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To: bentway who wrote (627891)	9/12/2011 8:31:34 PM
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NY Special Election Portends Disaster for Obama ....................................................................................................... Special election a measure of Obama's strength ................................................................................................................................. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5geXfXZCvV-ykUuiav60wpc82Sm6g?docId=e03ca6d206354f3fbe4aeee63094594d Monday, September 12, 2011 By BETH FOUHY, NEW YORK (AP) — To gauge how politically weakened President Barack Obama has become, look to the 9th Congressional District in New York City, where voters unhappy with the president may elect a Republican for the first time. Tuesday's special election to replace former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner has become too close to call, with public opinion polling showing a slight edge for Republican Bob Turner, a retired media executive with no prior political experience. Panicked at the prospect of an embarrassing loss, Democrats have poured cash into the race and sent in their stars to try to save the party's candidate, state Assemblyman David Weprin. He has been forced to defend Obama's economic policies even as he tries to stress his own independence and close ties to the community. Republicans are working to frame the race as a referendum on Obama, even though turnout is usually low in a special congressional election. A Siena Poll released Friday showed Turner leading Weprin among likely voters, with 50-44 percent margin. The same poll found just 43 percent of voters approving of Obama's job performance, while 54 percent said they disapproved. The president fared much worse among independents. Just 29 percent said they approved of his job performance, while 68 percent disapproved. Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf said such numbers portend much bigger problems for Obama as he prepares to seek re-election in 2012. "If the Democrats lose this race, it's a big failure and a huge rebuke on Obama's policies. Voters don't believe him anymore," Sheinkopf said. "If they lose a blue collar Democratic district in Queens, what happens in blue collar, Democratic districts around the nation next year?" Hoping to shift the momentum in the final days, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has invested more than $500,000 in ads in New York's pricey television market. An independent Democratic group, the House Majority PAC, is running ads, too. And Obama for America, part of the Democratic National Committee that support the president's re-election, is urging volunteers to rally behind Weprin and help get his backers to the polls. The party also has enlisted two of its biggest guns, former President Bill Clinton and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to record phone calls for Weprin. And Democrats are relying on organized labor and other affiliated groups to bring voters to the polls. Siena Poll Director Steve Greenberg said the economy remained the most important issue in the race. And, he said, that spells bad news for Democrats in this special election and nationally.