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Democrats poured $1.5 million into their failed attempt to retain the Congressional seat last held by Anthony D. Weiner, vastly outspending the Republican candidate, Bob Turner, who ultimately prevailed in New York’s Ninth District. The Democratic candidate, Assemblyman David I. Weprin, spent $859,000 on the race, according to a campaign finance filing on Thursday. National groups chipped in more than $675,000, mostly to pay for television advertising in an effort to salvage Mr. Weprin’s flagging campaign in the final days before the Sept. 13 special election. That amounted to more than double the spending by Mr. Turner, a retired cable...

Democrat David Weprin said yesterday that President Obama’s sagging popularity among Queens and Brooklyn voters cost him the election for ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner’s congressional seat. In a stunning upset, Weprin was trounced by Republican Bob Turner, whose campaign had tied him to the president. “The message of the campaign was ‘Send Obama a message,’ ” said Weprin, a Queens state assemblyman. “I think the problem was that he’s the president and people are frustrated, and it’s just natural to take it out on the top guy -- or the top guy’s party. “As much as I tried to make it...

The Big Apple just dealt President Obama a big problem. In a crushing blow to the White House and the Democratic Party, the seat once held by notorious sexter Anthony Weiner switched hands yesterday, with a longshot Republican now heading to the House of Representatives. By linking the economic ennui of New York's ninth district (which spans parts of Brooklyn and Queens) to the President, and by making the administration's Middle East policy (specifically, the treatment of Israel) a hallmark of his campaign, former TV executive Bob Turner defeated state Assemblyman David Weprin by a stunning margin of 54% to...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2011 Mary Beth Hutchins or Elizabeth Ray at 703-683-5004 WEPRIN VOTE FOR GAY MARRIAGE COST HIM SEAT IN CONGRESS Washington –The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) today released a “flash” survey conducted yesterday among voters of New York’s 9th Congressional District which demonstrates that David Weprin’s support of same-sex marriage was a major factor in his loss to Republican Bob Turner. “This survey demonstrates what many people have been saying for a long time – David Weprin’s vote in favor of same-sex marriage cost him election to the US House,” said Brian Brown, president of...

WTF? Weprin lost to Turner, and it shouldn't have happened. So now the DUmmies are looking for someone to blame. A circular firing squad has formed, and the first shots have been fired. There's Weprin-Turner Fratricide in DUmmieland! PJ has already given you one DUFU this morning on the stunning NY-9 election. But the result is so delicious, it's worth a second edition. It's a DUbble-DUFU Wednesday! I'm sampling from a bunch of different threads, so no particular link. DUmmies in the Bolshevik Red. Me, Charles Henrickson, in the [brackets]. And away we go: Boy. The people spoke LOUDLY>...

AP is maintaining vote-count pages for both the NY special election and the Nevada special election for the US HouseNew York District 9, Weprin v TurnerNevada District 2, Amodei v Marshall

If the polls are right, the voters in the solidly Democratic New York City district that Anthony Weiner represented until earlier this year are about to elect long-shot Republican businessman Bob Turner to Congress. Of course, this will be read by Republicans as a sign that the Obama administration has lost support even in bluer-than-blue areas (which is partially true) and written off by Democrats as a fluke produced by the highly irregular demographics of New York’s Ninth District (also partly true). However, both of those blanket statements mask the true reason that Bob Turner will win this race —...

More bad news for Democrat David Weprin as we head into the final hours before voters hit the polls in NY-9: A new Public Policy Polling survey shows Republican Bob Turner leading him by 47-41%. “If Republicans win this race on Tuesday it’s real-world evidence of how unpopular Barack Obama is right now,” said PPP President Dean Debnam. “Approval polls are one thing, but for the GOP to win in a heavily Democratic district like this would send a strong message about how unhappy voters are.” A Siena poll released Friday also found Turner ahead by six points in the...

This is a survey result that will undoubtedly thrill many Republicans… Republican Bob Turner is poised to pull a huge upset in the race to replace Anthony Weiner as the Congressman from New York’s 9th Congressional District.  He leads Democrat David Weprin 47-41 with Socialist Workers candidate Christopher Hoeppner at 4% and 7% of voters remaining undecided. Turner’s winning in a heavily Democratic district for two reasons: a huge lead with independents and a large amount of crossover support.  He’s ahead by 32 points at 58-26 with voters unaffiliated with either major party.  And he’s winning 29% of the Democratic...

