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In shift, GOP leaders embrace Hoffman - Alex Isenstadt and Josh Kraushaar - POLITICO.com: http://bit.ly/yFLFA The GOP may be listening now. 11/1/2009 |
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Change: NRCC head says Hoffman would be welcome in GOP House caucus
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... This isn’t really a change — they never threatened to exclude him, after all — but when you’ve got the guy who’s been bankrolling Scozzafava now uttering warm, inclusive words about Hoffman, it’s safe to say the GOP has about given up on its nominee. The House Republican leadership is prepared to welcome Doug Hoffman into its ranks, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) said Thursday, a sign that the GOP establishment is recalibrating its approach toward the contentious New York special election and the Conservative Party nominee whose ...
NRCC Chairman Sessions: We Would Welcome Hoffman With "Open Arms"
Weekly Standard Blog —
Politico reports:
The House Republican leadership is prepared to welcome Doug Hoffman into its ranks, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) said Thursday, a sign that the GOP establishment is recalibrating its approach toward the contentious New York special election and the Conservative Party nominee whose candidacy has divided the party.
“He would be very welcome with open arms,” Sessions told POLITICO in an interview off the House floor.
Sessions’s comments came as polls ...
Quote of the Day
PoliPundit.com —
NRCC Chair Pete Sessions (R-TX), on the possibility of Doug Hoffman becoming a Congressman:
“He would be very welcome, with open arms.”
Doug Hoffman for Congress
GayPatriot —
... That is why we at GayPatriot join other “grassroots conservatives” in endorsing Doug Hoffman for Congress in the special election to be held next Tuesday, November 3 in New York State’s 23rd Congressional District. We believe the Conservative candidate will do a better job in standing up to the big spending/big government policies put forward by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Democrats and support a real reform agenda, cutting back on the size of the federal government, reducing the scope of its regulatory authority. ...
The Note's Must-Reads for Friday, October 30, 2009
The Note —
... in the cold” LINK
SENATE:
ABC News’ Z. Byron Wolf: “Senators Look to Expand Home Buyer Tax Credit” LINK
The Hill's Walter Alarkon: “Sens announce deal to extend and expand homebuyer tax credit” LINK
The Wall Street Journal’s Brody Mullins: “House Ethics Panel Probes Earmarks by 7 Lawmakers” LINK
DEMOCRATS / REPUBLICANS:
Politico’s Alex Isenstadt and Josh Kraushaar: “In shift, GOP leaders embrace Hoffman” LINK
Newsweek’s Peter Suderman: “The Anti-Corporate GOP?” LINK
OTHER ...
Victory?
doubleplusundead —
Victory? It's a Politico link, sinced they started with a hit piece on Teh Fred and recently made up their story about Palin's fees (we all saw it at Ace's), so take it for what it's worth (almost nothing, but I want it to be true so I'm running with it). The House Republican leadership is prepared to welcome Doug Hoffman into its ranks, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) said Thursday, a sign that the GOP establishment is recalibrating its approach toward the contentious New York special election and the Conservative Party nominee ...
ThinkFast: October 30, 2009
Think Progress —
... National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Rep. Pete Sessions (TX) said yesterday that the GOP would “welcome” Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman into its ranks. Hoffman is slated to face off with Republican Dede Scozzafava and Democrat Bill Owens in a special election in New York’s 23rd congressional district next week. ...
The Early Word: Health in the House
The Caucus —
... , even though Republicans have complained the committee is moving too fast. Special Election: With Election Day right around the corner, the special three-way House race in upstate New York is still full of twists and turns. The latest: The head of the National Republican Congressional Committee now says Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party nominee, would be embraced by Republicans if elected, Politico reports . The N.R.C.C. and much of the Republican leadership in the House are supporting the Republican nominee, Dede Scozzafava. Former Gov. ...
Hoffman surges, Republicans jump on the bandwagon
The Reaction —
... Oh, so now Republican leaders are embracing Doug Hoffman in NY-23. I suppose they got the message loud and clear from the ruckus-making right-wingers who really control the party. ...
Iran’s Reversal: Why Isn’t This Story Getting More Play?
The Moderate Voice —
... the NYT:
Iran told the United Nations nuclear watchdog on Thursday that it would not accept a plan its negotiators agreed to last week to send its stockpile of uranium out of the country, according to diplomats in Europe and American officials briefed on Iran’s response.
And yet, over at Memeorandum, as of 11:00 am ET, the top three memes were about Congressional ethics inquiries, the race in NY-23, and the deal to restore Honduras’ ...
10/30: Hoffmania
Blogometer —
... . Meanwhile, as more and more GOP polls embrace Hoffman, conservative bloggers continue to apply pressure to the remaining holdouts. ...
Palin Calls For Hoffman - GOP Folds
Classical Values —
... in the New York 23rd District House of Representatives race on October 23rd and now the Republican Party is getting behind him. The House Republican leadership is prepared to welcome Doug Hoffman into its ranks, National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) said Thursday, a sign that the GOP establishment is recalibrating its approach toward the contentious New York special election and the Conservative Party nominee whose candidacy has divided the party. "He would be very welcome, with open arms," Sessions told POLITICO in an interview off ...
BlogTalk: What Does Joe Want?
The Caucus —
... . But the center does not appear to be holding for Ms. Scozzafava, as Mr. Hoffman keeps winning more party backing. The House Republican leadership told Politico that they would welcome Mr. Hoffman if he won a congressional seat.
The GOP Establishment Must Be Purged as the GOP Loses in NY-23
RedState —
... Pete Sessions, the Chairman of the NRCC, is now batting his eye lashes at Doug Hoffman. He is hiding behind a fig leaf. Having gone all in for Scozzafava, hoodwinked good men into soiling their reputations by standing behind this leftist, and wasting valuable resources on a victory he will not see, only now is Sessions tacitly declaring defeat. ...
Scozzafava Drops Out of NY-23 Race
The Political Carnival —
... Sarah Palin steps in to endorse a conservative rival, others pile on, and Scozzafava says buh-bye: Dede Scozzafava (R) announced "that she is suspending her campaign for the 23rd Congressional District and releasing all her supporters," the Watertown Daily Times reports. [...] A new Siena poll this morning found the race too close to call between Owens at 36% and Hoffman at 35% with Scozzafava falling way back to 20%. A Public Policy Polling survey still in the field also had ...
Carol Platt Liebau: Thank You, Ms. Scozzafava
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... White House and the Democrats on Capitol Hill. In contrast to people like Chris Daggett in New Jersey -- who has called for reform even as his presence in the race makes it more likely that incumbent Governor Jon Corzine will win a second term -- Ms. Scozzafava had the grace to withdraw, and clear the field so that a Democrat didn't win by default. For that, she deserves the appreciation of conservatives, from Doug Hoffman on. It has been heartening over the past week to see the Republicans offer to welcome Hoffman even before Scozzafava dropped out . It is heartening to ...
