is this anthony weiner's fault? is this barack obama's fault?now not popular in your district? is this the fault of your campaign not getting traction fast enough? what's happening here? >> well, first of all, the only poll that really counts is the poll tomorrow. on election day. and it's a special election. and, you know, all these polls don't really determine who's going to come out to vote and it is still a strong democratic district. we have tremendous get out the vote operation. we're going to have over a thousand people in the field. we have every labor union behind us sending people. so i wouldn't write the obituary of the seat yet. i'm confident we're going to pull out a democratic victory tomorrow. >> no one is writing the obituary. we're wondering why it's so stuff. staten island is the only place in new york city that elects republican members of congress and so we haven't seen this before. you're running against a guy who has never held public office, who actually was one of the creators of the jer "the jerry springer show." it does

any who, if you remember, the former holder of that congressional seat was democrat anthony weiner, who for some reason was unable to complete his term. what was that? >> congressman weiner, a contract, is now infamous for some revealing self-portraits sent to women online. jon jon oh, yes, the self-portraits he sent to women online. you know, that's a little grandiose to call this a self-portrait. i mean, seriously, these self-portraits show none of the monochromatic grand -- grandeur of pi -- picasso's work or seurat's works. if you enjoy these, there's plenty more in our book, "jokes for history majors." [applause] by the way, that's... it's pronounced [bleeped]. [laughter] sorry. i just do imagine an art history major watching the show right now going, oh, my god, oh, my god, oh, my god, they're talking about us. anyway, special elections, but still it's a fait accompli. whoever the democrats ran are going to take that seat. >> this is one of the bluest districts in the nation. the number of democrats outnumber republicans three to one, hasn't sent a republican to washington in 1923

one of those districts was chuck schumer's and anthony weiner. now if a republican wins it is going to terrify those safe democrats. they worry about prime pearce but they don't sweat november. now they have to start sweating it. >> >> sean: to what extent is this a referendum on the president? obama has a 31% approval rating in the district. 56% disapproval in this heavily democratic district. the issues of israel, snubbing of benjamin netanyahu, treatment of israel. the president itself it is a referendum on him and this guy weprin supported the ground zero mosque. is it mostly about obama and his failed policies? >> yeah, i think it is a referendum on it. but it is about three specific groups. first, as you mentioned, jews are upset with him because of his overtly anti-israel posture. i did a poll a couple months ago, 40% of jewish democrats said obama was biased against israel second is african-americans are not turning out to vote, they are sitting on their hands. if you had a large black turn-out in that district you couldn't have a republi

it's always been a little more conservative than even anthony weiner was.hat you're seeing is a lot of voter resentment about president obama and david weprin has not run a terrific campaign. bob turner, the republican, has run a much better one. >> what about the economy? is that sort of the overarching jobs, unemployment, or is scandal still an issue? >> it's both. i mean anthony weiner's unfavorables are pretty bad. they're definitely a dragdown. i think you're seeing a perfect storm here. it's the economy. it's voter anger over health care. it's voter anger over a lot of things, and they're able to express it this way. you've also had weprin, again, i've known him for a very long time when he was in city council in new york, not a perfect candidate. has not exactly quite gotten it done. bob turner ran once last year against anthony weiner but he really has never done this before. but he embodies that newness that people are looking for. >> look forward to talking to you, i hope tomorrow, when you follow up on this. thank you so much. >> it's great to se

anthony weiner, forced to resign backjanuary.about the fact this district is expected to go away. redistricting. this candidate was going to be seen as a place holder and anticipated the democrat would win. and the democrats started getting nervous when polls showed he was running behind. you may remember, also a special election in new york state back in the spring, a democrat took a republican district, and was basically on social security and medicare. the democrat in this race, he did try to make this about preserving social security and medicare, but, you know, it was the economic recovery that became the dominant theme. >> so it's jobs, jobs, jobs. not the cuts to entitlement programs, nothing else. if a politician wants to win, he should just talk about getting people employed. is that the lesson? >> and we should point out, even though democrats outnumber republicans three to one, there are conservative democrats in this district who have supported republicans in the past. but, really, it does seem that, you know, voters

