GOP candidate Bob Turner nabs Weiner’s congressional seat

The Takeaway

Yesterday, there was a special election for the New York Congressional seat left vacant by disgraced Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner. The largely Democratic district would logically have gone to Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin, but due to myriad political factors Republican businessman Bob Turner won the race. Anna Sale of  WNYC’s  It’s a Free Country  reports on why this traditionally blue seat went red.

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