college,worse law school, never had an honest job, career politicians” maybe we’ll have something to build on.
Please remind Congressman Rangel quarterly taxes are due soon.”
Posted by: Ouch | September 14, 2011, 9:58 am 9:58 am
“Poor losers, don’t want to work together and in the meantime the people are suffering and anyone who cannot see this, well….what’s the sense. I can see us becoming a third world country and it’s the hate in this country and the division. And I blame McConnell and the GOP for most of it.” Oh, puh-leez! Harry Reid runs the Senate and he has been more intransigent than ever about his partisan political views since the GOP took the Senate. What’s ironic is that more people voted in this special election than voted in the Reid-Engel election.
Posted by: Publius | September 14, 2011, 9:59 am 9:59 am
The “let’s scare Grandma” plan didn’t work. And Jewish voters have had enough of Obama’s anti-Israel policies .
Posted by: free_2_choose | September 14, 2011, 10:00 am 10:00 am
Yeah, the Lefties conveniently forget about Harry Ried.
Posted by: newcountryman | September 14, 2011, 10:03 am 10:03 am
Is this Bush’s fault too?
Posted by: Bush | September 14, 2011, 10:04 am 10:04 am
“Yeah, the Lefties conveniently forget about Harry Ried.”
As well as his little trip to the PRC.
Posted by: First Class | September 14, 2011, 10:06 am 10:06 am
I can’t BELIEVE this CHANGE…
Posted by: Bush | September 14, 2011, 10:08 am 10:08 am
Nothing but the sound of crickets from the usual lefties in here….LOL…
Posted by: ALLEN | September 14, 2011, 10:10 am 10:10 am
achillies 9:35 am —— The GOP House passed “Cut, Cap, and Balance”… the ONLY plan to pass either chamber of Congress that exceeded the S&P threshold!! —- Too bad the Dems rejected it… and too bad they did not come up with a plan of their own that met the S&P threshold!! —– As a result…. it was a DEMOCRAT downgrade!!! — In truth, it has been a DEMOCRAT economy for a long time now… Obama’s policies affecting everything negatively!!!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 14, 2011, 10:18 am 10:18 am
Note to Obama; Enjoy it while you can.
Posted by: newcountryman | September 14, 2011, 10:22 am 10:22 am
They had deceased voters and figure it doesn’t matter because he had an 8 point lead??? Insane reasoning to brush off cheating. The only “referendum” I see is that the GOP will do anything to win.
Posted by: Grace Howe | September 14, 2011, 10:22 am 10:22 am
Once again greed and fear win out over compassion and hope.
Posted by: john_s_fl | September 14, 2011, 10:23 am 10:23 am
Don’t worry George S, just enjoy the tingle of CHANGE.
Posted by: Chris Matthews | September 14, 2011, 10:27 am 10:27 am
“They had deceased voters and figure it doesn’t matter because he had an 8 point lead??? Insane reasoning to brush off cheating. The only “referendum” I see is that the GOP will do anything to win.”
Nothing says over the top like running for Congress.
Posted by: First Class | September 14, 2011, 10:28 am 10:28 am
Obama is the best thing that ever happened for conservatives and the republicans. Keep it up Obama you are educating the country on how liberal politics is a failure and that capitalism makes a country prosperious…..and we thank you!
Posted by: J. Herrera | September 14, 2011, 10:29 am 10:29 am
Once again greed and fear win out over compassion and hope.
Posted by: john_s_fl | September ++++The dems have been pushing fear and abandoning hope for some time now.
Posted by: ALLEN | September 14, 2011, 10:35 am 10:35 am
georgie bushie–”Taxpayer dollars that went to Israel since 2001 = $28 Billion.”– Which equates to 8 days worth of spending in the current Obama administration (>3 billlion per day average). What is your point?
Posted by: arkie vet | September 14, 2011, 10:39 am 10:39 am
Yes Republicans gloat and cheer….I just hope you understand, the GOP has stated on record they can’t fix the economy. Americans are in fear and will do what they always do, they will change course not realizing things will get much, much worse. Before Bush ever took office, I knew where the economy was headed and I knew we would be in Iraq. That was obvious. And what’s obvious now is 200 million uninsured, people unable to feed their families, and a GOP run amok protecting their corporations while America crashes and burns. If you look at it from a religious perspective..the bible tells you that you that many will be decieved..that’s the conservatives, that doesn’t refer to people who don’t believe. And if you don’t believe that, just go read about NAR and Perry’s ‘apostles’.
Posted by: A | September 14, 2011, 10:43 am 10:43 am
these victories can be put into 3 words
OBAMA_______VS_______AMERICA
Dems drunk from spinning these major losses…..
Posted by: Yep I said that | September 14, 2011, 10:44 am 10:44 am
The pseudo intellectuals from the liberal left are conspicuously absent.
Posted by: newcountryman | September 14, 2011, 10:44 am 10:44 am
The Obama reverse-magic continues on, and on. Not since 1923, Wow! :)
Posted by: Laura | September 14, 2011, 10:45 am 10:45 am
NY District 9 last saw Republicans hold it in 1922!!!! —— Referendum on Democrats everywhere!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 14, 2011, 10:55 am 10:55 am
A — 10:43 am ——– You said ” GOP has stated on record they can’t fix the economy”…. You don’t watch the debates… do you!! —— You said “Before Bush”…. Almost THREE Years of Obama, FOUR years of Dem congress control… you’d think they could “fix” things if they had a clue!! —– You said “200 million uninsured”… I’m sure this is a typo… since it is irrationally incorrect!! ——- You said “GOP run amok”…. er, we are still the minority party in the Senate and Obama’s in the WH!! ——– You said “the bible tells you that you that many will be decieved”…. yes, Obama’s “hopey-changy” thing was deceptive!!! —— Thanks for sharing!!!!
Posted by: TheLoyalOpposition | September 14, 2011, 11:22 am 11:22 am
Wow…..the left has all but abandoned the ship today…..Bahahaha!!!
Posted by: ALLEN | September 14, 2011, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm
Well, ya win some, ya lose some. That’s just the way the cookie crumbles. Calling it a “crushing defeat” or a “referendum” on Obama’s policies seems a bit dramatic. Can’t it simply be that the winner waged a better campaign? Perhaps voters are growing weary of the divisive vitriol coming from the democrats these days. The democratic party used to be one of all-inclusiveness and positive, forward-thinking and that’s simply not what they are anymore. Most of us former democrats see it clear as day, but unfortunately, most democratic politicians are blind to that reality. The outcome of this election is not surprising in any way.
Posted by: someone new | September 14, 2011, 12:19 pm 12:19 pm
I guess the district realized that Obama wants the elimination of Israel.
Posted by: Chino | September 14, 2011, 12:38 pm 12:38 pm
what a great birthday present for ME!!!! amen… this is what the future will bring also.. obama is done, and when congress gets done with SOLINDRA and all the back door deals and THIEVERY of TAX PAYER MONEY…. some people may go to jail where they belong
Posted by: gayle | September 14, 2011, 1:43 pm 1:43 pm