. >> until anthony weiner tweeted the self portraits. >> six of 512 reporting it shows republicans 56 percent bob turner against 43 percent. went from blue to red. >> in the end it wasn't close. bob turner comfortably taking the overwhelmingly democratic district anthony weiner, before him geraldine ferraro. they used to call it theirs. not now. >> he is trying to hard to get the jewish vote. >> i want to also acknowledge somebody who i rely on day in, day out one of my dearest friends. joe biden is in the house. >> my jewish mother used to ask one question when people asked her opinion about politics, is it good for the jews? clearly the overwhelmingly jewish voters in last tuesday's special election here in new york said president obama was not good for the jews. were they right? >> i think they were right. if you think about the obama policies his saying we need to go back to the 1967 borders. that is a complete reversal of our policy. we never pushed them to go back pre67 borders. the read sense to recognize israel's right to exist which is the beginning of any real negotiations.

the fallout from the anthony weiner scandal or pessimism over president obama's policies?sa harris is a professor at tulane and columnist for "the nation." how dismal do things look for president obama if the democrats were to lose this seat that has been democratic for 90 years? >> i think this is deep breath time because we have to clarify the difference between reality and perception both of which are incredibly important in politics. on the reality side it makes very little difference. the ninth congressional district in new york is likely to be phased out of existence all together. this is part of why there was so much anxiety about weiner's self-implosion. he was a person who should have gone on to higher levels of politics in part because his district was going to be phased out. if you look at the individual realities of this race it was very much like the massachusetts senate race in that you had a candidate who although the democrat made a lot of mistakes in errors. but the perception obviously could be quite bad. it could be quite demoralizing for a democratic pa

>> reporter: but what might be toughest for democrats to spin is just 10 months ago democrat anthony weiner won this district by 20 points. the man he beat, bob turner, and, scott, turner's the same republican who won last night. >> pelley: jim, thanks very much. you know, it's been so long, we wondered about the last republican to win that seat, so we cracked the history books and we found that he was andrew petersen, swept into office in the 1920 republican landslide that put warren g. harding into the white house. the chairman of today's republican national committee called the election a referendum on the failed policies of president obama. norah o'donnell is at the white house this evening, and, norah has the president's team taken notice? >> reporter: they absolutely have, although the president's spokesman today tried to make the case special elections are unique and they don't tell you very much about the future. but i can tell you that there are a number of democrats who are increasingly nervous about the party, about the president's future political prospects. i mean, just take a

he's been on our couch before as soon as anthony weiner's scandal erupted.pin out the scott brown story out of massachusetts. if you're the administration, what message should they be getting? they write in today's "wall street journal" it's all about the jewish vote in a predominantly jewish area. >> i think it's an excellent point. it's right on the money. it's not just the economy. this is a heavily jewish district. remember, bob turner is a catholic conservative. ok? in a heavily jewish district. pulls out a big victory. this is a significant victory. it wasn't a squeaker. president obama's policy in the middle east has been muddled and more and more jewish-americans and jewish-american voters who like obama and have supported him are taking a second look and are deeply skeptical especially in a very politically connected place such as this district. i mean, they follow middle east politics. they understand it. israel feels like it can do nothing right in the eyes of the obama administration and hillary clinton, i mean, in my view, hillary clinton has be

this is the race to fill the seat vacated by anthony weiner. republicans are hoping to steal the seat in the liberal stronghold of new york city. we'll bring you the results as soon as we have it. the republican presidential contenrs were back on the campaign trail today after a fiery debate last night in florida. the event featured some contentious moments including this showdown between romn and perry. >> the question is, do you still believe that social security should be ended as a federal perhaps, as you did six months ago when your book came out and return to the states? >> i think we ought to have a conversation -- >> we are having that right now governor, we are running for president. >> rather than trying to scare seniors like you're doing and other people, it is time to have a legitimate conversation in this country about how to fix that program where not bankrupt and our children know there's going to be a retirement program there for them. >> term ponzi scheme scared seniors. number two, suggesting that social security should no lon

anthony weiner moved too the manhattan and he did vote for mr. weprin the democrat. weprin by the way doesn't even live in this district. you can hear some of the chants and the calls, people here tonight on edge, nervous, also somewhat confident it depends how much of the orthodox jewish vote came out in brooklyn. there was strong showings and turn-out in some of the most conservative areas in queens. it looks as if this may be a long night, despite the optimism here. we are seeing peter king and mayor ed koch now speaking to the crowd. [ cheering ] >> greta: i was going to ask why the cheering in the background. it is the entrance of the party celebrities, is that right? >> yeah, that's right many no new numbers now it is very early. you can't take much from a 56%-43%. to polls show that mr. turner the republican was up by six points in two polls. that caused a lot of excitement for the folks here. there was a great effort by the democrats to deploy an army of 1,000 or more on the seats today. new york city mayor koch revered in this city. he supported bob turner a

