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Walter L. Newton11/05/2009 8:43:19 am PST

re: #519 FrogMarch

“Voters rejected the Democratic incumbent’s bid for a fourth term, opting instead for a candidate who pledged to downsize government and cut the highest county taxes in the nation.”

Oh noes! Stalinists!

And understand, this is an extremely liberal county. If I remember my figures correctly, the progressives have held this position for 20 years.

And one of the big reasons this conservative won. Because he was against some Obama initiative that would force places like Westchester county to put low income housing in the middle of million dollar homes.

This was a referendum on Obama.