History has been made tonight in NY-9, with the first ever Republican winning a long-held 3-1 Democrat district that was also nearly 40% Jewish. And it wasn’t just about Weiner:
Republicans have scored an upset victory in a House race that became a referendum on President Barack Obama’s economic policies.
Retired media executive and political novice Bob Turner defeated Democratic state Assemblyman David Weprin in a special election Tuesday to succeed Rep. Anthony Weiner, a seven-term Democrat who resigned in June after a sexting scandal.
With about 70 percent of precincts reporting late Tuesday, Turner had 53 percent of the vote to Weprin’s 47 percent.
The heavily Democratic district, which spans parts of Queens and Brooklyn, had never sent a Republican to the House. But frustration with the continued weak national economy gave Republicans the edge.
If the prospects are really this good for the GOP, then we might just have another Reagan landslide on our hands.
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