. >> special elections to replace anthony weiner. >> anthony weiner lost self-control. >> right here in queens. >> i think we're all waking up. >> there's definitely some hand wringing. >> there is hope for democrats. >> i'm going to hundred for the united states senate. >> there's a lot of lunatics it seems -- >> i didn't say that. >> i graduated in the top ten in my graduating class. of 13. donald's got some advice for me. >> michele bachmann, she might have blown it. >> i'm not a doctor. >> i've been having trouble understanding the christianity these candidates represent. >> unique christian origin. defend the values, the christian values. may god continue to bless this great country we love. >>> political history was made here in new york city last night in an election outcome that has democrats tonight worrying more than ever about their party's and their president's election prospects next year. a republican decisively won the congressional seat last occupied by democrat anthony weiner. that seat had been held by democrats for 88 years. if you think democrats lost the seat bec

voters are choosing a replacement for anthony weiner. congressman weiner stepped down in june after tweeting naked pictures of himself and lying about that. the seat mr. weiner held, new york's ninth, has not been occupied by a republican since before the great depression. democrats picked state assemblyman david weprin to run for it. he's the white guy in the white shirt trying to dance under the campaign sign in this old video. the republican many the race, former tv executive bob turner has been selling himself as the antidote to president obama's policy on israel which played well in the heavy orthodox jewish district though mr. weprin a democrat is also a real hawk on israel. mr. turner has athe crmocrat in islamic community center to build in downtown manhattan. the so-called ground zero mosque. seeing the republican candidate ahead in the polls in this race has had national democrats spending half a million bucks in recent days trying to save the seat from becoming a casualty of anthony weiner's new dizmo. i made that word up. pol

they are facing off to replace congressman anthony weiner who resigned after admitting to sending he esexually explicit -- sexually he can miss sit messages to women. >>> war crimes, a three month investigation claims rebel forces unlawfully killed more than a dozen muammar gaddafi loyalists. amnesty forces say muammar gaddafi committed far greater war crimes both in number and magnitude. >>> the campus is on alert after two sexual assaults in one week. now on sunday a female student reported being sexually assaulted. then on labor day another one said she was sexually assaulted near the campus and they are now responding to these attacks >> we have vehicle patrols in the area and they are making sure the blue light emergency phones are available on campus. >> they don't think the two incidents are related and the two suspect descriptions are different. san jose police say they are also involved in this. >>> every category has gone down according to the department of justice violent crime is down 6.9% and that includes homicide and rape. motor vehicle theft down 7.6%. the state is al

. >>> estas fueron elecciones necesarias, después del escándalo de anthony weiner, por mostrar fotografíasa york perderá 2 escaños del congreso. >>> el plan de empleos del presidente barack obama tiene una nueva variante, favorecer a los nuevos negocios para pagar rápidamente, el gobierno tiene generalmente 30 días para hacer los pagos, pero se planea recortarlos a 15. >>> el índice de aprobación del presidente barack obama aumentó levemente, según indica un sondeo de reuters ipsos, el 25% piensa que el país va en la dirección correcta. >>> otra vez el representante republicano de texas, lamar smith presentará un proyecto de ley que nada favorece a los inmigrantes, promoviendo un programa de trabajadores agrícolas que excluye. >>> una medida que obligaría a los empleadores de la nación usar el sistema iverify irá a votación mañana en la cámara de representantes, se espera que sea aprobada, pero no están preparados para examinar documentos de trabajadores. >>> estamos educados para salir adelante en estos negocios y no tenemos ni tiempo ni dinero para ser trabajadores del gobierno . >>> cre

megyn: casey steegal, thank you. >>> former congressman anthony weiner's house seat is up for grabs, in about as blue a district as they come. so why is the republican now leading? >> karl rove is here with a very big story from the campaign trail that may have something that's going to say about what's going to happen in 2012 according to some pundits. >>> and tennis star serena williams in the hot seat again for an incident that could ban her from next year's u.s. open. fair play? that's in kelly's court. almost tastes like one of jack's als. fiber one. h, forgot jack cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! [ jack ] yeah, ts is pretty good. [ male announcer ]alf a day's worth of fiber. fiber one. megyn: fox news alert. a social security showdown shaping up for two top gop candidate for the presidential election. brand-new hour of "america live." welcome, i'm megyn kelly. rick perry and mitt romney sparring over social security. perry penning an article saying i'm going to be honest with the american people. our elected leaders must have the strength to spea

