DEMOCRAT Anthony Weiner resigned in disgrace from the U.S. House of Representatives on June 16, 2011.
It looks like New York voters may be poised to replace Weiner with a Republican.
From Bloomberg:
Republicans hope to score an upset win in a special election in New York City today to replace former Representative Anthony Weiner, who resigned in disgrace, as Democrats fight to overcome President Barack Obama’s poor approval ratings and opposition to his policy on Israel.
Republican Bob Turner led Democrat David Weprin, 47 percent to 41 percent, in a Sept. 8-11 poll of the district’s voters by Public Policy Polling of Raleigh, North Carolina. A poll last week by Siena Research Institute in Loudonville, New York, also gave Turner a six-point lead.
“People are very upset with Washington,” said Steven Greenberg, a Siena pollster. “They’re very angry about the economy and the jobs situation. And they’re prepared to take it out on the Democrats, even though the vast majority of the voters in this district are Democrats.”
Weiner, a married 47-year-old Democrat, resigned the seat in June following revelations he sent lewd photos of himself and messages to women over the Internet.
Voters should be angry about the way Obama and his Democrat allies have handled the economy.
Why vote for more of the same when the same sucks?
If New Yorkers are content with no job growth and a mess of an economy, they should vote for David Weprin.
If they want hope and change, they should vote for Republican Bob Turner.
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