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wow, ( and heads up to Ringel for starting a thread on this a few week ago), since this has really moved from dem hold to toss up to rep gain, I thought it might need a new refresh..
considering; Weprin's pedigree in NY politics already, the District itself, NY, huge voter reg. advantage......this should not be close.
Weprin can still pull it out, but that Turner nationalized the race and has come within an ace of wining in a very deep blue venue.....:eusa_think
Sep 9, 2011 12:23pm
GOP Challenger Pulls Ahead in Race for Weiner’s Spot
There is grim news today for the White House and the Democratic Party in the special election to fill Anthony Weiner’s vacated congressional seat in New York.
Although Democrats hold a three to one registration advantage over Republicans in the district, Republican Bob Turner has opened a lead, grabbing 50 percent, compared with 44 percent for Democrat David Weprin, among likely voters, according to a new Siena Research Institute poll.
Weprin stood at 48 percent and Turner 42 percent in a Siena poll taken one month ago.
The election is next Tuesday.
A Turner victory would be an ominous sign for Democrats and President Obama’s re-election campaign, as the district, which spans Brooklyn and Queens, is filled with the kind of white, middle-class, usually reliable Democratic voters that the president needs in his corner to get re-elected.
But the poll found voters in the district are down on the president, and the direction of the country.
Forty-three percent have a favorable opinion of Obama, while 54 percent have an unfavorable opinion, according to the poll. Nineteen percent believe the U.S. is on the right track, ” while 74 percent say the country is on the wrong track. Both sets of numbers are largely unchanged from a month ago.
What has changed is the voters’ views of the candidates: Weprin’s unfavorable ratings shot up, to 41 percent, from 24 percent a month ago. And by a 43-32 percent margin, likely voters say Turner is running the more positive campaign
“It’s a perfect storm for Turner and the Republicans,” said Steven Greenberg, a spokesman for the Siena Research Institute.
Sensing the seat could be slipping away, the national Democratic Party has begun pouring money into the race – including a $500,000 infusion this week from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Even if Weprin can pull out a victory, it is still an enormous expenditure in an election Democrats once believed was a lock.
Weprin has fallen behind, despite his longstanding political ties in the district. He’s a state assemblyman and the son of a former state assembly speaker.
Turner has never held elected office before, although he ran a surprisingly close race in 2010 against Weiner, who later gave up the seat in a scandal over lewd photos of himself he’d Twittered. Turner, 70, is a retired television executive whose claim to fame – or, perhaps, infamy – - is that he helped to create Jerry Springer’s bawdy television show in the 1990s.
more at
GOP Challenger Pulls Ahead in Race for Weiner’s Spot - ABC News
considering; Weprin's pedigree in NY politics already, the District itself, NY, huge voter reg. advantage......this should not be close.
Weprin can still pull it out, but that Turner nationalized the race and has come within an ace of wining in a very deep blue venue.....:eusa_think
Sep 9, 2011 12:23pm
GOP Challenger Pulls Ahead in Race for Weiner’s Spot
There is grim news today for the White House and the Democratic Party in the special election to fill Anthony Weiner’s vacated congressional seat in New York.
Although Democrats hold a three to one registration advantage over Republicans in the district, Republican Bob Turner has opened a lead, grabbing 50 percent, compared with 44 percent for Democrat David Weprin, among likely voters, according to a new Siena Research Institute poll.
Weprin stood at 48 percent and Turner 42 percent in a Siena poll taken one month ago.
The election is next Tuesday.
A Turner victory would be an ominous sign for Democrats and President Obama’s re-election campaign, as the district, which spans Brooklyn and Queens, is filled with the kind of white, middle-class, usually reliable Democratic voters that the president needs in his corner to get re-elected.
But the poll found voters in the district are down on the president, and the direction of the country.
Forty-three percent have a favorable opinion of Obama, while 54 percent have an unfavorable opinion, according to the poll. Nineteen percent believe the U.S. is on the right track, ” while 74 percent say the country is on the wrong track. Both sets of numbers are largely unchanged from a month ago.
What has changed is the voters’ views of the candidates: Weprin’s unfavorable ratings shot up, to 41 percent, from 24 percent a month ago. And by a 43-32 percent margin, likely voters say Turner is running the more positive campaign
“It’s a perfect storm for Turner and the Republicans,” said Steven Greenberg, a spokesman for the Siena Research Institute.
Sensing the seat could be slipping away, the national Democratic Party has begun pouring money into the race – including a $500,000 infusion this week from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Even if Weprin can pull out a victory, it is still an enormous expenditure in an election Democrats once believed was a lock.
Weprin has fallen behind, despite his longstanding political ties in the district. He’s a state assemblyman and the son of a former state assembly speaker.
Turner has never held elected office before, although he ran a surprisingly close race in 2010 against Weiner, who later gave up the seat in a scandal over lewd photos of himself he’d Twittered. Turner, 70, is a retired television executive whose claim to fame – or, perhaps, infamy – - is that he helped to create Jerry Springer’s bawdy television show in the 1990s.
more at
GOP Challenger Pulls Ahead in Race for Weiner’s Spot - ABC News