A Republican wins a New York House Seat!
This news shook me. How could this happen? Did Yahoo! News get this wrong? Nope, it came from Reuters. Amazing!
http://news.yahoo.com/republican-wins-york-democratic-stronghold-044027938.html
The voting district includes parts of Brooklyn and Queens? I’ve been to this area before. It’s a democratic stronghold. I remember being in Southampton when W. won his first election before I moved to Washington, and the people in this area wanted to riot over dangling chads and tattoo the word “Disinfranchized” on their foreheads. A dark cloud settled over New York as Bush took office.
It’s not even four years yet since their “Golden Boy” Obama took office. The article says Republican Turner, the winner, called the victory a “repudiation” of Obama. Meaning that the people of New York refuse to be associated with the President they elected. Considering the fact, according to Reuters, that this district has voted democratic in every election since the 1920′s, that’s a major slap in the face.
One note about the article itself and the difficulties of being a journalist in the high-speed, high-demand internet age. Edith Honan, the writer, missed spelled a simple word–”loud” as “laud.” Opps! The mistake stuck out all the more because it was “laud and clear.” I’m sure Edith and Reuters are embarrassed, being professionals, but what can they do? The mistake is out there.
Jeremy, ###, classes 0901 – 04