GOP Win in NY Is 'Stunning Rebuke' to Obama

[delta22]

Tuesday's GOP victory in the heavily Democratic New York City's 9th Congressional District once held by former Rep. Anthony Weiner touched off a political earthquake and offered a “stunning rebuke” to President Barack Obama as he gears up for his re-election bid in 2012, political pundits and pollsters say.

Bob Turner's election is described as a "wake-up call that every Democrat is potentially at risk." (AP Photo)

Republican businessman Bob Turner stunned the establishment by defeating David Weprin, a New York state assemblyman who was the handpicked choice of the city's Democratic machine, in a special election fight to fill Weiner's seat.

As of 11 a.m. today, with 459 of 512 precincts counted, The Associated Press reported that Turner had 32,446 votes to Weprin's 27,699, for a 54-46 percent winning advantage. In Brooklyn alone, Turner beat Weprin 67-33 percent.

The defeat had Democratic stalwarts reeling, as the party holds a 3-to-1 advantage over Republicans in the district's voter registrations. President Obama won the district in 2008 handily, beating Sen. John McCain there 55 percent to 44 percent.

Democratic pollster and Fox News commentator Doug Schoen told Newsmax the GOP win in the heart of Democratic liberalism represents a “stunning rebuke” to President Obama and his policies.

“It will be at the very least a wake-up call that every Democrat is potentially at risk,” Schoen tells Newsmax. “And it will be a message to the president that his policies at least for the time being have gotten a resounding rebuke by reliably Democratic voters.”

Turner, a former Multimedia Entertainment television executive, drew broad-based support for his candidacy, gaining endorsements from former Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Ed Koch.

Koch, one of the city's most popular and influential Democrats, played a pivotal role in the race by embracing Turner.

In late July, Koch urged Democratic voters to back Turner to send a message to Obama, as well as the two parties.

Koch wrote that the special election should serve as a "a referendum that will allow the voters of this district, the largest Jewish district in the country, to register a protest against the positions of President Barack Obama and the Republican leadership on a number of key issues."

Koch also has been dismayed with Obama's Mideast policies that demonstrated "open hostility to the State of Israel."

National Democratic organizations pulled out all the stops to counter Turner and supporters such as Koch, pouring more than $600,000 into advertising buys in the waning days of the campaign to help Weprin.

The outcome remained in doubt throughout the day Tuesday, however, because of the dominant Democratic political machine in the district, which straddles Queens and Brooklyn.

“The major unions here are going all out, but I think we’ve got the energy on our side,” New York Republican State Committee Chairman Ed Cox told Newsmax earlier in the day.

The strength of Turner’s campaign took Democrats by surprise as he tied Weprin to the unpopular economic policies of President Obama.

The race is sure to be interpreted by some as a bellwether election — as Republican victories in the 2009 gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia heralded a GOP sweep in 2010 congressional elections.

“Republicans will try to make political hay of it, and who can blame them?” Sienna pollster Steve Greenberg tells Newsmax. “They will say, ‘Look, if in New York City Republicans can win a congressional seat held by the Democrats for nearly a century, it shows how in trouble the Democratic Party is.’ So clearly they will play that message out. The Democrats will say it was a perfect storm against them — bad candidate, not the right time, and so forth — and they will try to downplay it.”

Respected national political expert Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics said there is no question Turner’s win in a district that cast 55 percent of its ballots for Obama should be considered “a shocker.”

But he cautioned about jumping to any conclusion about the 2012 election.

“We have to wait and see what the conditions are in the fall of 2012,” Sabato tells Newsmax. “This special election result tells us what people are thinking today, but it is no more useful than today's public opinion polls in predicting next fall's elections. In general, people read too much into the results of a special election.”

How long Turner himself is able to enjoy his triumph is another matter. The district is one of those targeted for possible elimination as Albany redistricts in preparation for next year’s elections.

© Newsmax. All rights reserved.

Read more on Newsmax.com: GOP Win in NY Is 'Stunning Rebuke' to Obama

Important: Do You support Pres. Obama's Re-Election? Vote Here Now!

[wealthhound]

Hopefully this is an indicator for 2012!

[Pursuit0fHappiness]

Tuesday's GOP victory in the heavily Democratic New York City's 9th Congressional District once held by former Rep. Anthony Weiner touched off a political earthquake and offered a “stunning rebuke” to President Barack Obama as he gears up for his re-election bid in 2012, political pundits and pollsters say.

Bob Turner's election is described as a "wake-up call that every Democrat is potentially at risk." (AP Photo)

Republican businessman Bob Turner stunned the establishment by defeating David Weprin, a New York state assemblyman who was the handpicked choice of the city's Democratic machine, in a special election fight to fill Weiner's seat.

