Is the New York Race a Referendum on the Candidates or Politics?
- By Stuart Rothenberg
- Roll Call Contributing Writer
- March 26, 2009, Midnight
Is the special election in New York’s 20th district a referendum on the national political environment — on President Barack Obama, Washington, D.C.’s handling of the American International Group bonus scandal, the economic stimulus package and the national reputations of the two parties? Or, rather, is it about the skills and appeal of the two candidates?
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