Matt Lewis at the Daily Caller: a quick look at what is happening in the upcoming special election in New York’s 9th District — the bluest of blue districts and the seat formerly held by liberal Democrat Anthony Weiner — suggests social issues like same sex marriage are still very much alive. What is more, they […]

Matzav reports: A group of Flatbush rabbonim have signed a letter stating that it is forbidden to vote or campaign for Democrat David Weprin in the race to replace Queens Rep. Anthony Weiner. Weprin is a New York State assemblyman and formerly a member of the New York City Council where he served as chairman of its finance […]

It’s good to see the Times finally giving a voice to the good people of diverse backgrounds who believe in marriage as the union of husband and wife: Larry Yang, the Korean-American owner of a hardware store next door, said he resented such a public promotion of same-sex marriage. He said many among the large […]

Big money coming in: Democrats are showing the clearest sign yet of concern ahead of next Tuesday’s special election in New York’s 9th District – the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is going up on air with an expensive television buy in the campaign’s closing days.According to buy information obtained by Hotline On Call, the DCCC has […]

UPDATE – read our official press release here. Thomas Kaplan at the New York Times City Room blog got the scoop: After the New York State Legislature voted in June to allow gay couples to wed, opposition groups vowed that they would make trouble for lawmakers who supported the marriage bill the next time they […]

That’s what happens when you cross the people who you need to vote for you: Democratic congressional candidate David Weprin is ploughing at least $260,000 into TV ads during the final stretch of the campaign to fight off a strong challenge from GOP rival Bob Turner in Tuesday’s special election for disgraced ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner […]