Aspiring novelist Steve Israel is already a master of fiction

Aspiring novelist and outgoing Congressman Steve Israel may have only written one novel to date, but he’s already a master of the fiction genre.  Israel says retiring during a presidential election cycle will “help assure” that NY-03 is won by a Democrat, but don’t chase that red herring.  Republicans and Democrats see a respective decrease of 2% and 1% of the electorate, while non-affiliated voters see an increase of 3%.

That is why Cook Political Report was quick to change their rating in NY-03 from “Solid Democratic” to the “Toss Up” and the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics moved it from “Safe Democratic” to “Toss-Up”.

Enough with the tall tales, Steve.  Go work on your novel.

NRCC Comment:  “Steve Israel is getting a head start on his new career as a novelist by spreading tales of fiction about electoral turnout in New York’s 3^rd District.  Here’s hoping that Israel’s novels will be more believable than his explanations on how retiring from Congress helps Democrats retain control of this seat.” – NRCC Spokesman Chris Pack