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From the Right by Ed Farnan

Weiner seat is tip of iceberg that will sink Democrats

Posted on Monday, September 12, 2011 at 10:28 AM

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Update: In the waning hours of election day 9/13/11, Republican challenger Bob Turner has been declared the projected winner in the Congressional race. As Ari Fleischer, President Bushes press secretary jokingly said: “Obama calls for NY-9 to return to it’s pre-1967 status. Last time an R held the seat was 1922.”

A new poll shows the once safe Democrat haven, New York's 9th Congressional district, is about to turn Republican after tomorrows special election.

The seat up for grabs, was once formerly occupied by far left Democrat Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned in disgrace a few months ago. The Republican challenger, Bob Turner, is clearly ahead of his Democrat opponent, David Weprin, by six percentage points, a whopping turn around in this hugely Democrat district in Brooklyn.

This race portends disaster to Democrats on a national scale for the 2012 elections. Many consider this Congressional race a referendum on the way the Obama administration and the Democrats in the Congress/Senate have lead the country. Dissatisfaction with policies and the way the economy is being managed are turning droves of once loyal Democrat voters towards the Republican party.
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The poll found that the once reliable bloc of the liberal Jewish vote in District 9, has turned against policies they perceive, have weakened and isolated Israel. Republican Turner is winning the Jewish vote by an astounding 56%-39% margin. Many consider the State Department/Obama administration as anti Israel. This belief will part the political sea and allow a mass exodus of Jewish voters to journey to the Republican side of the ballot in the coming elections.

No matter how the spin meisters try to turn this around, if the Democrats lose Weiners seat by a substantial margin, it is a double whammy loss for them. In a strange sort of way Weiner seemed almost a Munchhausen Disease by proxy figure, who did the Democrat anger work for them in a very public, vitriolic way. He was the point man and attack dog of the house and was known for his emotionally charged speeches and semi meltdowns that captured the main stream medias attention.

To not only lose a person of Weiners stature, the Democrats will also suffer the additional humiliation of having a Republican in his stead.

But like icebergs whose mass is underwater, the Weiner election is just showing the surface damage. The real damage, the great gash to the USS Democrat Party, occurred long before the Weiner election and will lead to its sinking in 2012.

For other points of view visit Carroll Standard: www.carrollstandard.com

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seanomelbourne | Sep 17, 2011, 12:30 AM EDT

Mman the post on hillary is not mine.

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Monsoonman | Sep 15, 2011, 12:13 PM EDT

Are we on different planets? All I heard was a referendum on obamas presidency and a repugnant revulsion towards the cretin who resigned, anthony weiner. Real 20% unemployment, stabbing Israel in the back and crony capitalism don't seem to be resonating well w/the American voters and they demonstrate their displeasure every time they get to vote.

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odonnell521 | Sep 15, 2011, 07:10 AM EDT

A political campaign that uses fear and hatred of others based on lies - you're right sounds like a winning strategy for the Republicans next fall. Too bad it will also turn this country into a banana republic run by conservative oligarchs.

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jamieLM | Sep 14, 2011, 12:16 PM EDT

jflanagan - well said. I don't see Congress taking any pay cuts or giving up their cushy pensions and healthcare benefits.

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jflanagan | Sep 14, 2011, 10:50 AM EDT

Americans are a people who strive to live within their means so they can pay taxes for politicians who cannot live within the Country's means.

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rgray222 | Sep 14, 2011, 10:00 AM EDT

The American people have had enough, politicians are spending like crack addicts, Obama unleashes a new half a trillion dollar spending plan. Obama's plan has not worked, he promised change and transparency and delivered neither. Americans now see what Chicago thug politics is all about and they want no part of it!

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longislander1940 | Sep 14, 2011, 09:13 AM EDT

Bye, Bye, OBAMA>

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AengusOg | Sep 13, 2011, 08:59 PM EDT

Most interesting is the link at the bottom of the article suggesting that readers look at an alternative point of view. How Democratic!

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Monsoonman | Sep 13, 2011, 08:30 PM EDT

Lad! Yer post on Hillary running 4 Prez and has lots of explaining to do abt her scandalous past...is spot on! Well said!

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Monsoonman | Sep 13, 2011, 08:08 PM EDT

Well Lad seeing that a republican hasn't held this congressional seat since 1930's era, yes I think it would be fair to consider the underdog, or roo, if you r from Oz. And me Grandda told me voting trick stories he knew abt. when the machine was in pwr in his days on the streets of NYC.

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seanomelbourne | Sep 13, 2011, 07:26 PM EDT

Mman you always portray GOP candidates as underdogs. man up Mman and cop it on the chin or is it chards"

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Monsoonman | Sep 13, 2011, 06:54 PM EDT

If Hillary runs against Obama she's got a lot of splainin' to do being the Secretary of State fail as America loses ground all over the world on her watch. Plus voters are going to want clear explanation of cattle gate/whitewatergate/fostergate/travelgate and every other scandal dujour while she and bill occupied the white house. Oh yeah where's the whitehouse silverware?

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Pittsburghkid | Sep 13, 2011, 06:07 PM EDT

This is just a continuation of the 2010 landslide. The Tea Party is on a roll. The Unions made their last stand in Wisconsin recall, and lost. The Unions do not understand that the voters pay their wages. I was Johnson's administration, and Carters administration fail. It looks like this is Obama's last chance, before the Democrats dump him.

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pounder | Sep 13, 2011, 05:15 PM EDT

Thank your boy Obama for the demise of the once grand and powerful Democratic party.

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Monsoonman | Sep 13, 2011, 12:20 PM EDT

Last night there was talk about the deep concern of institutional voter fraud in this district, especially w/absentee ballots. So if the Republican candidate wins, he will have to overcome a large handicap.

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