Tedisco Victory Could Be Serious Blow to Obama
Sunday, March 29, 2009 2:33 PM

ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York's rural 20th Congressional District becomes the center of the American political world this week in a special election that's piqued the interest of both major parties.

Tuesday's election will pit Republican Jim Tedisco, a 58-year-old state legislator for 27 years, against Democrat Scott Murphy, a 39-year-old businessman who has the backing of President Barack Obama and influential unions.

Voters will choose the successor to Kirsten Gillibrand, who is now a U.S. senator. The special election has come to symbolize issues far beyond the sprawling district along New York's Hudson River Valley.

National leaders say the voters' selection will be a judgment on a president, his stimulus plan and the strength of the country's two dominant political parties.

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