Daily Politics: Our Reuven Blau reports that when asked today about the impact of SSM on the NY-9 race, [New York City Council Speaker, Christine C.] Quinn, who is openly gay, responded: “I do not believe that people voting for marriage equality hurts them in elections and I don’t believe it hurt Assemblymember Weprin. Look at Gov. […]

The New York Times on NY-9 as prologue to future efforts to defeat pro-SSM legislators: Opponents of same-sex marriage say they plan to use Mr. Weprin’s defeat as a springboard as they seek in next year’s legislative elections to defeat lawmakers who voted to allow gay men and lesbians to wed. Although representatives of the […]

NOM Chairman Maggie Gallagher’s latest column discusses the events in New York’s special election this Tuesday: Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, was a good day for marriage. North Carolina legislators voted to send a marriage amendment to the people of that state in 2012. And in New York, the first clear Democratic casualty of gay marriage […]

David Weprin’s historic loss, precipitated by his support for gay marriage, has other Democrats in the empire state spooked, The New York Capitol News reports: Some Democratic sources claim Councilman Lew Fidler is worried last night’s election returns imperil his expected bid to replace indicted Sen. Carl Kruger. Many Brooklyn neighborhoods where Turner performed strongest […]

Media outlet after media outlet makes the case: American Spectator: “NY-9 is home to a significant number of politically engaged religious or orthodox Jews for whom the institution of marriage is fundamental and essential. And so, for them, Democrat David Weprin’s vote to transform the institution of marriage in accordance with modern-day notions of “fairness” […]

The short answer is yes: Politicians who are on the fence about coming out for [same-sex marriage] will undoubtedly take note of NOM’s success with a seat which should have been a cakewalk for the Democrats. Wiser heads than ours can probably argue that there were larger forces at play than simply [same-sex marriage]. Still, […]

Erik Erickson explains the election upset in NY-9: “…the voters in NY-09 rejected David Welprin’s vote in favor of gay marriage. Yes, yet again we see a reliably Democrat area rebel against Democrats pushing gay marriage.”