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NY-13
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This is not the Republicans’ year. There are omens all over the place. Some of them cosmic. As you may recall, Rep. Vito Fossella (R) ran a red light a few weeks ago and was stopped by a policeman who determined that (1) Fosella was drunk and (2) Fosella had a family in Virginia in addition to one on Staten Island. Vito Finito as the tabloids put it. With great difficulty, the Republicans managed to find a candidate to run in NY-13, an evenly split district that is the only Republican-held House seat in New York City. The candidate, Frank Powers, was a rich businessman who could finance the campaign himself, something the cash-strapped NRCC can’t do for him. Things were looking rosy for a bit and the Republicans thought they could possibly hold the seat against the Democratic contender, most likely New York City councilman Michael McMahon (Chris Van Hollen’s choice) although there is a primary in Sept. Got it so far? Enter the cosmic forces. Powers died of a heart attack yesterday. So it is back to square 1 for the GOP.
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