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The results, tonight, in the special election in New York’s heavily republican 26th Congressional District:
Hochul takes House seat in stunner
Updated: May 24, 2011, 10:30 PMKathleen Courtney Hochul, the Erie County clerk and longtime Democratic figure who defied political experts who had given her little chance of success, ground out a stunning and surprisingly comfortable victory Tuesday in the special election for the House seat in the predominantly Republican 26th Congressional District.
Hochul was leading Republican Jane L. Corwin, a Clarence assemblywoman, 48 to 42 percent, with 87 percent of election districts reporting, while the Tea Party’s Jack Davis mustered only 9 percent in his fourth try for the seat. Ian L. Murphy of the Green Party recorded 1 percent. In the 10 p.m. hour, Corwin conceded the race in a speech to supporters.
The results marked a stunning defeat for the GOP in a race that garnered significant national attention as the first competitive race following the Republican takeover of the House last November….
U.S. House – District 26 – Special General
May 24, 2011 – 10:25PM ET
New York – 543 of 627 Precincts Reporting – 87%
Name Vote %
Hochul , Kathy [D] 48%
Corwin , Jane [r] 42%
Davis , Jack [teabagger] 9%
Murphy , Ian 1%
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Yep, the establishment republican candidate drank House Budget Chair Paul Ryan’s (r) End Medicare As We Know It Potion and that still wasn’t enough for the teabagger set. The Democratic candidate was relentless in pounding the republicans for their support of Ryan’s plan.
Do you think anyone in Missouri is paying attention?:
Will McCaskill choose the clear path to victory? (May 24, 2011)
Election day in the NY 26 (May 24, 2011)
Public Policy Polling: Missouri on Medicare and Social Security and Medicaid (May 23, 2011)
Just asking.
Give DSW some props.
Paul Ryan got his ass kicked by a couple of girls yesterday. An hour after the polls closed, the race was called for Kathy Hochul in the NY 26, Jack Kemp’s old seat and a district that no Democrat has won in over 40 years. Major props go to Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the DNC chair who managed the messaging and the ad buys and made this pick-up possible. She just aced her first test since taking the reins after the inept Tim Kaine’s departure. One more thing: Paul Ryan got his punk ass kicked by a couple of girls in the NY 26 tonight. Now let’s get organized and help Debbie beat Ryan in the Wisconsin 01, where it really counts. That would be the ultimate “don’t fuck with Medicare” message. Ryan has a real challenger next year in Rob Zerban, and of course there’s an Act Blue Page.