latimes.com - 20 days ago
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Dede Scozzafava's decision not to back Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman indicates a widening gap in the GOP. Meanwhile, President Obama campaigns for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine.
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The gulf between the moderate and conservative factions of the Republican Party appeared to spread Sunday when the Republican former candidate in a contentious congressional race endorsed the Democrat.
politico.com - 24 days ago
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politico.com —
Former New York Gov. George Pataki endorsed Conservative
party candidate Doug Hoffman tonight, the clearest sign yet
that even the most establishment New York Republicans now view Hoffman as having the best shot at preventing a Democrat from winning ...
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Pataki endorses Hoffman
weeklystandard.com - 21 days ago
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weeklystandard.com —
The Watertown Daily Times posts Scozzafava's endorsement of
Democrat Bill Owens-- a big development in the NY-23
race: I want to thank you for your support and friendship. Over the past 24 hours, I have had encouraging words sent to my family and ...
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Scozzafava Endorses Democrat Bill Owens
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GOP ex-candidate endorses Democrat in New York
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News —
... third-party candidate Doug Hoffman, who is on the Conservative Party ticket. Even before Scozzafava's withdrawal, Hoffman had been endorsed by such Republican luminaries as Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh and former presidential candidate Steve Forbes. Hoffman's campaign Sunday labeled Scozzafava a traitor who had "betrayed the GOP." Even her former campaign manager, Matt Burns, called her decision a mistake and urged Republicans to back Hoffman, the Associated Press reported. Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-go...
Strange Brew: GOP war clouds comeback picture
The Note —
... Tough storyline when you want to just win the thing: "The gulf between the moderate and conservative factions of the Republican Party appeared to spread Sunday when the Republican former candidate in a contentious congressional race endorsed the Democrat," James Oliphant writes for the Los Angeles Times. ...
ThinkFast: November 2, 2009
Think Progress —
... from New York’s 23rd district congressional race just three days before the election, Republican Dede Scozzafava threw her support behind Democrat Bill Owens yesterday. Many of her GOP backers, such as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, condemned her decision and instead ...
Gingrich Angry at Scozzafava
Little Green Footballs —
Newt Gingrich is reportedly angry with Dede Scozzafava for endorsing her former opponent, Democrat Bill Owens.
Scozzafava’s decision infuriated Republicans who had stuck with her, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
He told the AP that he was disappointed and “deeply upset.”
“How could she have accepted all that support?” he said, adding later, “I’m very, very let down because she told everybody she was a Republican, and she said she was a loyal Republican.” ...
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Scozzafava endorses Owens in NY-23 race
thehill.com 21 days ago — Republican Dede Scozzafava, who unexpectedly backed out of a three-way House race on Saturday, announced this afternoon that she was endorsing Democrat Bill Owens for the job. Her decision not to back Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman is ...
GOP candidate endorses Democratic rival in N.Y.
washingtonmonthly.com 21 days ago — GOP CANDIDATE ENDORSES DEMOCRATIC RIVAL IN NY... In New York's 23rd, before Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava dropped out yesterday, recent polling showed Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman effectively tied. With ...
Scozzafava Endorses Democrat Owens
outsidethebeltway.com 20 days ago — The special election to fill New York’s 23rd Congressional District seat vacated by the appointment of Republican John McHugh as Secretary of the Army has taken yet another bizarre twist. Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava dropped out over ...
Shocker: Scozzafava endorses Democrat in NY-23 race —
Sister Toldjah
A bitter liberal Republican throws her support behind the Democrat. Who’da thought? The Watertown Daily Times reports :
Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., was among those who urged Dierdre K. Scozzafava to endorse Democratic congressional candidate William L. Owens, the senator’s ...
Scozzafa Endorses Democrat —
The Next Right
As a Vice Chairman of the New York State Conservative Party, I have been involved in the Special Election to replace Congressman McHugh from the beginning. Personally, I opposed Dede because she is radically pro-abortion, a rare Republican who voted twice to legalize gay marriage, in favor of ...
Things are gettin' weird upstate. —
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When the Republican candidate for an office endorses her Democratic opponent , I'm pretty sure the word 'weird' applies. Republicans in that district now must choose carefully - either vote for a Centrist Democrat, or vote for a stealth candidate who will owe more to Dick Armey and Sarah Palin ...
Scozzafava Endorses Owens —
Power Line
Vindicating all who criticized her as an unsuitable Republican nominee, Dede Scozzafava, having suspended her fading campaign yesterday, endorsed Democrat Bill Owens today.
Scozzafava endorses Democrat Owens —
Ben Smith's Blog
In a statement released a little while ago, Dede Scozzafava endorsed Democrat Bill Owens, effectively uniting local Republican and Democratic leaders against a grassroots and national conservative insurgency.
Scozzafava -- liberal even by the standards of moderate Republicanism -- released ...
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