The race to fill the Congressional seat left vacant by Hillary Clinton's Senate replacement is too close to call, with Democrat Scott Murphy ahead of Jim Tedisco by only 65 votes. Absentee ballots have yet to be added to the tally, suggesting the race will almost certainly hinge on which candidate built a better absentee organization.
Republican leaders have tried to frame the race as a referendum on Obama, suggesting that a loss for Democrats would signal some kind of vindication...
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