democrats lost a seat of disgraced congressman anthony weiner, a seat that's been in democratic hands923. the district covers parts of brooklyn and queens. heavily jewish, democratic, p prounion and blue collar. if that doesn't send the democratic party into panic mode, it ought to. the results in brooklyn call into question whether obama could carry florida, a kishl to his re-election. republican p bob turner is a retired cable tv executive who has never served office. i work for cable tv executives and i wouldn't work for them for most of anything. he defeated david weprin, with two decades of service. democrats even sent in form er president clinton to campaign. in nevada, my home state, the democrat was trounced in a special election there and these twin losses are only the latest in a string of bad news for president obama. a new poll shows mr. obama getting the highest disapproval rating of his presidency. 55%. as for the jobs plan, it's looking unlikely it's going to get much traction if congress and if the upcoming election is all about jobs in the economy, the president's cam

voters, heading to the polls in the new york congressional district last held by anthony weiner. will the very blue seat turn red today? >>> also, there's this: >> you people have no idea what we're going through. you guys don't give a damn, you don't care about me, you don't care about her, you don't care about my granddaughter, you don't care about any of this stuff. shut up. i'm talking. i am talking! i've had it. i've had it with all of you. i'm trying to find my granddaughter, you guys don't care about that. >> martha: a sad story, this whole thing was, right folks? that's george and cindy anthony who you probably remember well, that was three years ago, that scene, when their granddaughter was supposedly missing, now the anthonys are sitting down for a big ber view, of course, that's the way these things go, right? so casey was acquitted for the murder of her granddaughter. now they're talking. we'll have that. bill: at this hour, voters are going to the poll necessary a special election for former new york congressman anthony weiner's old house seat, weiner resigned early

he takes over the seat held by anthony weiner. >>> mike nicco has the cooler forecast. >> you can justee it outside. clouds are still around. flight arrival delays continue at sfo, shortfall back in the forecast for a few days. we'll talk about how cool it will get before the warming trend hits this weekend. >> also beware of a scam. what officials say you should be on lookout for. >> and attention shoppers, plan to help hundreds of thousands of women around the world. lgs >>> you are looking what they are calling the next big thing. shuttle program has ended. they are moving forward with the new space rocket system. nasa animation shows the rocket that will allow nasa to explore space in the future. multibillion dollar program. it's going to carry astronauts in a capsule on top of the rocket and set to begin six years. it didn't look like animation. we have nice blue skies but low clouds to contend with earlier. >> clouds are slowly moving out of the valleys. from mount contaminate familiar as we look down definitely above 1500 feet. if you like sunshine and warm temperatures, see som

he takes over the seat held by anthony weiner. >>> mike nicco has the cooler forecast. >> you can justee it outside. clouds are still around. flight arrival delays continue at sfo, shortfall back in the forecast for a few days. we'll talk about how cool it will get before the warming trend hits this weekend. >> also beware of a scam. what officials say you should be on lookout for. >> and attention shoppers, plan to help hundreds of thousands of women around the world. jwlgs >>> you are looking what they are calling the next big thing. shuttle program has ended. they are moving forward with the new space rocket system. nasa animation shows the rocket that will allow nasa to explore space in the future. multibillion dollar program. it's going to carry astronauts in a capsule on top of the rocket and set to begin six years. it didn't look like animation. we have nice blue skies but low clouds to contend with earlier. >> clouds are slowly moving out of the valleys. from mount contaminate familiar as we look down definitely above 1500 feet. if you like sunshine and warm temperatures, see s

he won the seat of anthony weiner, the disgraced lawmaker whose sexting scandal went public. is this a referendum on the obama presidency? >> there had been polling done ahead of this election and it showed that the economic recovery was the number one theme. the fact that bob turner, who was a former cable tv executive, has never been a politician before, although he's run in some other races. the fact that he could beat a democrat in this district where the democrat was really expected to win this race easily until the past few weeks. democrats became increasingly nervous. this is a district where democrats outnumber republicans 3-1. it's not as liberal as many people might think. there are a lot of conservative democrats, that is, and the republican candidate here seized on their frustrations. >> been asked by the people of this district to send the message to washington and i hope they hear it loud and clear. we have been told this is a referendum and we're ready to say, mr. president, we are on the wrong track. >> you know, kyra, the democrat in this race tried to make t

