tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392130.post8664807355551248507..comments2023-11-26T06:57:37.441-05:00Comments on "The Lid": Prospect of a GOP Win in NY-9 is Making Democrats VERY NervousAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337861108761350581noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21392130.post-42357349933241622502011-09-13T22:24:10.977-04:002011-09-13T22:24:10.977-04:00This really is a meaningless election. There was...This really is a meaningless election. There was no reason for Weiner to step down. The GOP wasn't asking him to resign, just the Democrats. The Democrats told him to resign or he would be redistricted out. Either way he would have been out of office, so what was the point?<br /><br /><br /> What's at stake here? The winner gets a 15 month appointment that will pay About $250,000 for the 15 months and Ted Kennedy level health care for life. <br /> <br /> If Turner wins, it wouldn't matter to him, As a Television producer, $250,000 is probably what he spends on shoe polish. But Weprin, oh ho.. he's hit the big time. 15 months in Washington and he's set for life, As a Democrat, that's his birthright to sponge off the taxpayers his entire live, cos he's o'ed it. <br /><br /> If Turner wins, you can guarantee that this district will be eliminated, as the Dems in Washington will be glad to kick a Republican out of the House, BUT When the new districts are drawn, Turner's current residence would be located in a new redrawn district and he would be allowed to run for Congress in that district as an incumbent Republican Congressman running against an incumbent Democrat Congressman. <br /><br /> If NT-9 is split up between say 4 other surrounding districts, then the conservative-ish element that would elect Turner, would be split up among the other districts and may serve to dilute the Liberalness of the other districts and may even cause some of them to turn Red in 2012.beachkrphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10401534527974711405noreply@blogger.com