Fossella Seems Safe for Now

By Josh Kurtz
Roll Call Staff

May 2, 2008, 6:36 p.m.

For the past three election cycles, Democrats have made noises about targeting Rep. Vito Fossella, the lone Republican in New York City’s Congressional delegation. But the talk never amounted to action, and while Fossella’s margins of victory have shrunk since 2002, when he topped out at 70 percent, he has never had to sweat re-election much.

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