Haaretz: New York's District 9 hands Obama a Jewish 'thumping'

[ClarkUSA]

In politics it is the perception that counts, and Wednesday’s unequivocal repudiation of Obama and the Democrats in one of the America’s most densely-populated Jewish areas will be portrayed, as the outspoken former Mayor Ed Koch put it, as a “message to President Obama that he cannot throw Israel under a bus with impunity “... Jews may also have also been punishing Weprin for his support for gay marriage as well as exacting retroactive revenge for the collective shame brought on the district by former Congressman Anthony Weiner who was caught “sexting” - using Twitter to send nude photos of himself to various young women - and whose resignation last June triggered Wednesday's vote.

http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/new-york-s-district-9-hands-obama-a-jewish-thumping-1.384385

[CakeGrrl]

1. Hopefully the voters who put the GOP in that seat like everything ELSE about

their chosen candidate. Thanks to redistricting, they may not have to suffer the consequences of their poor decision as long as they might have otherwise had to.

[treestar]

2. Might it have been local

I vote for my representative separately, not based on whether or not I like the President's party.

[Behind the Aegis]

3. Hopefully people read the whole article and not just your "snips."