Former President Bill Clinton and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo are throwing their weight behind Democrat David Weprin in New York’s 9th Congressional district, recording robo-calls that will run Monday and Tuesday. Both calls emphasize the New York Times’ Weprin endorsement, his support of the middle class and Medicare, and say that he will create jobs. “I’ve known David for many years, and I’ve known him to be a leader who stands up for what’s right. In Congress he’ll stand up for middle class families and he’ll fight to preserve Social Security and Medicare. David will bring jobs to New...

We have seen this game before. Lamestream media polls showing the GOP candidate ahead with the election closing in, only to be stunned (really?) by a very different result. WeinerBoy's district (NY-9) is heavily Democrat. Schmuckie Schumer is doing robocalls by the thousands today. The DNC is running "Tea Party Turner" ads non-stop in NYC, proclaiming he would end Social Securiy and Medicare. Yet this weekend there were 3 threads: "Turner up by 6", "Turner 47-41", "Turner on his way to surprising victory". Please do not believe this. As Elliot Ness said (in movie incarnation, anyway): "Never stop fighting 'till...

Two days before the special election in New York’s 9th Congressional District, yet another poll confirms that Bob Turner, the Republican, holds an improbable lead in the heavily Democratic district. A Public Policy Polling poll released Sunday night found Turner leading his Democratic opponent, David Weprin, by a 47–41 margin. A Siena poll released last week found Turner leading by the same split, 50 to 44 percent. Weprin and Turner are competing to fill the House seat vacated by former Congressman Anthony Weiner.

Just one day before the special election to replace disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-New York), Republican Bob Turner is "poised to pull a huge upset in the race" according to Public Policy Polling, a Democratic Party-affiliated firm. The latest PPP survey shows Mr. Turner leading Democrat David Weprin by six points (47- 41), the same margin shown in last week's independent Siena Research Institute's poll.

New York’s 9th Congressional District isn’t the likeliest place for a national political referendum. Vice President Al Gore won it with 67 percent of the vote in 2000, and Barack Obama carried it by 11 percentage points eight years later. It has been held by a string of high-profile Democrats — including Sen. Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and the late Geraldine Ferraro — for decades. And yet, the special election set for Tuesday in the Brooklyn and Queens areas between state Assemblyman David Weprin (D) and businessman Bob Turner (R) — a race occasioned by the scandal and subsequent resignation of...

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Red-faced House Democrats were forced to yank offensive images of a jet buzzing around lower Manhattan in a planned TV ad attacking GOP congressional candidate Bob Turner -- just as New Yorkers prepare to observe the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. In the 30-second ad, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sought to rap Turner for a quip he made that he “never met a tax loophole I didn’t like.’’ But it was too clever by half. The ad shows a “Bob Turner for Congress’’ corporate jet approaching the lower Manhattan skyline -- an ominous image approaching the anniversary...

With just days to go before the special election to replace disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner in the heavily Democratic ninth congressional district, Republican Bob Turner has surged to a 6 point lead over Democrat David Weprin in the latest independent poll. The new poll conducted by the Siena Research Institute shows retired businessman Turner with a 90-6 percent lead among Republicans and an astounding 65-27 percent lead among Independents. State Assemblyman David Weprin has managed only a 63-32 percent lead among his fellow Democrats.

Prominent Democratic state Assemblyman Dov Hikind has decided to endorse Republican Bob Turner in the race to replace Queens Rep. Anthony Weiner, another sign that next week's special election could be unexpectedly close in the overwhelmingly Democratic district. Mr. Hikind—who over the years has crossed party lines multiple times to endorse Republicans including George W. Bush and former governor George Pataki—has scheduled a news conference Wednesday to announce he will support Mr. Turner. Mr. Hikind had already indicated he wouldn't endorse the Democrat, fellow state Assemblyman David Weprin. Mr. Hikind has said he is upset about Mr. Weprin's vote earlier...

Several weeks ago extremely influential New York State lawmaker Dov Hikind, who serves with fellow Democrat David Weprin in the State Assembly, announced that he would not endorse Mr. Weprin in his race to replace disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-New York). Now with just days to go before the September 13 special election, Mr. Hikind has announced that he will endorse Mr. Weprin's opponent, Republican Bob Turner, to represent the overwhelmingly Democratic district.