anthony weiner's scandal, sex scandal, it was awful, i don't think it inspired confidence.inted out, a lot of the independents right now are buying off of president obama. that's not the democrats. >> sean: i think your analysis is off represented by this race in nevada. mccain won by 88 votes. 26,000 vote jump in just a short period of time. look, this is a 20 point swing in new york compared to obama's margin in 2008 to now. yeah, there is a very strong jewish community in this district. they are very angry at how the president snubbed benjamin netanyahu in israel. you read comments in the paper it is about the economy people are upset they feel like he's failed in the economy. every poll shows that. >> i think what the independents right now, they are just not seeing the results they want. you know what, this was not the case -- this is where i disagree with you. i don't think it was a pure reverand department on president obama. i think obama plays into it the whole democratic sense, all of washington being dysfunctional, out of control. the docratic base not excited no

turner replaces congressman anthony weiner, a seven-term democrat who resigned in the wake of a sexting scandal in june. in nevada, former republican state senator mark amodei coasted to a victory in a district that's never elected a democrat. >>> meanwhile, as lawmakers on capitol hill spar over how to pay for president obama's american jobs act, the president is on the road working hard to sell his plan to the american people. after stopping in ohio yesterday, today he takes his pitch to raleigh, north carolina. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: to sell his jobs >> reporter: the president is out there trying to pitch the $447 billion plan, new spending to create jobs. back here the super committee is looking for ways to save money. president obama pitches his jobs plan in raleigh, north carolina today. >> my question to congress is what on earth are we waiting for? >> reporter: republicans say they are waiting for a price tag america can afford. >> the debt has gone up 40% because it was financed with borrowing. >> reporter: the deficit super committee is debating how payin

. >> a big upset in a race to replace congressman anthony weiner. republicans take the new congressional seat the democrats have held for almost 100 years. clear warning of how frustrated voters are over the sour economy and a warning shot at the white house. >>> as the president pitches his new jobs plan in north carolina, on capitol hill, a hearing to look into a company the white house trumpeted during the last stimulus as a model for green technology. it went bankrupt. potentially leaving taxpayers with a half billion dollar bill. the administration is on the hot seat for that. >>> plus, who says you have to win an election to impact american politics? this morning, we're celebrating the presidential losers who left their marks. it's wednesday, september 14, 2011. this is "the daily rundown," i'm chuck todd. call it presidential pile on day. let's get to my first reads. four months ago republicans got a wake-up call losing an election largely on the party's plan to turn medicare into a private voucher program. last night it was the democrat's tu

and the big upset was anthony weiner's post that has been led by democrats for decades and now to be led by robert turner. >> this was a grass roots campaign and people like me who got off of the couch and said, i'm mad as hell and i'm not going to take it anymore. >> in nevada, rick amodei will take over that democratic seat. and let's bring in mark murray, and lot of people are expecting the results out west in nevada, but a position held by a democrats in the past for decades in new york now, and how much of this is a referendum on president obama? >> well, it was clearly a blow to president obama and democrats in the house and the white house, but there was a confluence of events that led to the democrats defeat and the republicans victory and one of course is the president's poll numbers that have been sinking particularly in polls taken in that particular congressional district representing queens, new york. and one thing is that the incumbent voted for a gay marriage law and the unorthodox jews in that district was upset about that. and also, if you add anthony weiner's downfa

give the gop if they stay home in a special election if they stay home for the replacement of anthony weinerdemocrats will win at the end of the day but you're right, this is a special election, turnout is key, which means you need energy, and right now, when you look at the race, it's going to be a challenge to get some of the democrats out. >> the latest siena poll put report robert turner ahead of david weprin. charles, is this purely a referendum on president obama or more at work here? >> clearly the president is a problem in the district, but there's not just one poll, there's two polls out that show turner up by six points and if you look inside the numbers for both polls they show the president is a problem. disapproval ratings are very high in the district but keep in mind that when you have a solid district like this, falling away from the party that usually holds it, it's often a perfect storm of factors. here i think that's the case. you have a candidate perceived as a little bit weak, maybe not up to standards. you've got some particulars in the district unique to that district,

