Interesting: New York 9: the Canary in Obama's Coal Mine?

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http://southdakotapolitics.blogs.com/south_dakota_politics/2011/09/ny9-the-canary-in-this-years-coal-mine.html

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holy moses on the mountain, this is what our elections come down to:


Mr. Weprin's campaign has been hurt by his lack of charisma, a handful of campaign gaffes and, most surprisingly, his position on Israel. He is an Orthodox Jew and staunch supporter of Israel, but former Mayor Edward I. Koch urged Jewish voters to reject Mr. Weprin as a way of protesting Mr. Obama's suggestion that pre-1967 borders of Israel should form the basis of a Middle East peace agreement.

Some prominent Orthodox Jewish leaders — citing not only Mr. Obama's position on Israel but also Mr. Weprin's support of same-sex marriage — have endorsed Mr. Turner, a Roman Catholic who has aggressively courted observant Jewish voters. A group of Jewish Republicans sent voters postcards featuring a Holocaust survivor attesting that, despite being a lifelong Democrat, she would vote for Mr. Turner.