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Doug Hoffman: The Glenn Beck Candidate

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lawhawk11/01/2009 1:09:32 pm PST

The Hoffman supporters who considered Scozzafava nothing more than a warmed-over Democrat appear to be proven right now that she’s come out supporting Owens.

That’s not going to further GOP needs and goals, unless watching the Democrat win is meant to teach the conservatives a lesson. Problem is that I don’t think anyone is going to learn the right lessons from this. The state GOP is a mess, and Scozzafava has rewarded rank and file GOP support by pushing the Democrat? That’s not good at all and makes the moderate GOPers who backed her look foolish. It also further empowers the right and far right.

Instead of pushing party unity, it may result in sacking of state GOP leaders like Ed Cox (who recently took over). That’s more than warranted under the circumstances because they proffered a candidate who turned out to be the very kind of RINO that her opponents claimed. Party unity be damned - and it seems everyone is screwing over the GOP from all sides.

NY-23 is like watching the death spiral of the moderate GOP in NY.