Better to be magnanimous, stay above the fray, which is why I won't even mention the fact that Republican Bob Turner won in a district that elected Chuck Schumer, Geraldine Ferraro and Anthony Weiner.
Nor will you hear a peep out of me about the fact that Democrats were claiming this wasn't a "safe" seat anyway because a Republican held it as recently as 88 years ago. Sensing defeat, most Democrats fell back on their old habit of blaming the Jews.
This is a district that Obama won with 55 percent of the vote, a district in which Gore got 67 percent. This district is so heavily Democrat, it voted for John Kerry. In another plus for Democrats, the deceased are allowed to vote. But, like I said, nary a word about any of this from me.
Also, my lips are sealed -- tightly sealed -- about the fact that Turner, a political novice, won against a veteran Democrat politician, David Weprin, whose family is legendary in this district. Weprin got the backing of the entire Democrat establishment, and he still lost -- but will I even mention it? No.
Weprin tried to paint Turner as a hostage-taking Tea Partier who wants to destroy Medicare and Social Security and murder granny. It's part of the Democrats' winning strategy of appealing to moderates by portraying opponents as monstrous killers.
Also sensing defeat, the media hysterically tried to write off a loss here for Democrats as just a special case -- a district in which Obama is as popular as gonorrhea. But. A Siena poll released last Friday pegged Obama's approval rate in the district at 43 percent, which is about where Gallup pegs him nationally.
As for NV-2, more good news (which I refuse to mention). Republican Mark Amodei absolutely CRUSHED Kate Marshall. Will I mention that Marshall is state treasurer? And that this is Harry Reid's home state? No.
Democrats had high hopes here because Marshall is state treasurer and a late-August poll put Amodei ahead by only one percentage point, which I won't mention either since I'm not gloating. Nor am I going to point out that Marshall tried to paint Amodei as a hostage-taking Tea Partier who wants to destroy Medicare and Social Security and murder granny. (This positive message seems to resonate so well.)
Like Weprin, Marhshall got the backing of the entire Democrat establishment, with Harry Reid and Bill Clinton pushing for her, but I said I wouldn't gloat so I won't mention that either.
Oh, one more thing. Congratulations Bob Turner and Mark Amodei! Nice job trouncing the Democrats, heh, heh, heh! Oops ... wasn't gloating -- honest!
Anyway, that's...
My Two Cents...
"JohnHuang2"
Hey John Nice to Hear from you again,where have you been?
And I for one, will put on my civil defense helmet and voluntarily assist to patrol the no gloating zone. Anyone caught gloating will be smiled at.
Thanks for all the great info!!! WOO HOO!!!
Good Morning!
We voted 6:45 yesterday. (with my 18 year old! Her first!)
Anyway, I want to praise Ed Koch:
He could have sided with Weperin re: Gay Marriage.
He sided with decency, and the pro-Israel candidate.
That just makes me like him more.
Thank you for not gloating — and you did it so eloquently!
LOL! Excellent...
Outstanding!!!!!
That is one of the best intro posts to a thread I’ve read in a long time.
Very good! Thanks
OK John I won’t gloat but do you mind if I ))))snort))))):D
(that’s what my dogs do when they are really really happy)
Thanks for the good news ping!
New York was a different story. National Democrats poured more than $500,000 into a last-ditch effort to save the seat and deployed former president Bill Clinton and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) to try to mobilize voters.Has "deploying a Clinton" ever helped any rat get elected?
I’m not going to mention the same-sex marriage thing, but Bloombird did unintentionally help to buy this election for Turner by corrupting those state senators who were against it and then changed their vote. Weprin: in favor of same-sex marriage. Turner and most of Brooklyn: against it.
Also I wouldn’t dare mention the Victory Mosque. Weprin for; Turner and the rest of the unintimidated: against.
LOLOL! Outstanding essay, dear JohnHuang2! Thank you!
Sense and sensibilities....with a huge helping of snark!
I love it!
“Turner spent the final days of his campaign blasting Obama on the economy and on his perceived lack of support for Israel.”
Perceived?
God love you, JH2. I live for your commentary!