As of 11 a.m. today, with 459 of 512 precincts counted, The Associated Press reported that Turner had 32,446 votes to Weprin's 27,699, for a 54-46 percent winning advantage. In Brooklyn alone, Turner beat Weprin 67-33 percent.

The defeat had Democratic stalwarts reeling, as the party holds a 3-to-1 advantage over Republicans in the district's voter registrations. President Obama won the district in 2008 handily, beating Sen. John McCain there 55 percent to 44 percent.

Democratic pollster and Fox News commentator Doug Schoen told Newsmax the GOP win in the heart of Democratic liberalism represents a “stunning rebuke” to President Obama and his policies.

“It will be at the very least a wake-up call that every Democrat is potentially at risk,” Schoen tells Newsmax. “And it will be a message to the president that his policies at least for the time being have gotten a resounding rebuke by reliably Democratic voters.”

Turner, a former Multimedia Entertainment television executive, drew broad-based support for his candidacy, gaining endorsements from former Mayors Rudy Giuliani and Ed Koch.

Koch, one of the city's most popular and influential Democrats, played a pivotal role in the race by embracing Turner.

In late July, Koch urged Democratic voters to back Turner to send a message to Obama, as well as the two parties.

Koch wrote that the special election should serve as a "a referendum that will allow the voters of this district, the largest Jewish district in the country, to register a protest against the positions of President Barack Obama and the Republican leadership on a number of key issues."

Koch also has been dismayed with Obama's Mideast policies that demonstrated "open hostility to the State of Israel."

National Democratic organizations pulled out all the stops to counter Turner and supporters such as Koch, pouring more than $600,000 into advertising buys in the waning days of the campaign to help Weprin.

The outcome remained in doubt throughout the day Tuesday, however, because of the dominant Democratic political machine in the district, which straddles Queens and Brooklyn.

“The major unions here are going all out, but I think we’ve got the energy on our side,” New York Republican State Committee Chairman Ed Cox told Newsmax earlier in the day.

The strength of Turner’s campaign took Democrats by surprise as he tied Weprin to the unpopular economic policies of President Obama.

The race is sure to be interpreted by some as a bellwether election — as Republican victories in the 2009 gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia heralded a GOP sweep in 2010 congressional elections.

“Republicans will try to make political hay of it, and who can blame them?” Sienna pollster Steve Greenberg tells Newsmax. “They will say, ‘Look, if in New York City Republicans can win a congressional seat held by the Democrats for nearly a century, it shows how in trouble the Democratic Party is.’ So clearly they will play that message out. The Democrats will say it was a perfect storm against them — bad candidate, not the right time, and so forth — and they will try to downplay it.”

Respected national political expert Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics said there is no question Turner’s win in a district that cast 55 percent of its ballots for Obama should be considered “a shocker.”

But he cautioned about jumping to any conclusion about the 2012 election.

“We have to wait and see what the conditions are in the fall of 2012,” Sabato tells Newsmax. “This special election result tells us what people are thinking today, but it is no more useful than today's public opinion polls in predicting next fall's elections. In general, people read too much into the results of a special election.”

How long Turner himself is able to enjoy his triumph is another matter. The district is one of those targeted for possible elimination as Albany redistricts in preparation for next year’s elections.

© Newsmax. All rights reserved.

Read more on Newsmax.com: GOP Win in NY Is 'Stunning Rebuke' to Obama

Important: Do You support Pres. Obama's Re-Election? Vote Here Now!

Thank God, this failure( administration) is hopefully coming to a halt.

[Dalevoss]

bye bye obama

[Ridewithme38]

Hopefully this is an indicator for 2012!

I am about as far to the left as any one person can be...Not just because i'm educated, have a good job, don't live in a trailerpark in the south and actually care about my fellow man, but because i believe this country was built BY the people FOR the people and the corporations and the uber-rich are a VERY small percentage of 'the people'....But to get back on point...

Even i won't be voting for Obama in 2012

[Sirius]

[rapidrex]

May he continue to be rebuked! We have NEVER had such a failure in the White House!

[Ridewithme38]

May he continue to be rebuked! We have NEVER had such a failure in the White House!

The difference between Bush and Obama is When Bush makes a choice he doesn't listen to anyone about how much of a fail it is...When Obama has an idea, he lets everyone change it INTO a fail

Obama IF obama grew the set that Bush had and followed through on his campaign promises instead of just doing as the Repugnants tell him....He'd have been one of our greatest presidents EVER....Bush was a fail SPECIFICLY because he didn't listen to what anyone told him and just did things his own way

[Mongo]

The difference between Bush and Obama is When Bush makes a choice he doesn't listen to anyone about how much of a fail it is...When Obama has an idea, he lets everyone change it INTO a fail

Obama IF obama grew the set that Bush had and followed through on his campaign promises instead of just doing as the Repugnants tell him....He'd have been one of our greatest presidents EVER. ...Bush was a fail SPECIFICLY because he didn't listen to what anyone told him and just did things his own way

[gsxr600]

I am about as far to the left as any one person can be...Not just because i'm educated, have a good job, don't live in a trailerpark in the south and actually care about my fellow man, but because i believe this country was built BY the people FOR the people and the corporations and the uber-rich are a VERY small percentage of 'the people'....But to get back on point...

