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GOP upset win in NY portends challenge for Obama
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/poli…NEW YORK (AP) -- It sounded improbable on the surface that a New York City congressional district where Democrats have a 3-1 registration edge and have held office for nearly a century could even come close to electing a Republican to the U.S. House.
But voter frustration over the sour economy and President Barack Obama's policies made the improbable a reality, as a Republican political novice, Bob Turner, scored an upset victory in a special election Tuesday over David Weprin, a Democratic assemblyman from a prominent local political family. The surprising results in the Brooklyn and Queens-area district portend a perilous national environment for Obama as he prepares to seek re-election next year.
In an upset to Democrats both locally and nationally, the Republican defeated the Democrat in the race to replace Anthony Weiner in New York’s ninth congressional district.
Republican Bob Turner, a retired media executive, bested Democrat Assemblyman David Weprin by eight points in a crushing defeat for a seat not held by a Republican since 1923.
In an election that Republicans both locally and nationwide were hoping to frame as a referendum on President Obama, sending a message to the White House on both economic and foreign policy issues was a frequent message touted by Turner and his supporters.
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- because they held this seat for 90 years and it flipped over to Republicans. Sign of things to come nationally as well.********
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