According to The New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/14/nyregion/ny-democrats-try-to-avoid-upset-in-special-election.html?hp), Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was quick to blame Orthodox Jewry for Weprin's defeat:
"But Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida, the chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, said the district’s large concentration of Orthodox Jews made it unusual and meant the race had few national ramifications.
'In this district, there is a large number of people who went to the polls tonight who didn’t support the president to begin with and don’t support Democrats — and it’s nothing more than that,' she said in a telephone interview."
Yeah, right, Debbie, it had absolutely nothing to do with unemployment and the state of the economy. This is almost as believable as "Change we can believe in." But thanks anyway for blaming the Orthodox Jews in the district. I'm sure this will lead to greater tolerance and understanding throughout the US.
Wasserman Schultz: "A large number of people who don't support Democrats [sic]"
ReplyDeleteThe registration in the district is 3-1 Democratic and they haven't elected a Republican in 90 years. (Until now.)
What planet is this woman on?