Still No Winner in NY-20 House Race

As the vote count seesaws between two candidates in New York’s 20th Congressional District, both parties are trying to claim a victory neither has actually achieved. Democrats and Republicans will do their best to spin a win by venture capitalist Scott Murphy (D) or Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R) as having broad national meanings. But political observers and analysts have largely drawn the conclusion that such a razor-thin election can only be seen as a draw.