American Power (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... no surprise. Michelle Malkin's got the former HP CEO's number, " Carly Fiorina Channels Dede Scozzafava, Wields Race/gender Card Against Conservative Rival ": Grass-roots conservatives, your attention, please: The NRCC and GOP dumped $1 million of your hard-earned money into radical Leftist Republican Dede Scozzafava’s NY-23’s campaign — money...
Michelle Malkin (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
"I have nothing against white men...but..."
Riehl World View (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
This Politico item was almost looking pretty good for a while. What's the new message going to be, stop global warming, elect Dede Scozzafava? Seriously though ... Newt did the Contract for America. That was fifteen years ago. Is that...
DownWithTyranny! (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... into Congress, there is a vicious battle shaping up in the Republican Party. Playing the role of Dede Scozzafava is moderate state Rep Beth Coulson who just met with RNC Chair Michael Steele last week. Although Coulson is an economic conservative, teabaggers hate her because she's pro-Choice, supports civil unions for gay couples and has received a perfect score from the state League...
Jumping in Pools (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Senator McCain could be in a tough battle for the Republican nomination next year, however, if a tough battle does occur, I would expect Sarah Palin to come to his aid. Apparently most Conservative bloggers have the same feelings as I do, and some are writing if Palin supports McCain in the Arizona United States Senate GOP primary, it would be the same as supporting Scozzafava in New York's...
Gay Patriot (Free subscription) | yesterday
Carly Fiorina’s conservatism notwithstanding, Chuck DeVore is bound and determined to make the contest for the opportunity to defeat perhaps the most partisan U.S. Senator one between a conservative and liberal Republican. To do that, his campaign has had to twist the former HP CEO’s positions so they match those of Dede Scozzafava. Only problem is [...]
Ballot Access News (Free subscription) | yesterday
As of November 23, the tally in New York’s special election from November 3, 2009, for the U.S. House, 23rd district, stands at: Bill Owens (Democrat, Working Families) 72,711; Doug Hoffman (Conservative) 69,314; Dede Scozzafava (Republican, Independence) 8,619. Only 628 absentee ballots remain to be counted. See this story. Although it [...]
The Corner (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
... in the lame-duck legislative session. But the defeat of gay marriage in Maine, the rejection of Dede Scozzafava in NY-23, Gov. Jon Corzine's loss after publicly supporting gay marriage, and the rising voter outrage against politicians who push their own agendas over the people's priorities -- all are leading to second thoughts among Democrats and Republicans alike. One sign of progress:...
Red State (Free subscription) | yesterday
... indulgences, but conservatives keep right on selling them. Look, for example, at NY-23. The moment Dede Scozzafava signed ATR’s no new tax pledge, she was absolved of all her sins, including voting for 198 tax increases in the New York legislature. Therein lies the inherent problem with candidates signing off on well meaning pablum — there are no teeth and the party will...
MyDD (Free subscription) | yesterday
... has 72,711 total votes, or 48.3 percent, while Hoffman has 69,314 votes, or 46 percent. Republican Dede Scozzafava, who suspended her campaign three days before Election Day after being hounded by the Tea Party set, has 8,619 votes, or 5.7 percent. In his written concession, Hoffman made no mention of the electoral fraud charges that he leveled last week. Tags: NY-23 , Congressman...
Rightward Leaning (Free subscription) | yesterday
Politico reports that RNC Communications Director Trevor Francis has been forced out. Why? Because Michael Steele feels he hasn't been given enough credit for Republican victories. Please! Michael, get a clue. The only reason Republicans have had recent victories is that Obama is screwing the pooch. Republicans won IN SPITE of the incompetent leadership of the RNC. Two words, Michael: Dede Scozzafava....
In These Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
... by many in the Republican leadership and vivisected by vitriolic bloggers, moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava ended her bid for the seat three days before Election Day. Attacking Scozzafava as not far right enough, conservatives rallied behind third-party candidate Doug Hoffman, who does not even live in the district, and drove her out of the race. And consider this. Journalist...
Midknight Review (Free subscription) | yesterday
... District last month. In that contest, the moderate Republican candidate, Deirdre “Dede” Scozzafava, eventually bowed out and instead of endorsing the Conservative Party candidate, Doug Hoffman, she threw her support behind the Democratic choice, Bill Owens, the man ultimately elected to represent the district. The most irritating aspect of the electoral debacle in New...
George's Bottom Line (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Watching the Republican National Committee over the last several years pour money into the campaigns of moderate Republicans such as Arlen Specter, John Chaffee, and DeDe Scozzafava, some conservatives are concerned the GOP needs to start backing up its principles with its cash.
Stubborn Facts - (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... this is less a response to heterodox Republicans like Olympia Snowe than it is to quislings like Dede Scozzafava and Arlen Specter. On that basis, and with some caveats (this list is imperfect but serviceable for this 2010 election cycle, for instance) I can tentatively support such a move. There's a tension in American party politics: a party can't win in America without being inclusive,...
