The republican candidate for Anthony Wiener's 9th District seat doesn't know the poverty rate in his

[no_hypocrisy]

district!

Just heard it now when Brian Lehrer asked him on the air on WNYC.

Bob Turner obfusgated, saying that the number's always changing, saying it was reflective of the federal poverty rate (which he didn't give a number).

[n2doc]

1. The only thing that counts is that he supports The current Israeli government unconditionally

Apparently.

[Renew Deal]

2. How many people would know that answer?

Unless it's an issue in that district.

I found the 2009 answer pretty easily.

New York 9

11.6% (80,167)

1.7%

11.6% (17,309)▼


•44,133 women (12.17 percent) in the district live in poverty
•17,186 Latinos (14.66 percent) in the district live in poverty
•15,393 Asian-Americans (12.68 percent) in the district live in poverty

http://halfinten.org/issues/articles/poverty-data-by-congressional-district/