Meet Bob Turner (R-CAND, NY-09).
Bob is running in the special election called to replace Rep. Weiner after, well, delicacy prohibits me from finishing that sentence in the way that it deserves. Anyway, the election in question is...
View Article#rsrh QotD, NY Democrats, You Have A Problem edition.
Which is to say, they have the Republican candidate in NY-09′s special election (Bob Turner) being comfortable enough to say stuff like this – about himself: “Suddenly,” Mr. Turner said of voters,...
View ArticleDavid Weprin (D-CAND, NY-09) cuts and runs from Monday’s debate.
This is, of course, the special election called for NY-09; the seat was vacated after incumbent Democrat Anthony Weiner got caught showing his to his Twitter followers. There was supposed to be a...
View ArticleTurner/Weprin tie in NY-09?
The Hill reports that a GOP-commissioned poll for the special election to replace disgraced Anthony Weiner in NY-09 shows a tie. I was able to get my hands on a copy of the poll results, and the...
View Article#rsrh Davey [Weprin]* running from Bob Turner AND Barack Obama?
That takes skill. This is the NY-09 special election, which is starting to freak Democrats out in precisely the manner that past NY special elections freaked Republicans out, and for the same reason:...
View Article#rsrh The DOOM that came to NY-09?
It’s always hard to judge special election prospects from the polls, but if the teaser that Democratic pollster Tom Jensen put out on September 8th plays out tonight at 11 PM, it might be enough for...
View ArticlePPP (D) Poll: Turner (R)/Welprin (D) 47/41 in NY-09.
:ahem: DOOM. PPP spells it out, and it’s good news for Republican Bob Turner. Turner’s winning in a heavily Democratic district for two reasons: a huge lead with independents and a large amount of...
View Article#rsrh Don Surber, Turner/Weprin & the Ground Zero Mosque.
Don raises an interesting point: if supporting the Ground Zero Mosque was such a no-brainer, then why are Democrats getting so bent out of shape about Bob Turner (R) pointing out that Dave Weprin (D)...
View Article#rsrh Hold up: NY-09 NOT going away if Turner wins?
That’s what Stuart Rothenberg is hearing, at least: Democrats argue that losing this seat would force them to eliminate a different Democratic seat when the Legislature draws new lines later this year...
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