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order to fund tax cuts for big oil companies, independents, republicans, and democrats agreed with that proposition and that's why she won. and i'll say one other thing. tonight we served notice on the republican party that in any district in america, east coast, west coast, lake erie, where there is a democrat who is willing to defend medicare, we will fight in that district despite the conventional wisdom and despite the odds. that's what makes us democrats. >> congressman israel are we seeing a sea change? is this the beginning of a sea change? do you think that the democrats could win the house back on this issue? i mean, if they can win there imagine what is going to happen in some close districts across the country. was this election a litmus test for the ryan budget? what do you think? >> well, yes it was. in fact, we had our drive for 25. we needed 25 seats to take back the house. now it's only -- we need only 24 more to take back the house. so it has diminished the difference. and let me say one other thing. if the republicans had to spend about $3.5 million to defend one
we're there for the long term as well. >> congressman, if i may impose upon you to take a turn to the events tonight, i want to get your reaction to the big election tonight. here is the winner of the special election in new york's 26th district, kathy hochul. here it is. >> you know, if i had my way and i hope i do, we will keep the promises we made to our seniors who spent their entire lives paying into a medicare system so it would be there when they needed it. it's that simple. it's that simple. and i will tell you -- congressman, what do you make of the event tonight, the results of that? is it the ryan budget in your opinion? >> you know, this is real, a real wakeup call for republicans who have been trying to dismantle medicare as we know it but also a wakeup call for democrats who have sometimes been too timid to stand up and say we're going to fight for seniors. we're going to fight to keep the medicare program strong and whole for a long, long time{ to
district. kathy and i both believe we need to create jobs, grow our economy, and reduce the deficit in order to out compete other nations and win the future. kathy has shown through her victory and throughout her career that she will fight for the families and businesses in western new york and i look forward to working with her when she gets to washington. a big win for the democrats tonight. no doubt about it. kathy hochul declared the winner in new york's district 26. obviously the ryan budget and the attack on medicare and medicaid played heavy on a lot of the voters. she is in with 48% of the vote. republican jane corwin in at 42% of the vote. and also tea party candidate jack davis in with 8% of the vote and all of those votes have not been counted as of yet. but there you see the winner kathy hochul. our coverage will continue. today chrysler repaid its government loan six years early. and the united states auto industry is coming back big time but republicans of course predicted failure and wouldn't go along with the president on the loan. that's next. you get the best of the internet, not just part of it. ♪ flash! ah ahh... ♪
this will come as no surprise to many of you but the playbook the democrats and special interests have been using to attack me is being used right now in new york's 26th district. you know the drill. they spread all kinds of falsehoods about the path to prosperity and see what sticks. jane corwin needs our help. well, she didn't get enough help. she lost tonight. the race has been called. corwin has been doing her best going into this election to divorce herself from ryan's radical plan by playing the victim. >> been a lot of lies and distortions about what my position on medicare is and it's scaring seniors quite frankly and i'm shocked and appalled by that. i think it's important the seniors understand that i'm trying to save the program. >> corwin was so worried about tonight's outcome she has obtained a court order preventing officials in seven counties of the 26th district from certifying the winner before a thursday morning
go to the table to negotiate with those people that want to change the landscape of medicare and medicaid and social security. should this be a game changer when it comes to strategy for the democrats? >> i believe that we proved tonight why we're democrats and where we're willing to fight. we will strengthen medicare. we will improve medicare. we will reform medicare. end medicare. that's what happened tonight. >> does it take it off the table as a bargaining chip in your opinion? >> it was never -- the termination of medicare was never a negotiating position. it is nonnegotiable for every democrat. we will not accept the termination of medicare. >> steve, what about the democrats have said that we've got to look at the long term here and make cuts. 80% of the people don't want that. now that we've seen this tonight in 26{ does this change things? >> i think tonight proves to democrats and republicans throughout the entire country that we have better priorities. we don't need to reduce medicare. we need to reduce the tax subsidies to the big oil companies. that's the choice that we've presented to the american people and the voters of new york's 26th congressional district agree with our choices and our priorities. >> congressman steve israel, i have to say congratulations undoubtedly is in order. >> thank you. >> you're the chairman of the democratic congressional campaign committee. way to start out with a victory, dude. >> thank you. >> good to have you with us. thanks for your time tonight.
of the most republican conservative districts in america and lost, imagine what that says for the 97 additional congressional districts that are more moderate than new york 26. there are 97 republicans who are losing sleep tonight. >> okay. on the heels of that answer, do you think that there will be some republicans back away from this and what about this vote that's going to be coming up later this week in the senate? do you think that{ this election would be a wakeup call for some of those senators who are wavering on this? there are ten republican senators who are up for re-election. what about that dynamic? >> if a democrat elected in new york-26 is not a wakeup call then i don't know what is. this is not just a win for democrats and it's not just a win for kathy hochul who will be an extraordinary and independent member of congress. it is a win for medicare and it
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here tonight. >> what do you say about the tea party candidate? was that candidate the tea partier jack davis, was he the spoiler in all of this for the republicans and is that why hochul has won? what about that? >> no. i just think jack petered out. you know, he held the attention of the public for a while attacking both political parties. that resonated somewhat but in the end he couldn't make the case. they wanted somebody who made it clear they were going to protect working class families and protect seniors against medicare cuts. protect social security against people who wanted to come in and privatize it. kathy made that argument. she did it beautifully. and tonight she is going to congress. >> leonard, do me a favor and get kathy hochul for us on there tonight. we want to talk to her before the broadcast is over tonight right. all right. we want to talk to the winner. i appreciate your time.
is a very serious warning sign to republicans who would continue this reckless scheme to terminate medicare in order to fund those tax cuts for big oil companies. >> do you think that this was going to be a wakeup call to speaker boehner? >> well, again, i don't think that anybody would have predicted early on, i can tell you when i was asked to make the decision on whether democrats should participate in this election because it was such a strongly republican district, there were many people who said democrats could never win it. kathy hochul won it. she won it with the support of independent, republicans, and democrats, and i think this sends a serious message to republicans throughout the congress, throughout the country. >> congressman, do you think this changes the landscape of debate for the democrats? i mean, there's a big conversation about what should be on or off the table when you
very telling and i think it's consistent with what we've seen beginning back really in 2009. the voters are restless. they're looking for leadership that is going to speak to the issues and concerns that they have. and so if you put something out like medicare, if you're talking about health care as we did in 2010, you've got to be prepared to really drill down on these issues so the voters understand exactly what you want and to the extent they don't appreciate it, don't like it, or don't really get what you're saying you are going to see these results. i think that's what tonight is all about. the voters out there are saying that everything is still on the table for them and that for democrats and republicans and t mj5)u()q hat you can't take any of this for granted so i get the high fiving tonight for democrats. folks who are high fiving after thrace in new york-23 a year