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politico.com - 10/31/2009

BREAKING: Scozzafava drops out of NY 23

— politico.com — Republican Dede Scozzafava has suspended her bid in next Tuesday’s NY 23 special election, a huge development... that dramatically shakes up the race. She did not endorse either of her two opponents -- Conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman or ... (more) BREAKING: Scozzafava drops out of NY 23

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michellemalkin.com - 10/31/2009

Radical leftist GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava quits

— michellemalkin.com — Finally: The spoiler exits the race. [...] Read the rest »... (more) Radical leftist GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava quits

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nytimes.com - 10/31/2009

Dede Scozzafava, Republican, Quits House Race in Upstate New York

— nytimes.com — A moderate Republican whose candidacy for an upstate New York Congressional seat had set off a storm... of national conservative opposition, abruptly withdrew on Saturday, emboldening the right at a time when the Republican Party is enmeshed in a debate ... (more) Dede Scozzafava, Republican, Quits House Race in Upstate ...

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Republicans: U want 2 win 2010? Elect a new chairman. Steele is NOT conservative. http://bit.ly/M1gJ4 http://bit.ly/2xTqSG #tcot #gop 23 days ago

Steele stands by embattled Scozzafava: Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele stuck.. http://bit.ly/4tUP2k 10/28/2009

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Steele Continues Backing Scozzafava
Little Green Footballs — ... The religious right and social conservatives (Tim Pawlenty, Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann, James Dobson, Rick Santorum, etc.) are rushing to the side of Doug Hoffman in the NY-23 election, but Michael Steele stands forlornly by Dede Scozzafava. ...

SSP Daily Digest: 10/28
Swing State Project — ... from the AFSCME. MoveOn.org has also started flogging this race in its fundraising e-mails, saying that it's a chance to rebuke the Palin/teabagger wing of the GOPers. Meanwhile, Doug Hoffman continues to rack up the endorsements from people that no one in the 23rd has ever heard of: South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint, California Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, and even Oklahoma House candidate Kevin Calvey and California Senate candidate Chuck DeVore. RNC chair Michael Steele is still standing by Dede Scozzafava, though. ? TN-09: It looks like ...

The G.O.P. Stalinists Invade Upstate New York
Commondreams.org Views — ... from orthodoxy on social issues (abortion, same-sex marriage ) and endorsed the Obama stimulus package. To the right’s Jacobins, that’s cause to send her to the guillotine. Sure enough, bloggers trashed her as a radical leftist and ditched her for a third-party candidate they deem a “true” conservative, an accountant and businessman named Doug Hoffman. When Gingrich dared endorse Scozzafava anyway — as did other party potentates like John Boehner and Michael Steele — he too was slimed. Mocking Newt’s presumed 2012 presidential ambitions, ...

Frank Rich on GOP Stalinist Purges
Blog For Arizona — ... and Michael Steele — he too was slimed. Mocking Newt’s presumed 2012 presidential ambitions, ...