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For Democrats, NY-23 is Heads We Win, Tails They Lose
For Democrats, NY-23 is Heads We Win, Tails They Lose
Today in New York’s 23rd district, either a Democrat will be elected to Congress for the first time since Reconstruction, or Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin will officially take over the Republican party . HOFFMAN: I have good mentors here. GLENN: Wait, wait. Wait, wait. Are they ...
In NY-23, Conservatives Win
redstate.com — The race has now been called for Democrat Bill Owens. This is a huge win for conservatives.... “Whaaaa. . . ?” you say. There are two big victories at work in New York’s 23rd Congressional District. First, the GOP now must ... (more) In NY-23, Conservatives Win
Doug Hoffman Praises Glenn Beck As His ‘Mentor’
Doug Hoffman Praises Glenn Beck As His ‘Mentor’
thinkprogress.org — Conservative blogger Charles Johnson of the site Little Green Footballs reported yesterday that Doug Hoffman, the Conservative... Party candidate in the NY-23 special election, signed a pledge to uphold Glenn Beck’s 9/12 Project principles in ... (more) Doug Hoffman Praises Glenn Beck As His ‘Mentor’
Glenn Beck’s Phony Rich-Guy Populism
commonwealinstitute.org — One curious consequence of the Democrats’ electoral triumph last year has been the rise of Glenn Beck,... a right-wing populist whose daily ravings on Fox News have helped inspire the anti-government “tea party” rallies across the country. In a lot of ... (more) Glenn Beck’s Phony Rich-Guy Populism
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Palin/Beck 2012.
INSTAPUTZ — The radicalization of the GOP is complete.

The Republican Party Has Failed–And That’s Not Good For Anyone
Commondreams.org Views — ... , and elected Republicans are condoning or even joining in on the "fun". Some progressives say-good, no problem.  The Republican party is falling apart and rushing to back uninformed extremists who can't win elections- -so be it.  I see the logic, and in the short-term, the Sarah Palins and Doug Hoffmans of the world may be electoral losers.  But so was Barry Goldwater in 1964.  16 years later, the Republicans nominated a presidential candidate who would have been too extreme in previous elections but won two easy victories in the 1980s.  He was followed by the even more ...

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After all that, why didn't Doug Hoffman win?
althouse.blogspot.com 25 days ago — That's the first question of the morning. I think it must be resolved before we can move on to the big question: What do the Election 2009 results mean for (and the congressional Democrats)? Here's something mrs whatsit wrote in the comments to last ...