PBS NewsHour

Republicans Get Wake-Up Call From New York House Race Upset

Clip: 05/25/2011 | 8m 25s

Democrats hailed Kathy Hochul's upset victory Tuesday in a special U.S. House election in New York where Republicans hold a considerable voter-registration advantage. Political Editor David Chalian and Judy Woodruff discuss what role the Republican Medicare plan played and what clues the election might offer for 2012's races.

Aired: 05/25/11

Rating: NR

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