A new poll released today shows Republican Bob Turner with a 4 point lead over Democrat David Weprin in their race to replace disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-New York). In addition to the surprising lead in a district in which Democrats out number Republicans by a margin of 3 to 1, the poll also found that Mr. Turner wins the favorability contest with 37% of respondents viewing him favorably compared to just 29.8% for Mr. Weprin. With just one week before the special election to fill a seat that was recently considered a sure hold for the Democrats, there's more...

Democratic congressional candidate David Weprin isn't denying accusations that his campaign volunteers tried to spy on his rival's headquarters to send back intel. In an interview with NBC New York, Weprin tried to change the subject, saying the story is a "distraction" and that he can't be responsible for all the actions of his campaign workers. "I don't know," Weprin said. "I'm the candidate. I can't control who goes to everything." The New York Post reported Friday that Weprin has sent people into Bob Turner territory pretending to be volunteers or college reporters. ... Weprin and Turner are facing off...

With less than two week's to go until the special election to replace disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-New York), Republican Bob Turner has tied Democrat David Weprin according to the latest poll. This despite Mr. Weprin's huge cash advantage and the fact that Democrats outnumber Republicans in the district by a 3 to 1 margin. According to a McLaughlin & Associates poll of likely voters, 42% say they will vote for State Assemblyman Weprin and 42% say they will vote for retired businessman Turner. Previous polling in early August showed Mr. Weprin with a 6 point lead.

Voters in the traditionally blue 9th Congressional District of New York have less than two weeks before choosing a successor to Anthony Weiner, who resigned in June after admitting to inappropriate relationships with women online. To the surprise of many, the race has become competitive over the past month, attracting money and effort from the national parties, though several political experts in the state believe Democrats will ultimately squeak by. In recent days, however, Democratic candidate David Weprin complicated his party’s chances of holding on to the seat by committing a political gaffe and dropping out of a scheduled...

If there was any question that next month's special election in New York's 9th congressional district will be a referendum on President Barack Obama's policies, yesterday's New York Times endorsement removes all doubt. Not surprisingly, the left-leaning paper's editorial board has chosen to support Democrat David Weprin in the September 13 contest to replace disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner. But the reasons given for that support have little to do with the candidate's qualifications and everything to do with the Obama agenda.

State Assemblyman David Weprin (D) dropped out of a scheduled debate with Republican Bob Turner on Monday, just over two weeks before a special election in New York’s 9th district that will send one of the men to Congress. Weprin was tripped up in a recent interview with the New York Daily News editorial board when asked the size of the national debt. The Daily News reported that he had a “deer in the headlights look” and then said “[a]bout 4 trillion.” According to the most recent Department of Treasury statistics, the country’s total debt stands at about $14.7 trillion....

New York Assemblyman David Weprin, the Democrat running to replace disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-New York), decided not to attend a scheduled debate Monday night against Republican Bob Turner. The Weprin campaign cited a series of reasons over the hours between the candidate's decision to back out and when the debate was supposed to take place, but Team Turner may have hit it on the nose when they accused Mr. Weprin of hiding after showing a frightening lack of knowledge about one of the most important issues facing the nation.

Even the ultra liberal New York Times has admitted the special election to replace disgraced Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-New York) has become "a referendum on the president and his party that is highlighting the surprisingly raw emotions of the electorate." And Democratic National Committee member Robert Zimmerman says the issue defining the contest in New York's District 9 "is the confidence that the electorate has in this district about the national Democratic agenda." That's very good news for Candidate Bob Turner; the Republican in the race.

With less than 5 weeks before the special election to replace disgraced former Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-New York), a new poll shows Democrat David Weprin with only a 6 point lead over Republican Bob Turner in a congressional district that has been represented by a Democrat since 1924. One of the reasons for the closer than expected contest: many in the district's large Jewish community believe Mr. Turner would serve them better with regard to American policies on Israel.

Several readers have now forwarded this rather stunning piece of mail that slams Bob Friedrich, who will face off Tuesday against David Weprin in a special election to fill the Queens Assembly seat vacated by Weprin's now-councilman brother, Mark. The mail features a Swastika superimposed over a generic photo of police tape. It arrived in mailboxes in Glen Oaks, a 10,000-person co-op on the Nassau/Queens line that is heavily Jewish. As you can see from the mailer that appears in full after the jump, Friedrich himself was on the mailing list. The piece accuses Friedrich, who, like Weprin, is Jewish,...

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