Democrats are bracing for a possible loss in New York’s 9th district, where Queens and Brooklyn residents will go to the polls on Tuesday to decide on a replacement for Anthony Weiner, who resigned earlier this year over lewd messages that he had sent over Twitter.The latest polls show Democrat David Weprin, a state assembly member and former city councilman, trailing Republican businessman Bob Turner. Democrats enjoy a 3:1 registration advantage over Republicans in the district, but it went for Obama in 2008 with only 55% of the vote, making it competitive enough to leave an opening for a Republican in a low turnout special election.
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