Turner Holds 6-Point Lead over Weprin with 4 Days To Go

[brooklynite]

Source: Siena Research Institute

Loudonville, NY. Heading into the final days of the special election for New York’s 9th Congressional District seat, Republican Robert Turner has taken a 50-44 percent lead over Democrat David Weprin, according to a Siena (College) Research Institute poll of likely 9th CD voters released today. In Siena College’s previous poll on August 10th Weprin had led Turner 48-42 percent.

Turner is viewed favorably by 48 percent of likely voters and unfavorably by 34 percent, while Weprin has a 41-41 percent favorability rating. By a 43-32 percent margin, likely voters say Turner is running the more positive campaign, and by a similar 39-30 percent margin, they say Weprin’s is the more negative campaign.

“Republican Turner heads into the final days of the campaign with a six-point lead in this heavily Democratic district after having trailed Democrat Weprin by six points just four weeks ago,” said Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg. “Turner holds a small five-point lead in the Queens portion of the district, where he was trailing by 10 points in the previous Siena College Poll, and he has increased his lead in Brooklyn from six points previously to a now healthy 12-point bulge.

Read more: http://www.siena.edu/uploadedfiles/home/Parents_and_Community/Community_Page/SRI/SNY_Poll/9th%20CD%202011%20Special%20Poll%20Release%202%20--%20FINAL.pdf

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The issue is -not- that Weiner should have stayed in office; to do so would have distracted from the Democratic message in other marginal districts essential to returning Democrats to control of the House in 2012. This issue is Cong./County Leader Joe Crowley picking a mediocre choice as a substitute candidate.

[TomClash]

1. Who else wanted the job?

This seat is likely to be gone in redistricting. I don't think there was a better candidate out there.

Weprin may pull this out anyway. It's puzzling that he doesn't make a bigger deal out of Turner's residence.

[ISUGRADIA]

2. Turner's Residence?

[TomClash]

3. He lives in a restricted community nt

[ISUGRADIA]

4. OK, Thanks

That should be an issue.

[No Elephants]

5. The term should be "community for bigots"

[TomClash]

6. No argument here

Breezy Point isn't exactly Flatbush or Jackson Heights.

[No Elephants]

8. I must live a sheltered life. I thought "restricted communities" were a thing of the past.

On edit: I know de facto segregation still exist. I am not that stupid, er, I mean, sheltered. I just did not know people still had formally restricted communities.

[former9thward]

15. Maybe because of his residency problem.

Weprin does not live in the district and refuses to commit living there if he wins. http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/146734/weprin--turner-hold-special-debate-on-ny1

[No Elephants]

7. Hope everyone is glad they hounded Weiner into resignation.

[krabigirl]

9. Seriously.

[TomClash]

10. No kidding

Those "lewd" photos are looking good compared to Turner's lewd policies.

[Blue_Tires]

13. +1000

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[Fuddnik]

12. Oh, so you'd rather have Palin or Perry, huh?

Why, I've never! (faints)

[aquart]

14. Welcome to DU.

May your brief stay be a happy one.

Be sure to tell us what you think of adulterer Martin Luther King, Jr.

[BulletproofLandshark]

16. Whatever. You don't speak for me.

He didn't betray anyone but his wife. What the Democratic leadership did to him was the real betrayal.