In NY-9, voters are the losers: Weprin and Turner, two lame candidates, have run lousy campaigns
What did the good people of New York’s 9th Congressional District do to deserve this mess of a special election?
Did they post photos of Anthony Weiner’s private parts on Twitter?
Did they have any say about which candidates the party bosses hand-picked to run for Weiner’s vacated seat?
Did they volunteer to be manipulated by people with axes to grind on Israel or same-sex marriage?
Did they ask to be bombarded with inane and outrageous campaign ads?
No, no, no and no.
But it’s the citizens of the 9th district - covering parts of Queens and Brooklyn - who are stuck with the cleanup.
People will be asking, ‘is this an indicator of 2012’. Only if 2012 is marked by astounding incompetence.