A bit of a history lesson for Democrats claming NY23 win is their first since the Civil War

pelosi3.jpgNancy Pelosi and Democrats are creaming their pants claiming that by winning NY-23′s Congress seat, they have done something that they haven’t done since the Civil War. Unless the Civil War happened back in 1979, then something is terribly wrong with this claim. New York’s current 23th district was of course re-”districted” over and over along like many others. But lets take a look back at exactly what party controlled the “district”, data from Wikipedia

Jonathan B. Bingham Democratic January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1973		 Redistricted to the 22nd district
Peter A. Peyser Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1977		 Redistricted from the 25th district
Bruce F. Caputo Republican January 3, 1977 –
January 3, 1979
Peter A. Peyser Democratic January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1983
Samuel S. Stratton Democratic January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1989		 Schenectady Redistricted from the 28th district
Michael R. McNulty Democratic January 3, 1989 –
January 3, 1993		 Green Island Redistricted to the 21st district
Sherwood Boehlert Republican January 3, 1993 –
January 3, 2003		 New Hartford Redistricted from the 25th district,
Redistricted to the 24th district
John M. McHugh Republican January 3, 2003 –
September 21, 2009		 Pierrepont Manor Redistricted from the 24th district
Resigned to become Secretary of the Army

Ok, Am i missing something here? Was there a civil war in 1979? The 1980s? 1993? Doug Hoffman’s loss as a 3rd party candidate to a Democrat in this district isn’t as historic and earth shattering as liberals and the media want you to believe. Oh, and remember, the next election for this district is less than a year away.

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November 4, 2009 · Filed Under congress, Democrats, Nancy Pelosi


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