Weprin distances himself from Obama

[Freddie Stubbs]

Source: NY Post

The Democratic candidate seeking to fill the congressional seat vacated by randy ex-Rep Anthony Weiner distanced himself from President Obama today — by refusing to say whether he backed the president’s re-election.

“I’m running myself right now. On Sept. 14, I’ll be happy to address the president’s election,” State Assemblyman David Weprin said following a press conference at Queens Borough Hall, where he was endorsed by a bevy of female elected leaders.

The special election to replace Weiner — who resigned in disgrace following a sexting scandal — will be held on Sept. 13.

“Don’t read anything into it,” Weprin insisted of his refusal to give fellow Democrat Obama a thumbs up.

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/weprin_distances_himself_from_obama_rguWfvuDY9YYSCCDyQrr0M

[aquart]

1. This hack POS' opinion is not of interest.

But it was really important to force out a strong liberal voice for legal texting.

[Freddie Stubbs]

2. Why would the Democratic nominee in a Democratic district distance himself from President Obama?

[dtexdem]

5. You answered that yourself: in a DEMOCRATIC district.

That's where they care about the things that Obama attacks.

[dtexdem]

4. Progressive, hack, whatever -- what's important is his refusal to endorse.

That DOES send a message about what plays on the streets in a heavily-Democratic district.

Don't spin it with a personal attack on the messenger.

[dtexdem]

3. Don't read anything into it. Ha ha ha.

It's the distance-yourself-from-Obama cha cha cha.

[No Elephants]

6. I think we should not read anything into it. Weprin has a right to

be accepted or rejected on his own merits, not based on whether people like Obama or not.

He says not to read anything into it, one way or the other and he has that right, too,

[TomClash]

7. Thank God these two aren't running in my CD nt

[DrZeeLit]

8. Endorsed by "a bevy of female" elected leaders??

Really? Really?
Who write crap like that?
The headline is misleading and the writing awful. Sheesh.

[tridim]

9. Obama is still the most popular politician in D.C.

By a lot.

Idiot move Weprin.

[jkappy]

10. But not in the Big Appple--A Very Different Place!

Besides Weprin is just doing what 95 Democratic Congress Persons did in the Debt Ceiling Deal--reject the President's position and leadership. No mystery about this.

[trud]

11. D.C.

outside the beltway, it's a different matter. The last I heard, D.C. does not elect the President.