NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled Rep. Charles Rangel prevailed in a crowded Democratic primary Tuesday, with voters in his New York City district signaling they are willing to stand by the 40-year House veteran despite more than a dozen ethics charges pending against him.
Rangel beat back five challengers including Adam Clayton Powell IV, a state assemblyman and son of the legendary Harlem figure Rangel defeated in 1970. Rangel is all but guaranteed re-election in November in this heavily Democratic district.
With 83 percent of precincts reporting, Rangel had 52 percent to 24 percent for Powell, his nearest competitor.
It was the first time Rangel, 80, has faced voters since a House ethics panel charged him with 13 violations last summer. Rangel has vigorously fought the charges despite pleas from some Democrats, including President Barack Obama, that he consider stepping aside.
Rangel faces allegations that include using House stationery to solicit money for a New York college center named after him; failing to disclose at least $600,000 in assets and income in a series of inaccurate reports to Congress; using a rent-subsidized New York residential use apartment for a campaign office; and failing to report and pay taxes on rental income from a beach villa in the Dominican Republic.
Rangel’s district includes Harlem, long the political and cultural hub of New York’s black community. But the area has grown younger and more diverse in recent years.
The 48-year-old Powell, who was born in Puerto Rico and speaks fluent Spanish, had hoped to take advantage of the district’s changing demographics. But he was bedeviled by problems of his own, including a thin legislative record and sluggish fundraising.
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FuppedUp
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:55amWhat a shame. Blind sheeple in that district.
Report Post »DJR
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:49amI thought people were waking up. I know it’s hard to trust politicians, but come on people, this is ridiculous. This man is lier, cheater and a political scumbag. Wasn’t there a more ethical candidate to vote for?
Report Post »BibleBrain
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 8:34pmIt goes to show, that to restore honor to America, we need 2 call people to restore honor in themselves. Our country needs to again acknowledge & value truth (although with a small t). It may be unreasonable to expect America to unite under Christianity, but why can’t we all (even atheists & agnostics) agree on the value of values themselves, like love, charity, diligence, integrity, honesty, faithfulness. Who doesn’t want those in their employer, bank loan officer, neighbor, and for God’s sake, government leaders?
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:46amThey give out free koolade in Harlem
Report Post »firethecommunityorganizer
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:39amRangel and bed bugs…. not going away any time soon.
Report Post »Tatum
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:36amThose poor dumb people in Harlem deserve who ever they Grandparents voted for.
Report Post »Waiting4George
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:24amWhy is it lefty voters support crime?
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:49amWhy shouldn’t They once elected they steal from the working man.So who better to elect than the people who are already criminals this way they don’t have a conscience.
Report Post »karen.tolleson
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:16amHey were talking about Maine, and as far as I‘m concerned the’re another country all together. Maine for Rangel.
Report Post »CW2 B.
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 6:28amI think this is a good thing, now a conservative candidate will have a lot of ammo to go against this crooked career politician come November.
Report Post »winterhawka7ac
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:40amDid you expect anything else? Ethics means nothing in his district.
Report Post »RubinGaidin
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:11amwhat else do you expect from a “heavily Democratic district”. this just translates as “people so used to goverment handouts paid for with our taxes that they have no clue how to survive without them.” you really expect for them to vote their meal ticket out?
Report Post »Lethality
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:41amAmen
Report Post »red penny
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:06amNeed we comment on the voters in this crooks district?
Report Post »red penny
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 4:50amNeed we comment on the electrote of Rangel’s district?
Report Post »thesixfour
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:58amWith all those lost, this idiot with no morals prevails. Horrid.
Report Post »needanotherReagan
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 3:30amRangel is so lucky he represents one of the dumbest districts in the country.
Report Post »AChristian
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 2:26amChris Dodds daddy was Censured ( not allowed to participate, thus neuterd & kicked out of congress).
Report Post »A supermajority can do the same to the Chuckster! Or is a simple majority all that is required.
Good Bye Charlie.
ShantyMan
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 2:05amNot surprising, but still boggles ones mind.
Report Post »The Golden Primer
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:59amHow can intelligent Americans continue to vote for a crook? C-O-R-R-U-P-T-I-O-N! How many unions did you have to pay off Charlie?
Report Post »shirt001
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:55amWell, if this crook can get re-elected, then maybe the Tea Party winners can too. I wish the republicans would shut the hell up demeaning the regular folk that are winning with help from the Tea Party. how dare they say they will not support Odonnell at all. Nada! We need to kick the republicans out as well.
Report Post »2ndrevolution
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:50amPeople have the leaders and government that they deserve. Rangel is a reflection of the people who voted for him, and the people are a reflection of Rangel. Unfortunately, Rangel has impact on the entire nation, not just his own district. The corruption and living off the backs of taxpaying Americans will continue for Rangel and his constituents.
Report Post »verdonne
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:04amThe problem is he is not a local politician…………he messes with all of us!!!!!!!!!!! We all pay for his constituants idiocy.
Report Post »Okpulot Taha
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:33amDoesn’t matter, his constituents are as crooked as Rangel.
Rangel still must face those ethics charges. This will not be pretty. Rangel’s power is severely diminished, he is tainted, he smells, all he will be doing is keeping his congressional seat warm.
Okpulot Taha
Report Post »Choctaw Nation
RedStag
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:43amExactly… Wouldn’t it be great for him to be convicted of something??
Report Post »poverty.sucks
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:08amMust be nice to Rangel
Report Post »Mike Ivey 2010
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:54amwhy should we he is showing himself to be a crook.
Report Post »joseph
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:06amNow you can tell what kind of people are in his district in New York. They support the guy!
Report Post »Mike777
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:31amSheep ?
Report Post »carol m
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:02amI can’t say much about this because I am as astonished as you are.
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:45amNothing the dimwitocrats do surprises me look at the old D.C. mayor gets busted does time and gets reelected,They are crooked.
Report Post »Watcher438
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 12:58amApparently, New York is less concerned with ethics, and more concerned with what they can have for free from the government(the rest of us). A sad reminder of how a carpet ****** like Hillary got elected there. The only thing she knows about New York is shopping, entertainment, and food. I‘ve argued this point every time I’ve worked in the city.
Report Post »tatankachief
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:16amDoesn’t Rangel the Thief hail from Harlem? I don’t know NY, but isn‘t Harlem still mostly on the ’handout’ rolls? If so, they should be raising up a 3rd or 4th generation of welfare artists and ‘Slimy Chuck’ has been ensuring their free money for just about as long as they’ve been alive.
If we don’t remove these old cancers from our Government, the body is never going to get better.
Report Post »TruthLover
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 12:56amAbsolute idiots.
Report Post »BilboBear
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 1:06amAbsolutely Unbelievable.
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:43amAnd than the dimwitocrats get mad when they are called a bunch of crooks. Go figure.
Report Post »Mike Ivey 2010
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 7:44amThis proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the Dems are the true party of corruption. DC Mayor Berry, Al Sharpton and people follow them.
Report Post »Fitz1973
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 8:33amWow who is voting for this thief?? This really goes to show the intelligence of the voter pool in Harlem.
Report Post »Libertarian Infidel
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 10:57amIt’s New York..what did you expect. Thanks God I don’t, and never will, live there.
Report Post »BehindBlueEyes
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 11:47amThey get what the deserve. Over 90% of Blacks still support Obama.
Report Post »GOTT-EM-MAUSER
Posted on September 15, 2010 at 5:12pmIt’s the same here, except its Hispanic folks. If there was an election between Roy Rodgers and Pancho Villa, Villa would win by a landslide.
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