Democrat Kathy Hochul wins House seat in New York special election - CNN.com: "(CNN) -- Democrat Kathy Hochul swept to victory Tuesday night in a closely watched Congressional election in New York state, which turned into a proxy battle on a House Republican proposal on Medicare. The race in New York's 26th Congressional district was to fill the seat of former Republican Congressman Chris Lee, who resigned over pictures and e-mails of him trying to find a date on Craigslist. The seat had been considered safe for Republicans, who had held the district for more than four decades. Democrats claimed the victory 'had far reaching consequences around the country' over Medicare, while a top Republican warned trying to 'predict the future based on the results of this unusual race is naive and risky.'"It seems that at least occasionally even money doesn't trump the will of voters and common sense. It also seems that the mandate for the radical right is, well, not so much a mandate as say an expression of voter frustration with a profoundly broken political system, Congress, and both political parties.
Common Sense says good for New York and common sense.
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