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They -- historic perspective they're very warm introduction I feel the same way about you know actually do not over the time and you're nowhere.
So we're got to bear Delaware erection -- -- -- I don't bet.
That's fascinating election it's not going well for the Democrat that's for sure they're biting their nails they're very very worried the White House is worried.
This is being watched across the nation and it wasn't supposed to happen because this is one of the most heavily.
Democratic districts in the nation and in New York City three to one democratic enrollment and we have a conservative Republicans.
A guy who's anti choice on abortion who -- same sex marriage -- were same sex marriage is very very popular.
A guy who's a conservative businessman Bob Turner in the lead.
Over a well known democratic the democratic assemblyman SI on of a famous.
Democratic family from.
Queens David -- he's doing terribly.
The expectation is he's going to lose and if He does this gonna send shockwaves.
Throughout the Democratic Party and in particular -- -- is gonna get Chuck Schumer.
Because this is Chuck Schumer told C.
Anthony -- once removed it should be an easy democratic win -- back going to be.
-- -- -- Canada's selected for an.
Let's get that's a great question -- -- they were selected and in particular the Democrat David Weber who is elected in June by party bosses.
At a time when nobody expected this -- were.
Of Obama's discontent through the American people -- content.
Ticket so it's -- time in June.
When the -- got together there was no primary they said let's give it to one of our own the guy won't be too much of a threat to us.
Because this seat this congressional seat in Queens and a little bit of Brooklyn.
Which targeted is targeted to be abolish -- they want a candidate that's because New Yorkers gonna lose two congressional seats next year.
So they want the candidate who could win but look I'm going to be a problem to anybody what they did away with the seat so they typically have around two could do that they -- open the guy.
Who's widely described as a political fact David Webb -- He's decided they noted of a very famous or political figure and family in a queens whose father -- -- What is the and assembly speaker onetime so He comes from very well known family the trouble is that he's like afraid -- Of the family.
The old political garb -- other -- -- be -- started sign.
There's another side whose very well for more web brand but they well it David because He didn't didn't think he'd give anybody any trouble.
And they did it at a time when President Obama was still pretty popular.
Well we know what happened a month or so later by mid summer.
With zero job growth with the president conceding He really was that it.
Ammunition with a problems He was having the congress all of a sudden.
I think -- tolerance.
And -- -- really played a key role -- -- the former democratic mayor of course weighing in on this side of the conservative Republicans saying look until a Democrat.
But let's send a message to President Obama in particular.
On Israel because we don't like -- country argued the president and so position on Israel a lot of Jewish voters in this district.
Let's send a message to the president by supporting.
The Republican in that sort of -- off and then all of a sudden there was a sense out there -- -- that.
In fact be district itself was moving towards Bob Turner.
And -- -- -- -- -- -- so this startling poll Friday it was followed up with another poll.
On Sunday which all of a sudden showed conservative Bob Turner pulling ahead of a guy who should have been these.
-- talk about Fred Dicker perhaps -- the most influential political reporter.
In the history of there are politics shortly the most influential house I want him.
-- -- -- him and believe me I'm not cracks of the factions.
-- -- and this is gonna some of -- you're just said several times this'll socialist will send a message just alternates and long on the White House.
Look at the Democrat -- -- David weapon could pull out he's got a very strong get out the vote operation is no question about that the problem is.
The voting gonna get out appears to be against -- one -- the most remarkable figures in the poll that came out Friday showed that amongst union households.
The Republicans was beating David -- and -- -- aren't doing better with the union members there was a Democrat which is a mind boggling.
Figure four New York politics so that the union get out the vote effort that's going on today is likely to be quite strong may in fact be helping the Republican Bob Turner.
What time the polls close.
They open at 6 -- they closed at 9 PM.
That not surprisingly the New York Times is weighed in strongly for the Democrat David Webb -- -- but the daily news in the New York Post.
United in a rare event though arguably are both -- strongly editorially.
On the side of the Republican Bob Turner.
You know I don't amendments.
Want to remember -- -- us some wonderful closed but Ireland met Tim Russert god bless him.
-- still missing to this day.
He used to call me -- afternoon to let me know what was going on tour of exit polls and say you know pretty much ahead of time it was gonna win so.
To know what it called in house like this -- and when will we get an attempt may -- polls close at nine.
Well like chuck Scarborough so literally be able to announce -- the.
-- there's no exit polling in special elections like is that turnout is very very small perhaps 10%.
Maybe 33000.
People decide the election and it will be anecdotal accounts obviously.
The political professionals will have their watchers that the -- trying to get a sense of it.
But I think this one's gonna be difficult to call before the polls closed.
I would think like 10 o'clock we'll know for sure may thirty years so but it's not going to be is one that we can get -- kind of inside dope on from from the people who were following it closely.
Honda addressing here are on top of Fred Dicker fortune almost urgently -- Also under governor and -- -- I'd say it's really something I've covered six governors.
This governor by far so far anyway is the best of the lot in terms of how he's doing.
If you Cuomo is now the most popular governor in the United States it's a remarkable figure.
But He had a -- in the branded -- a remarkable six months in the legislature.
Whether it was passing.
A property tax -- here same sex marriage whether you like it or not.
Working -- Julie with the Republicans.
Getting as big for reforms.
Holding the line against the left wing Democrats who want to the so called millionaire's tax.
He is -- managed to make himself.
Almost as popular with the Republicans as Democrats.
And for somebody like yourself who -- -- Mario Cuomo who really became anathema to many Republicans are sir its an incredible accomplishment.
And -- you know a lot of people are talking about in preliminarily but there's still talking about him.
As a possible presidential candidate -- 46 -- There -- no I don't agree of his father on -- -- -- And so what -- and -- -- on -- -- -- one of the more eloquent and brilliant people on the planet.
Are only.
And the highly ethical.
Thing that you know you're -- these days you recently as yesterday.
Being described by a US attorney is corrupt to allow wasn't true under Mario Cuomo what happened was -- twelve years of George Pataki lonetree remember.
Really produced a culture of corruption in Albany that we haven't fully recovered from.
-- nice turnaround program I'm glad to do well thank you very much.
-- thank you privilege to be a.
Hello Fred Dicker state editor for the New York poster.
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