I’m kind of amazed that there are seventeen Republicans in the House willing to vote against the Vision Care for Kids Act of 2009. Maybe that’s why they’re struggling to win a seat from New York tonight despite a 70,000 voter registration advantage. In fact, they’re 65 votes behind after all today’s votes were counted. There are approximately 6,000 absentees and military votes to count, so the race is too close to call. Yet, in a way, they’ve already lost since it’s clear that Obama was a huge strength to the Democratic challenger.
In any case, we’re headed for recount territory and the Republicans will try to steal it. I didn’t really care who won this race but I really don’t like it when Republicans don’t respect the will of the voters.
Murphy the Dem is a venture capitalist. Couldn’t they find an ax-murderer or the CEO of an American automaker for a candidate?
This will become their new tactic. When have Republicans ever respected the will of the voters?
One of the pitfalls of the blogosphere is that everyone gets to spout off, even when they don’t have a clue. Scott Murphy is a venture capitalist who invests in small business and communities. He’s a smart, progressive finance guy who has his heart in the right place. He’s married to a woman from a local farming family here in the 20th District of upstate NY. It’s too bad that the armchair experts here at Booman don’t take the time to actually learn something about the candidates before they offer their opinion.