Stunning Upset In NY CD-9
In what is being viewed as a stinging rebuke to President Obama, the largely Jewish 9th Congressional District of New York elected Republican Bob Turner to the House of Representatives yesterday in a special election to replace disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner.
The congressional seat had previously been held by Chuck Schumer and Geraldine Ferraro. The seat has been filled by a Democrat since 1923.
A MMM reader wrote:
Posted: September 14th, 2011 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2012 Presidential Politics | Tags: Anthony Weiner, Barack Obama, Bob Turner, Chuck Schumer, Geraldine Ferraro, NY CD9 | 3 Comments »You do not know how important this was. I lived in that district. When Schumer ran he would get 88-90 percent of the vote. R’s would put up a token. This is like a D winning in Rumson. This district is so ingrained with the New Deal it shows that Obama is very vulnerable because the district voters were not voting against Weprin or voting for Turner. They were voting against the Big “O.”