Even i won't be voting for Obama in 2012

Wow! when the drones turn against O even the brainwashed ones from those leftest colleges who think they are smart because their mommies told them so were making progress. Yep just maybe there is a bit of light in all that dark matter they refer to as their brains.

[usndiver]

I am about as far to the left as any one person can be...Not just because i'm educated, have a good job, don't live in a trailerpark in the south and actually care about my fellow man, but because i believe this country was built BY the people FOR the people and the corporations and the uber-rich are a VERY small percentage of 'the people'....But to get back on point...

Even i won't be voting for Obama in 2012

Educated or indoctrinated?

[aliciadogz]

Please Please let be a bye bye for obama!!!!!

[jgreene]

great message.....Cash for clunkers was responsible for getting rid of 80% of the Obama bumper stickers on the road too....lol

[john1234]

I am about as far to the left as any one person can be...Not just because i'm educated, have a good job, don't live in a trailerpark in the south and actually care about my fellow man, but because i believe this country was built BY the people FOR the people and the corporations and the uber-rich are a VERY small percentage of 'the people'....But to get back on point...

Even i won't be voting for Obama in 2012

Hopefully, your “education” and “good job” are not in economics or finance if you think Obama’s ideas will work.

[tcat1]

I am about as far to the left as any one person can be...Not just because i'm educated, have a good job, don't live in a trailerpark in the south and actually care about my fellow man, but because i believe this country was built BY the people FOR the people and the corporations and the uber-rich are a VERY small percentage of 'the people'....But to get back on point...

Even i won't be voting for Obama in 2012

The amazing thing about your left-leaning attributes is the humble way you are a legend in your own mind.

Dude ...I bet you took that shot in your front yard. I have one on my shirt: "If Obama is the answer...How stupid was the question?"

Edited September 14, 2011 by tcat1

[divemaster5734]

I am about as far to the left as any one person can be...Not just because i'm educated, have a good job, don't live in a trailerpark in the south and actually care about my fellow man, but because i believe this country was built BY the people FOR the people and the corporations and the uber-rich are a VERY small percentage of 'the people'....But to get back on point...

Even i won't be voting for Obama in 2012

Thank you for your honesty.

Wow! when the drones turn against O even the brainwashed ones from those leftest colleges who think they are smart because their mommies told them so were making progress. Yep just maybe there is a bit of light in all that dark matter they refer to as their brains.

In college I was loyal to the democratic theology.

My first business failed because I allowed someone to take advantage of my trusting nature.

I realized far left is socialism, and can never work when collectivists try to run the show.

After decades as a Republican I realized they are easily as corrupt as the left.

The fact is, intelligent people across the spectrum know Obama is a fail.

Let us not forget what the Bush's did to us either.

Just because people are not going to vote for the imposter does NOT mean they should just vote for "the other guy".

The time to be involved is now. The primaries are the real election, if you wait until November 2012 it will be too late.

The media is trying to push two establishment RINOS down America's throat.

Please don't let that happen or it will just be more oppression and control.

Let us be thankful we do have a chance to turn this country around, and let's not screw it up by name calling or badgering.

Remember, every person here is a human being.

They are also our fellow American.

We need EVERYONE to educate themselves, on the issues and the candidates, and understand the consequence of our actions.

Now is NOT the time to start acting like a 3 year old and say neener neener, now is the time we can prove we are ALL Americans and unite for a common cause.

Remember, the best way to eliminate an enemy is to make them your friend.

Edited September 14, 2011 by divemaster5734

[429]

Everybody just stop it! Mr. Obama is not a failure.

He has succeeded in making Jimmy Carter look competent!

[divemaster5734]

Everybody just stop it! Mr. Obama is not a failure.

He has succeeded in making Jimmy Carter look competent!

ROFLMAO. Never thought that would have been possible.

[Francie26]

The difference between Bush and Obama is When Bush makes a choice he doesn't listen to anyone about how much of a fail it is...When Obama has an idea, he lets everyone change it INTO a fail

Obama IF obama grew the set that Bush had and followed through on his campaign promises instead of just doing as the Repugnants tell him....He'd have been one of our greatest presidents EVER....Bush was a fail SPECIFICLY because he didn't listen to what anyone told him and just did things his own way

The only reason Obama got into office in the first place was because he lied throughout the entire campaign. Obama is the failure, not President Bush. Obama is taking us over the edge. We will need years and years to put America back together after we get rid of Obama, if it's even possible to get our country back.