NY-9 Turns to GOP, A First Since 1922

NY-9: Oh yes, Obama has a Jewish problem

(Washington Post) – In the end, it wasn’t even close. In a 58 percent Democratic congressional district, the most Jewish congressional district in the country and one that has not voted for a Republican representative since 1922, Republican political newcomer Bob Turner creamed Democrat David Weprin 54 percent to 46 percent in the special election in New York’s 9th Congressional District. Former New York mayor Ed Koch had called the election a referendum on President Obama’s Israel policy. Democratic assemblyman Dov Hikind crossed party lines to endorse Turner and make a point of his dissatisfaction with Obama.

In May, my colleague Greg Sargent, expressing skepticism about Koch’s predictions of a GOP victory, channeled the conventional Democratic wisdom that “it’s hard to believe that Obama’s Israel stance will really cost him a meaningful level of Jewish support.” Well, now in lieu of unreliable polling (of notoriously difficult-to-determine Jewish opinion) we have concrete electoral returns. The message is clear: Association with Obama, even for a pro-Israel Jewish candidate, is toxic.

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"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."

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Oui on September 14, 2011 at 4:01 pm

Poll: Obama’s approval rating in California dives

It’s still true that Obama’s numbers in California are still pretty good compared to the rest of the country. But the president’s advisers will likely be a little unnerved by some of the poll’s findings.

Case in point: The president’s biggest drops of support are among groups integral to his base. The president’s approval rating is still a healthy 69 percent among California Democrats–but it was 79 percent in June, marking a 10 point drop in three months. Among self-described “nonpartisan” voters–a group that helped fuel his 2008 election win–Obama held a 58 percent approval rating in June, but that’s now down to 45 percent.

Why are Obama’s numbers in the state taking a hit? In a state that has suffered especially damaging fallout from the recession, it’s all about the economy. Fifty-four percent of California voters disapprove of how Obama has handled the economy. That’s a 5 percent increase over the last year, and the most dismal number he’s polled in California during his presidency.

The Field Poll [pdf]

"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."

martini on September 18, 2011 at 12:23 am

Have you seen this?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/17/1017407/-#OccupyWallstreet-#takewallstreet-#yeswecamp-#USDa
ysofRage-#IwillOccupy-#Sept17

Oui on September 18, 2011 at 6:50 am

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Outstanding bode of the Ides of March. Only a people’s revolt [rage] can make an impression on capitalism in it’s purest form [Wall Street]. Following the lead of the White House is like leading lambs to slaughter [election 2012]. It’s not quite up to the level of Israeli protest (March of a Million).

Europe rejecting Rightest government in favor of the Social Democrats in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. Discomfort for governing Socialist Party in Spain, very similar to Obama’s agony caused by unemployment and a lagging economy.

"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."
- Don Durito on September 18, 2011 at 2:59 pm
  
  A number of years ago a number of ideas got floated around the leftish side of blogtopia (yes, skippy, I remember who coined the that term) that got labelled a couple ways: “popular front” (Billmon at his now defunct Whiskey Bar) and as “American Solidarity” (cernig at Newshoggers, along with a few others). We’ve been sorely lacking a unified and independent (from the Democratic Party) left front in the US for way too long. We seem to be at a point where such an endeavor would be feasible, if we’re willing to follow the lead of those who put themselves on the line throughout the Arab world this year, as well as those who were willing to occupy the Wisconsin state capitol this past winter, and the Occupy Wall Street crew this late summer.
Don Durito on September 18, 2011 at 2:04 pm

Fighting capitalism is very much a long haul thing. As long as those involved are cognizant of that, they’ll be able to appreciate their successes and withstand the inevitable setbacks.

Oui on September 14, 2011 at 4:01 pm

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Poll: Obama’s approval rating in California dives

It’s still true that Obama’s numbers in California are still pretty good compared to the rest of the country. But the president’s advisers will likely be a little unnerved by some of the poll’s findings.

Case in point: The president’s biggest drops of support are among groups integral to his base. The president’s approval rating is still a healthy 69 percent among California Democrats–but it was 79 percent in June, marking a 10 point drop in three months. Among self-described “nonpartisan” voters–a group that helped fuel his 2008 election win–Obama held a 58 percent approval rating in June, but that’s now down to 45 percent.

Why are Obama’s numbers in the state taking a hit? In a state that has suffered especially damaging fallout from the recession, it’s all about the economy. Fifty-four percent of California voters disapprove of how Obama has handled the economy. That’s a 5 percent increase over the last year, and the most dismal number he’s polled in California during his presidency.

The Field Poll [pdf]

"But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."
martini on September 18, 2011 at 12:23 am

Have you seen this?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/09/17/1017407/-#OccupyWallstreet-#takewallstreet-#yeswecamp-#USDa
ysofRage-#IwillOccupy-#Sept17
- Oui on September 18, 2011 at 6:50 am
  
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  Outstanding bode of the Ides of March. Only a people’s revolt [rage] can make an impression on capitalism in it’s purest form [Wall Street]. Following the lead of the White House is like leading lambs to slaughter [election 2012]. It’s not quite up to the level of Israeli protest (March of a Million).
  
  Europe rejecting Rightest government in favor of the Social Democrats in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. Discomfort for governing Socialist Party in Spain, very similar to Obama’s agony caused by unemployment and a lagging economy.
  
  "But I will not let myself be reduced to silence."
  - Don Durito on September 18, 2011 at 2:59 pm
    
    A number of years ago a number of ideas got floated around the leftish side of blogtopia (yes, skippy, I remember who coined the that term) that got labelled a couple ways: “popular front” (Billmon at his now defunct Whiskey Bar) and as “American Solidarity” (cernig at Newshoggers, along with a few others). We’ve been sorely lacking a unified and independent (from the Democratic Party) left front in the US for way too long. We seem to be at a point where such an endeavor would be feasible, if we’re willing to follow the lead of those who put themselves on the line throughout the Arab world this year, as well as those who were willing to occupy the Wisconsin state capitol this past winter, and the Occupy Wall Street crew this late summer.
- Don Durito on September 18, 2011 at 2:04 pm
  
  Fighting capitalism is very much a long haul thing. As long as those involved are cognizant of that, they’ll be able to appreciate their successes and withstand the inevitable setbacks.

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