Charlie Rangel rebuffs primary challenger to win 23rd House term



Harlem congressman eked out close victory over Espailla
Spend more than 40 years running for office, and you get pretty good at it.
Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York likely won himself a 23rd term in Congress Tuesday night, despite an ethics scandal that’s caused some Democratic politicians to keep their distance, and a recent shake up of the boundaries of his district that has shifted his constituency to be majority Hispanic, instead of African American.
The 84 year-old Harlem powerhouse beat his main primary challenger, state senator Adriano Espaillat by 3 percentage points, the AP reported Wednesday afternoon. The city will continue to count outstanding absentee ballots next week, but it appears Espaillat cannot win even if they go his way. (The state senator says he won't concede until every vote has been counted.) The pair was at times neck and neck in polls in the 13th district, and Rangel appeared to sweat it on the campaign trail. He told reporters Monday that he would cry himself to sleep if Espaillat pulled off a victory.


and the greed goes on......

Seems the establishment incumbants have kept up with their contributions and crony votes profiting the Diebold Corporation.....

You know, the guys that make and program voting machines.....

Rangel
Cochran
Graham
McConnel

Assured losers, noted for corruption and anti-party agendas somehow seem to pull off the win in heated, contested, victories..... go figure