Congratulations to Bob Turner!
I believe this was a great victory for conservatives in New York. I doubt many would have believed that a Republican would have won a seat held by Democrats since 1922. This was a 3 to 1 Democrat area, with 40% blue collar workers (primarily Democrat), and 40% Orthodox Jew (also primarily Democrat). It should have been easy pickings for the Democrat party, yet they failed to capture it. Obama's economy killing policies and anti-Israel stance seem to have finally caught up to him, and I couldn't be happier about it!
Another part of me screams warning . This cannot lead to overconfidence. It went Republican this time, but the pessimist in me believes this to be a one time event. I'm hard pressed to believe that in the next election cycle Republicans will hold the seat. Plus, there are rumors that the seat will be eliminated in the redistricting (NYDailyNews.com - Blog).
The fighter in me though is proud. This is the culmination of a lot of hard work by so many people all over the country who, despite the traditional media's constant defense and promotion of Obama, have managed to get the conservative message out. I know that these victories (NY-9 being only one of many) will continue into the 2014 elections.
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