Recalculating Rangel's margin
Briefing: Rangel's campaign manager Moises Perez. Jeff Mays via DNAinfo.com
5:21 pm Jun. 27, 20121
NY-06
Grace Meng's first appearance on Day One of the general election was in Forest Hills, a heavily Jewish part of the district. [Nigel Chiwaya]
NY-08
Hakeem Jeffries explains his nuanced position on using public money to "alleviate some of the cost burden" for parents who "send their children to [get] a religious-based education." [Gersh Kuntzman]
Replacing Rep. Ed Towns with Jeffries is "a huge, huge upgrade" for progressives. [David Nir]
Commentary seems to agree with Crain's that the biggest loser in the race is DC37. And, of course, David Duke. [Alana Goodman]
NY-13
Rangel's margin of victory went from 5 percent last night to 3 percent this morning. [Associated Press]
Adriano Espaillat released a statement that refers to "voting results that continue to come in." [No Link]
A local paper in the Bronx is keeping a close eye on the results. [@RiverdalePress]
A "firm victory." [Jonathan Hicks]
Rangel, popular enough. [Kevin Loria]
The crowded field split the opposition vote. [Dominic Carter]
Basil Smikle said Obama's second term would be "too historic" for Rangel to sit out. [Jeff Mays]
NY-23
Nate Shinagawa, a Tompkins County Legislator, won his three-way primary and could make history right along with Grace Meng. [Liz Benjamin]
City Hall
Gothamist goes big on the Post cover story on Bloomberg's mobile air-conditioning unit. [John Del Signore]
Comptrollers Tom DiNapoli and John Liu said $24 million in city property taxes weren't collected from property owners with cell phone towers on them. [James Arkin]
Rangel can now "RETIRE" as a winner and he should.
"Big Brother" Obama will be "RETIRED" by the voters come November and Rangel should "Retire" Now.
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