He had the audacity to make that circus act on the Congress floor against a great congressman Peter King who I think is probably out of everyone in the state one of my favorites. He is a disgusting runt and would love to see him thrown out but the stupid people in the borough love to rubber stamp people like him and that fat slob Ackerman.
The following numbers help illustrate the difficulty of defeating Anthony Weiner and Gary Ackerman:
In the 9th Congressional District, in which Weiner is the Congressman, as of April 10, 2010, there are 182,402 registered Democrats and only 58,685 registered Republicans. There are also 2,522 registered to the so called Conservative Party. There's also around 76,000 registered voters who are not with any of these parties. Even if ALL the non-Democrats voted for the Republican and assuming no one else crossed party line, Weiner would still win by around 35,000 votes.
In the 5th Congressional District, in which Ackerman is the Congressman, as of April 10, 2010, there are 172,463 registered Democrats and only 62,576 registered Republicans. There are also 1,937 registered to the so called Conservative Party. There's also around 78,000 registered voters who are not with any of these parties. Even if ALL the non-Democrats voted for the Republican and assuming no one else crossed party line, Ackerman would still win by around 30,000 votes.
Here's the source of these numbers:
http://www.elections.state.ny.us/NYSBOE/enrollment/congress/congress_apr10.pdfThe bottom line is there's a major uphill battle in both of these districts. Despite that, I'm of the opinion that Anthony Weiner and Gary Ackerman shouldn't get a free pass. Any efforts to expose their records, positions, and actions can add up in the process of eventually getting them out of office.