Democrat David Weprin said yesterday that President Obama’s sagging popularity among Queens and Brooklyn voters cost him the election for ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner’s congressional seat.
In a stunning upset, Weprin was trounced by Republican Bob Turner, whose campaign had tied him to the president.
“The message of the campaign was ‘Send Obama a message,’ ” said Weprin, a Queens state assemblyman. “I think the problem was that he’s the president and people are frustrated, and it’s just natural to take it out on the top guy -- or the top guy’s party.
“As much as I tried to make it about David Weprin or Bob Turner, I don’t think that resonated to voters. I think that voters looked at it as a referendum on the president,’’ Weprin said.
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Weprin Throws Obama Under the Bus: 'The Problem Was That He’s the President and People are Frustrated'
How bad are things for Obama? Now a hapless loser like David Weprin is taking potshots at him. We're about to see a full-fledged insurrection in the Democratic Party. Sit back and watch them devour themselves.
Weprin would not have said that if he thought it might come back to trouble him. Barry's in a race to the bottom!!!!
ReplyDeleteDo they need any Long Knives? I might be willing to chip in for a couple.
ReplyDeleteI predicted over a year ago after seeing Omama in his first year there would be a party revolt. Now let's see if Hillary has the stones, er, ovaries, to make her move. Any bets. Even the dems are gonna read the writing on the wall.
ReplyDeleteThere are a number of interpretations to the NY9 loss. Liberals are pushing the Jewish angle because that's the one that would make the problem most localized. But if it's Obama's unpopularity, or Weprin's vote on gay marriage, that dragged him down, Democrats are in trouble in a whole lot of places...
ReplyDeleteBO joins his grandmother and Rev. Wright, under the bus. He will have plenty of company.
ReplyDeleteWell, it probably was mostly a referendum on the president, but I think it might have had something to do with David Weprin as well, Assemblyman. You do, after all, have a record.
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