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[NY-23:] Is There a [Doug] Hoffman Scenario?
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| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Edited | Monsieur Oct 23, 2009 11:03am |
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| Category | Election Guide |
| Author | Jimmy Vielkind |
| News Date | Friday, October 23, 2009 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | ALBANY—Could Doug Hoffman actually win a seat in Congress?
He's been cast, understandably, in the spoiler role—the guy running to the right of Republican Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, who would siphon off enough votes from her that Bill Owens, the Democratic Party's nominee, would win the race to replace John McHugh. But the legs have been cut from underneath Scozzafava's candidacy in recent days: She's running low on cash as groups pound her with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of ads. She had a disastrous appearance yesterday in front of Hoffman's headquarters. She called the cops on a reporter for The Weekly Standard, then lied to reporters about it. Conservative editorial pages—The Washington Times, The Wall Street Journal—and pundits—Michelle Malkin, Glenn Beck—are now putting their marbles behind Hoffman. The Washington Examiner just called on Scozzafava to withdraw from the race.
"Here's the question," Roger Stone, the conservative Republican strategist, said. "Will he voters of the 23rd see this as a race where two liberals split the liberal vote allowing the Republican to win, or will two Republicans split the Republican and allow the Democrat to win?"
Conservatives have been saying this all along, and may wind up with a great told-you-so moment if Hoffman wins, or finishes ahead of Scozzafava. (Polls show him closing the gap.) |
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