. >>> and you probably remember this man, anthony weiner, from new york. he was caught in the middle of that sexting scandal. now at 11:00, republicans scored an upset victory tonight in the race for his house seat. retired media executive and political novice bob turner defeated david wepren. the democratic district that spans parts of queens and brooklyn had never sent a republican to the house. >>> in a few weeks, the tsa will no longer require children 12 years old and younger to take off their shoes during an airport screening. patdowns will also no longer be required for children. this policy change comes several months after a youtube video was released showing a 6- year-old girl getting the same kind of patdown as adults. most parents we talked to at oakland's airport are happy about the decision. >> just wonderful that this is going to be implemented soon. it will help not just parents with kids but everybody waiting in line. >> well, they say children could be chose afternoon random patdowns. there's that youtube video. tsa officers might ask kid

and i see oscar mayer has the anthony weiner mobile out.have got to watch yourself out there nowadays. but, i think the bus looks like fun. i like a nice piece of pizza. todd palin and sarah palin seem like my type of people. that looks like fun. maybe jay carney and i can get in a win beg go and he can continue to sound like a bingo caller at a vfw with a gas leak in the kitchenette area. >> i 27. >> bill: do you know who you should be in the camper with? joe biden biden and miller. oh man, i would pay. sell it to oprah's network. >> there are no words to match this moment. >> bill: biden and miller on the road again. >> biden can get into the car pool lane with whatever that thing is on his head that's how distinct that is. >> bill: it's an extra passenger you are saying? >> yes, i'm saying that. billy,. [ laughter ] i kind of like palin in the bus. i like the whole family in the bus. it reminds me of the partridge hunter family episode or something ♪ come on now ♪ and be everybody >> they are all out there together. come on, let's shoot.

in new yor new york city for the open seat of disgraced congressman anthony weiner. he is the first republican in 90 years. he joins me right here. congratulations to you. >> thank you, megyn, thanks to be here. megyn shocked? >> no. megyn why not? >> i expected to win. megyn 90 years, not even shocked a little bit. megyn i liv i've lived in this district my hole life. i had high ear to the ground. i sensed the mood of the people and i'm not surprised. megyn the democrats are blaming this on a lot of things but we are hearing, it's all anthony weiner's fault. he turned off the district with his antics and sex thing he was doing and they didn't want to give the seat to another democrat. >> i think anthony weiner is history. i don't think he was even a factor in this case. megyn who was the factor. >> president obama loud and clear. megyn how so? >> the people in this district are really unhappy with his treatment of israel, it's a very large jewish district. they are very unhappy with jobs, the deficit, and our inability to return to prosperity, an administration that

. >>> the race to fill anthony weiner's empty seat wasn't supposed to be close. may be a surprise winner. republican robert turner is ahead of state assemblyman david wepdin. a last-minute surge in donations may not be enough to send him to washington. we have the editor of the new york -- "the new york post" is with us. is this a case of david weprin running a weak campaign? >> it's all of the above. i think there's no question there's a referendum on the president. the poll you mentioned and a new poll that came out yesterday both show president obama under water with a net negative in this heavily democratic district. it's turned into a referendum on the president in a place where the president should be the strongest. >> fred, democrats have linked pop turner to the tea party -- bob turner to the tea party. explain the type of politician he is. is he far right conservative? where does he fall? >> he's conservative but not a politician. he's pro-life, again same-sex marriage, but these social issues don't seem to matter in this election. this election is not a

you had voters in brooklyn and queens deciding who replaces congressman anthony weiner today.e latest. a lot of excitement in queens? >> a lot of excitement in terms of the candidates who they're really working overtime. this is a squeaker. very close and, in fact, one of the candidates, the democratic candidate just up the block shaking hands at a subway stop this morning trying to leave nothing to chance because this race is very close. the latest poll we have from public policy shows that weprin has 41% and the republican candidate bob turner 47%. that is surprising to a lot of people. this is a democratic strong hold, district 9 of new york city. 3-1 democrats in this district but that really has not helped david weprin and he's raised $800,000 more than republican candidate bob turner but still, just behind in the polls there. polls opened at 6:00 a.m. this morning, they're going to close at 9:00. and the candidates really in overdrive. bob turner yesterday showed up with his biggest endorsement, former mayor rudy giuliani. the focus of their campaign has been national. a