On May 25, 2011, at 11:42 AM, 123hop at comcast.net wrote:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/25/nyregion/democrat-capture-house-seat-in-special-election.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Gaining+upset+Democrat+wins+seat&st=nyt
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> Dems trounce in election due to support for Medicare.
As Ben Smith of Politico pointed out, Paul Ryan cut his political teeth working for Jack Kemp. And now Ryan has lost that seat for the GOP, one of the most Republican districts in NYS.
Doug