Posted on 06/27/2012 4:50:50 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
One surprise win deserves another.
After shocking many with a win in the 9th Congressional District last year, U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R-Middle Village) was defeated by the conservative party candidate, Manhattan lawyer Wendy Long in a three-way Republican primary Tuesday.
Long will now square off against U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a three-year incumbent, in this fall’s race for the Senate.
“On the 6th of November, we will change the face of New York politics,” Long said at her Manhattan victory party. “The people of New York saw that I would create the sharpest contrast with Kirsten Gillibrand.”
The lawyer also defeated Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, holding a double-digit lead with more than half the precincts reporting statewide as of press time. She was endorsed by the GOP.
According to NY1, with approximately 81 percent of the precincts reporting, Long had 52 percent of the vote, compared to 36 percent for Turner and 13 percent for Maragos.
At about 11 p.m., Turner conceded defeated to Long, pledging to work with her in any way he can.
“I congratulate Ms. Long on her impressive victory tonight. I want to thank Chairman Ed Cox and all of the Republicans from across the state who supported me in this campaign,” Turner said. “I went to Congress last year as a citizen legislator on a clear mission to help save our nation from the harmful big-government policies that are keeping New Yorkers out of work, small businesses shuttered and record levels of debt on the backs of our children. Senator Gillibrand has made a dramatic transformation from her days as a conservative Democrat to now being named the nation’s most liberal senator as a loyal supporter of the Obama-Reid agenda. I remain steadfastly committed to these goals and I pledge to work with Ms. Long to unite all Republicans and Conservatives in the effort to defeat Kirsten Gillibrand in November.”
Turner was a television executive before winning a special election for the 9th district seat last year after Rep. Anthony Weiner resigned in the midst of a sexting scandal. His victory came as a surprise to many who saw the 9th as a Democratic stronghold.
This will be Gillibrand’s second campaign for Senate since she was appointed in 2009 to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton, who became secretary of state. She won election in 2010 to finish Clinton’s term. This time Gillibrand is running for the full six-year term.
BTTT!
If the leadership felt Mitt was the man, then they made it happen.
On the other hand, there were MANY debates, and I think his views became known to most voters. They had credible candidates to choose from, all flawed, perhaps, but still alternatives, and yet he won all those primaries.
NEWRYORKCITYGOPMAN has come up with the offical Mitt Romney campaign item. It is an old-fashioned clothes pin to be clipped to the nose of all Romney supporters.
On one side of the pin are the words, “I’m voting for Mitt.” On the other side of the pin is the word, “Ouch.”
On the other hand, there were MANY debates, and I think his views became known to most voters.
Wish that was true. The voters were not given truthful information on just how liberal Romney really is. (I think you saw my previous posting) When people hear what he DID and said that is liberal, most are shocked. He was shielded by the party establishment at the detriment of other candidates. The gop decided he would be the nominee before the first vote was cast; voters be damned. The cheating, lying and stealing that went on will one day expose them for who they really are. Voters did not have the truth of who Romney is and a choice. The establisment scared people into Romney saying he is the only one that can beat Obama. Enough people believed him. Romney has made it clear he does not like conservatives. He refused to go to a single event and said he does not have to reach out to us. Many, more than people realize, won’t vote for him. He might get a few more if he gave a Reagan pro-life & pro-tradiitional marriage speech & not a one liner. Either he believes it and will govern that way or he’s just playing politics.
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