Posts Tagged ‘Hoffman’

Okay, I know I’m a day late on this, but so is Bloomberg; besides, Sunday is my family day. I have a wife and kids that need and deserve some Daddy time.

So, I read this this morning and literally laughed out loud. How is it that everyone except the establishment republicans saw this coming. Oh wait, I answered my own question.

Nov. 2 (Bloomberg) — Former Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava endorsed the Democratic contender for a vacant New York congressional seat over a Conservative backed by Republican leaders one day after she withdrew from the race.

Scozzafava, a state assemblywoman, yesterday announced she is supporting Democrat Bill Owens in his race against Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate, in a Nov. 3 special election in New York’s traditionally Republican 23rd congressional district.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Scozzafava’s endorsement of Owens on its Web site. She didn’t return a message left at her campaign office, and her home voice mailbox was full. She appeared yesterday at a campaign event with Owens in Canton, New York, according to Jon Boughtin, an Owens spokesman.

So let’s recap, she gets the republican nod, campaigns on the GOP ticket, continually tries to explain how “she’s really a republican,” starts to fall behind, quits, then supports the Democrat, and now she’s not available for comment. Imagine that.

Stuart Rothenberg, publisher of the Washington-based Rothenberg Political Report, said in an interview that until Scozzafava suspended her campaign, there were “basically two Republicans in this race.”

“This significantly enhances the Republicans’ chances of holding the seat, but now with Hoffman,” Rothenberg said. “While everything I’ve seen leads me to believe Hoffman has the edge, I don’t think it’s a slam dunk.”

Scozzafava was closer to Democrats than Republicans on some issues, he said. Republican leaders in New York erred in selecting her to run for the seat because she wasn’t broadly acceptable to “the base” of Republican voters, said Rothenberg.

She wasn’t accepted, because she’s a LIBERAL. Even now, people are not understanding why grassroots organizations had a conniption. Conservatives have been without true representation for over 20 years.

White House adviser Valerie Jarrett said yesterday, “It’s rather telling when the Republican Party forces out a moderate Republican.” Speaking on ABC’s “This Week,” she said the party is “becoming more and more extreme and more and more marginalized.”

With all do respect Ms. Jarrett, you’re an idiot. First of all, Republicans didn’t “force out a moderate,” they flooded her with money. Voters selected someone they liked better, and like a spoiled six-year old Scozzafava quit because she was losing; she picked up her marbles, and went home. And also, the “party” is not”becoming more and more marginalized,” and that’s the problem. Voters can’t see a difference in the two power parties, and that’s why the “extreme” candidate is winning.

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele endorsed Hoffman and said the party will offer him financial backing. Hoffman “shares Republican principles and will serve the interests of his constituents in Congress,” Steele said in a statement.

It must difficult to see through all that egg on your face.