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Hoffman ahead as wacky race in New York's 23rd district reaches finish line
De facto Republican nominee Doug Hoffman is now favored to win Tuesday’s special election in upstate New York.
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
The GOP elite’s $1 million object lesson — and the message of NY-23
The GOP elite’s $1 million object lesson — and the message of NY-23
michellemalkin.com — Conservatives owe NY-23 candidate Doug Hoffman immeasurable gratitude. [...] Read the rest »... (more) The GOP elite’s $1 million object lesson — and the ...
House Race in New York's 23rd District Goes to the Democrat
House Race in New York's 23rd District Goes to the Democrat
nytimes.com — SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. — Democrats won a special election in New York State’s northernmost Congressional district Tuesday,... a setback for national conservatives who heavily promoted a third candidate in what became an intense debate over the direction of ... (more) House Race in New York's 23rd District Goes to the Democrat
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Ballot Watch: Waiting for the results that everyone tells us mean nothing
Michelle Malkin — ... the economy and jobs are the most important issue to their vote. One in four indicate that health care reform is their most pressing issue, 14 percent said taxes were upmost on their minds, and 8 percent suggest that transportation woes were most pressing.“The economy as the number one issue probably bodes well for the Republicans in Virginia,” says CNN Senior Political Correspondent Candy Crowley. Here’s another Democrat screaming about GOP “extremism” in the NY-23 race. The Hill shows Hoffman ahead at the finish line: Jim Geraghty jumps ahead of the pack ...

Election Night
Stop The ACLU — ... A year ago, Obama became the first Democrat in 44 years to carry Virginia in a presidential race. … With about 11 percent of precincts reporting, McDonnell had about two-thirds of the vote over Democrat R. Creigh Deeds. Interviews with voters leaving polling stations in Virginia showed that independents broke heavily for McDonnell, fleeing Deeds. Independents are considered the crown jewel of elections because they often determine outcomes. Unsurprising news so far. In New York, The Hill is claiming a victory for Hoffman (albeit prematurely). We’ll have to stay tuned for ...

Hoffman Leads in NY-23
Gateway Pundit — The polls in NY-23 close at 9:00 Eastern. Doug Hoffman is now favored to win the hotly contested contest. The Hill reported: De facto Republican nominee Doug Hoffman is now favored to win Tuesday’s special election in upstate New York. Two new polls showed Hoffman with significant leads in the race, including by double digits in one of them. Yet in a contest full of anomalies, and after a weekend that included the GOP nominee’s withdrawal and cross-party endorsement, neither side is calling the race at this point.

It’s All But Official: Hoffman Wins New York 23 Race
Say Anything — A big win in Virginia, now a big win in New York and Christie is leading in New Jersey:   De facto Republican nominee Doug Hoffman is now favored to win Tuesday’s special election in upstate New York.   Two new polls showed Hoffman with significant leads in the race, including by double digits in one of them. Yet in a contest full of anomalies, and after a weekend that included the GOP nominee’s withdrawal and cross-party endorsement, neither side is calling the race at this point. ...

