The pollsters said independent voters are breaking toward Turner as the Sept. 13
special election approaches.
Not exact matches
Republican Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin in a statement on Thursday called for an exacting
approach in the investigation by a
special counsel assigned to review the 2016 presidential
election and possible interference by Russian agents.
Conor Lamb, who recently won a
special election in a conservative district in Pennsylvania, took a similar
approach — private moral opposition matched with public support for the legal right.
It's also worth noting, however, that Bob Turner won a neighboring district congressional
special election in 2011 (to replace Anthony Weiner) by galvanizing discontent with Obama's
approach to Israel.
White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton has been
approached by some party insiders about the possibility of running in the likely
special election to replace former New York Rep. Chris Lee (R) and is weighing the possibility of a bid, according to several sources familiar with his thinking.
The
special election will coincide with the June 3 Statewide Primary Election, which is rapidly appr
election will coincide with the June 3 Statewide Primary
Election, which is rapidly appr
Election, which is rapidly
approaching.