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NRCC attacks “conservative Republican” Hoffman
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| Contributor | The Sunset Provision |
| Last Edited | The Sunset Provision Oct 10, 2009 12:05am |
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| News Date | Saturday, October 10, 2009 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Affirming that Conservative Party congressional candidate Doug Hoffman is a viable campaign threat in New York’s 23rd congressional contest, the National Republican Campaign Committee is spending precious ad dollars to go after the self-identified “conservative Republican.” (The cost was solely for producing the ad — it won’t air on television, according to NRCC spokesman Paul Lindsay.)
In this ad above, the NRCC attacks Hoffman on his (unclear) position on civil unions, his position on government bailouts, and his residency.
Update: We just heard back from Hoffman spokesman Rob Ryan, who clarified that his candidate is opposed to civil unions, but believes that legal contracts, in general, can address the issues that are brought up in the debate over civil unions — such as living wills, etc. (His rationale, however, doesn’t work universally when considering benefits such as health insurance, social security benefits, etc.)
Ryan’s response to the NRCC’s web ad:
“It’s obvious that Dede Scozzafava is slipping the polls. So the NRCC is getting desperate and throwing mud. They realize that Doug Hoffman is the true conservative in the race and is the perfect candidate to succeed John McHugh,” he said.
According to the American Spectator, the NRCC was due to release a poll on Monday, but it “has been withheld due to a poor showing by the Republican candidate. An NRCC denied that the poll was being held back, but was being reviewed for ‘margin of error issues.’”
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