Lew Fidler rips David Storobin, opponent for Carl Kruger’s seat, saying foe has ties to racist groups

In the race to replace disgraced Sen. Carl Kruger, Republicans emboldened by a recent Congressional victory are eager to grab the seat - but they’ll have to face a popular Democrat who’s flush with cash. Gov. Cuomo called a special election this week for March 20 to replace Kruger, who resigned and pled guilty to a massive bribery scheme. The race for the seat covering parts of Sheepshead Bay, Brighton Beach, Mill Basin, and Canarsie is likely to pit Democratic City Councilman Lew Fidler against David Storobin, a lawyer and vice-chairman of the Brooklyn GOP.Lawyer David Storobin called Lew Fidler’s attacks “nothing but an assault and a slander” and said he didn’t now how articles he wrote for a conservative website were linked to by skinhead and white supremacist sites.

Senate candidates are trading punches over charges by Democrat Lew Fidler that Republican David Storobin has ties to racist groups.

Fidler said Storobin “is busy scrubbing what little history he has because he’s embarrassed about his ties to skinheads, and neo-Nazi groups and white supremacist groups” in a video on the blog Sheepshead Bites — a charge Storobin calls offensive.

The comments refer to articles Storobin wrote for a conservative website, Global Politician, that were linked to by skinhead and white supremacist sites.

Storobin said he had no idea the posts — an article on the common genetic roots of Palestinians and Jews — had been picked up by extremist sites.

“This is nothing but an assault and a slander,” said Storobin.

Fidler, a City Council member, and Storobin, a lawyer, are vying in a March 20 special election for the seat vacated by disgraced Sen. Carl Kruger. Erin Durkin

BROOKLYN STATE Senate candidates are trading punches over charges by Democrat Lew Fidler that Republican David Storobin has ties to racist groups.

Fidler said Storobin “is busy scrubbing what little history he has because he’s embarrassed about his ties to skinheads, and neo-Nazi groups and white supremacist groups” in a video on the blog Sheepshead Bites — a charge Storobin calls offensive.

The comments refer to articles Storobin wrote for a conservative website, Global Politician, that were linked to by skinhead and white supremacist sites.

Storobin said he had no idea the posts — an article on the common genetic roots of Palestinians and Jews — had been picked up by extremist sites.

“This is nothing but an assault and a slander,” said Storobin.

Fidler, a City Council member, and Storobin, a lawyer, are vying in a March 20 special election for the seat vacated by disgraced Sen. Carl Kruger.

 

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