NY-09 Winner Ran From Ryan Plan

The victory of Bob Turner in heavily Democratic NY-09 is clearly not good news for Democrats. When the media hasn't picked up is that Turner benefited by not embracing the Paul Ryan budget. Mickey Kaus has some good points about the inability for Democrats to win on entitlements: It’s the …

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Written by Fred Bauer on Wednesday September 14, 2011

New York Nine: Don't Get Too Excited

It looks like Bob Turner, a Republican, is going to walk away with the special election in New York's Ninth Congressional District. (This is the seat vacated by Anothony Weiner.) Certainly, a Republican House pickup is a cause for celebration. It's true also that a result will, at least in …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Monday September 12, 2011