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Poll: Hoffman takes control in N.Y. special
thehill.com 11/2/2009 — Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman was primed to win Tuesday’s special election both before and after Republican Dede Scozzafava dropped out, according to a new poll. The Public Policy Polling survey shows Hoffman leading the race by ...
Club For Growth Poll: Conservative Hoffman Ahead In NY-23, Moderate GOPer Scozzafava In Third
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/29/2009 — A new poll from the right-wing Club For Growth , which is supporting Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the NY-23 special election, says that Hoffman is ahead in the three-way race -- and moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava in third place. ...
Dem Owens And GOPer Scozzafava Debate In NY-23, Conservative Hoffman Skips It
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/30/2009 — The candidates met last night for a debate in the NY-23 special election -- two of the candidates anyway. Only Democrat Bill Owens and Republican Dede Scozzafava were there for the public radio debate, with Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman ...
Hoffmania
talkingpointsmemo.com 10/29/2009 — There's a stampede among national Republicans to support Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman in the NY-23rd special election. And there are some signs that Hoffman may be something of a Potemkin candidate. He didn't show up at a radio debate ...
Rep. Issa switches from Scozzafava to Hoffman
thehill.com 10/31/2009 — Dede Scozzafava is now losing her supporters to Doug Hoffman. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is switching his support in the New York special election from the GOP nominee to Conservative Party candidate Hoffman. A spokesperson said Issa is ...
NRCC To Officially Back Conservative Party's Hoffman In NY-23
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/31/2009 — A GOP source tells TPM that the National Republican Congressional Committee is going to get behind Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the NY-23 special election, now that moderate Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava has dropped out.  ...
Owens, Hoffman Seeks Scozzafava's Moderate GOP Voters In New Statements
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 10/31/2009 — The two remaining candidates in the NY-23 special election, Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Doug Hoffman, have now each reacted to moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava dropping out of the race. Owens gave a conciliatory note, praising ...
Flashback: GOP Used To Badmouth Hoffman, Said He Had No Integrity
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/1/2009 — Now that the national Republican Party has gotten behind Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the NY-23 special election -- following the withdrawal of moderate GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava -- it's fun to remember that the Republicans didn't ...
Siena poll shows Hoffman up 5
thehill.com 11/2/2009 — Doug Hoffman leads in both polls released the day before the New York special election, but the Siena poll shows the race is within reach for Democrat Bill Owens. While Public Policy Polling had Hoffman up more than 15 points, Siena’s new poll ...
Follow the leader
washingtonmonthly.com 11/2/2009 — FOLLOW THE LEADER.... The day before the closely-watched special election in New York's 23rd, Doug Hoffman decided to take some time to check in with his friend Glenn Beck. It is not a casual connection. Lee Fang explained that Hoffman...
Hoffman Accuses Dems of 'Stealing the Election'
littlegreenfootballs.com 11/3/2009 — Dave Weigel reports that the Doug Hoffman campaign is accusing the Owens camp of bringing in the dreaded ACORN and stealing the election . PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – At a short press availability in his campaign office here, NY-23 Conservative ...
Giuliani, Pataki Record Robocalls For Hoffman
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com 11/3/2009 — Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki have both recorded robocalls for Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the NY-23 special election. Rudy declares that now that Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava has dropped out, this leaves Hoffman as the ...
A Flat Tire Leads to Accusations in NY-23 Race
blogs.wsj.com 11/3/2009 — Anton Troianovski reports on the election in New York’s 23rd congressional district. Until votes are counted tonight, this might be as exciting as it gets in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Doug Hoffman , the soft-spoken Conservative Party candidate in ...
Dud, Baby, Dud: The Lesson of Doug Hoffman
huffingtonpost.com 11/4/2009 — "I believe America is turning the page to a new dawn." ~ Doug Hoffman, Concession Speech Doug Hoffman lost his election last night. He was supported by a plurality of talk radio entertainers, and a majority of former half-term governors of Alaska, ...
What Did NY-23 Mean?
thenextright.com 11/4/2009 — [ Disclosure: I worked with the Doug Hoffman campaign . However, the views here are my own. I have not discussed this at all with the Hoffman campaign. ] The bottom line on NY-23 : Doug Hoffman just won the Republican Primary. The general ...
Armey throws Hoffman under the bus: ‘He didn’t pay enough attention to the local concerns.’
thinkprogress.org 30 days ago — In the run-up to Tuesday’s special election in New York’s 23rd congressional district, Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman met with the editorial board of the Watertown Daily Times, the largest paper in the district. After Hoffman ...
All tomorrow’s parties
balloon-juice.com 10/28/2009 — Well, there’s a pretty good chance now that the Republicans will have tebagged away what should have been an easy win in NY-23. There’s talk about the tea party candidate, Doug Hoffman, winning, but I think that’s quite unlikely. I ...
Drop Out, Dede, Drop Out!
dailypundit.com 10/30/2009 — Here’s the calculus: It has become obvious that in a straight head’s up race between Conservative Doug Hoffman and Democrat Bill Owens, Hoffman would win in a walk. It is equally obvious that there is no set of circumstances under which ...
Pataki Endorsement: "Doug Hoffman can win."
weeklystandard.com 10/30/2009 — George Pataki endorsed conservative Doug Hoffman last night. This is significant. The former New York governor is a moderate and part of the New York establishment. He won by big margins in the 23rd District when he ran for governor. A friend ...
Hoffman to NRO: 'I need Dede supporters'
thehill.com 11/1/2009 — Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman acknowledged Saturday that he needs N.Y. Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava's prospective voters in order to win his close House race on Tuesday. Hoffman also thanked Scozzafava for announcing earlier today that ...
Hoffman loses! Conservatives win!INSTAPUTZ
Mmm-hmm. I wonder what their reaction would've been if Hoffman actually won?
AFTER ALL THAT, WHY DIDN’T HOFFMAN WIN? Ann Althouse goes to the photos….Instapundit
AFTER ALL THAT, WHY DIDN’T HOFFMAN WIN? Ann Althouse goes to the photos.
Hoffman ConcedesPoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts
Via the Watertown Daily Times :  HOFFMAN THROWS IN TOWEL . There are still several thousand outstanding absentee ballots to be counted, but the numbers are such that Hoffman would have to win practically all of them to capture the seat, and that is, to put it mildly, highly improbable.  ...
Crist, you know it ain’t easyBalloon Juice
Erick Erickson : The race has now been called for Democrat Bill Owens. This is a huge win for conservatives. [....] I have said all along that the goal of activists must be to defeat Scozzafava. Doug Hoffman winning would just be gravy. A Hoffman win is not in the cards, but we did ...
MSNBC Bizarrely Touts Special Election as a 'Win-Win' For Dems, Even if They LoseRantburg
Is there nothing MSNBC can't spin? A graphic on Tuesday's Morning Meeting hopefully announced, "NY-23: Win-Win For Dems?" Apparently, even if Democrats lose the special congressional election in New York to Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, it will just show how extreme the ...
If Hoffman wins NY-23 it would be similar to Childers’ win here last yearYall Politics
If Hoffman wins NY-23 it would be similar to Childers' win here last year Now that I am back from Greece, I have been trying to catch up on the electoral news for tomorrow’s off-year and special elections. As far as most political bloggers seem to be concerned, the gubernatorial races have ...
Tea Party preparing for a Hoffman winCapitol Confidential
Members of the traveling Tea Party Express , who are currently in South Dakota, making their way to Texas and then on to Florida, say they are preparing for a Hoffman win in the 23rd CD and they’ve issued a statement admitting that they took some heat for their $1,000 contribution to ...
NY-23 Scozzafava Out, RNC And Newt Gingrich Back HoffmanDr. Melissa Clouthier
Good morning! And a good morning it is. DeDe Scozzafava stepped down , gracefully. She may endorse Hoffman soon . The RNC endorsed Doug Hoffman, the Conservative candidate. Chairman Steele calls a “Hoffman win, a GOP win.” Is the NRCC far behind ? Time will tell. So did Newt ...