outsidethebeltway.com - 27 days ago
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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 the weekend, causing great celebration on the ...
online.wsj.com - 28 days ago
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online.wsj.com —
Saturday's decision by Republican Dede Scozzafava to drop
out of tomorrow's special Congressional election in upstate New...
York is a potentially big political moment that could help to return the GOP to first principles—or could lead to internecine ...
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Revolt in New York's 23rd District
latimes.com - 28 days ago
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latimes.com —
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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GOP ex-candidate endorses Democrat in New York
weeklystandard.com - 28 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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The Tea-Leaves Of Off-Year Elections
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
... on party discipline work as a counterpoint:
The common sense way to behave is to try to insist on orthodoxy in
places where orthodox candidates can clearly win, but to be more
flexible elsewhere. Instead Democrats are dealing with a rogue senator
from Connecticut, while the GOP drove Arlen Specter out of the party
for being an occasional deviationist in a state that’s consistently
backed Democratic presidential candidates for 20 years. So do James Joyner's: While I’m a Big Tent guy who thinks the Republican ...
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Dede Scozzafava Should Withdraw
redstate.com 10/22/2009 — Republicans could use to hold New York's 23rd Congressional District. As it stands, because of poor choices along the way, the Democrat is in the lead.
We know now, confirmed by multiple sources inside and outside the various campaigns, that Dede ...
RNC says 'vote conservative' in NY-23 —
CNN Political Ticker 27 days ago
(CNN) - The Republican National Committee is pouring some last-minute money into the highly-anticipated special election in New York's 23rd congressional district with a new radio ad, as the party throws its support to Conservative Party ...
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