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TOPIC: Scozzafava bows out of NY-23 race (Politico 10/31/09)
Jen the Michigander


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This is a huge victory for the Tea Party movement and for Sarah Palin, who was the first major player to endorse Hoffman instead of Scozzafava. However, on a personal level, I don't like to see a moderate Republican-- especially a female moderate Republican-- getting trounced by a conservative male Republican.

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Her decision came as a Siena Research Institute poll released Saturday confirmed that her support has all but collapsed over the last month. In her statement, Scozzafava acknowledged that while her name will continue to appear on the ballot, “victory is unlikely.”

The Siena poll conducted Oct. 27-29, in line with other recent polls, showed Democrat Bill Owens holding a razor-thin lead over Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman, 36 percent to 35 percent.

Scozzafava trailed far behind at 20 percent, with 9 percent of voters still undecided.

The National Republican Congressional Committee will now be throwing its support to Hoffman, after endorsing Scozzafava and deriding the Conservative Party candidate in statements throughout much of the race.

The fortunes of Scozzafava and Hoffman had nearly flipped over the last month as national attention focused on the upstate New York race, which has become a rallying point for grassroots conservatives.

Conservatives have asserted that Scozzafava, a GOP establishment-backed state assemblywoman who supports abortion rights and gay marriage, is far too liberal for them to support and numerous prominent GOP figures have recently endorsed Hoffman.

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Jen the Michigander wrote:

This is a huge victory for the Tea Party movement and for Sarah Palin, who was the first major player to endorse Hoffman instead of Scozzafava. However, on a personal level, I don't like to see a moderate Republican-- especially a female moderate Republican-- getting trounced by a conservative male Republican.


My sentiments exactly.  Is this what happened with McCain?  Is this how o-usurper got in office?

 



-- Edited by Alex on Sunday 1st of November 2009 08:10:30 AM

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Just read that Scozzafava endorsed the Democrat in this race.

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Score: Sarah - 1, Republicans - 0. I'll bet they're not ignoring her, demeaning her, and underestimating her now. Go Sarah!

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Alex wrote:

Jen the Michigander wrote:

This is a huge victory for the Tea Party movement and for Sarah Palin, who was the first major player to endorse Hoffman instead of Scozzafava. However, on a personal level, I don't like to see a moderate Republican-- especially a female moderate Republican-- getting trounced by a conservative male Republican.


My sentiments exactly.  Is this what happened with McCain?  Is this how o-usurper got in office?

 



-- Edited by Alex on Sunday 1st of November 2009 08:10:30 AM



Pretty much, yeah, except the conservatives didn't vote 3rd party; they just stayed home and sulked.

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