Too funny. De Facto Republican leadership at FOX News and the Tea Party folks have done what the Democrats have not been able to do in 70 elections. They essentially lost the seat by forcing out the locally chosen Republican candidate in favor of a third-party conservative.
The list of supporters of Doug Hoffman includes Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Bill O'Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, Neal Cavuto, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, the Dick Armey, Rick Santorum, Geroge Pataki, Newt Gingrich and many more all lined up to trash regular Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava. They called her all kinds of things beyond just being a RINO, and backed the otherwise unknown Doug Hoffman.
Democrat Bill Owens won. Doug Hoffman lost. He lost. He fucking LOST.
Now, you know, this was a victory for real Republicans. Real Republican Michelle Malkin says so...
Hoffman may have lost narrowly, but NY-23 is a much broader victory for conservatives who believe the Republican Party should stand for core limited government principles ....This is a victory of principle.
Better a donkey in office that acts like a donkey than a donkey in elephant’s clothing making a complete ass of the GOP.
Moreover, NY-23 is a victory for conservatives who refuse to be marginalized in the public square by either the unhinged left or the establishment right. A humble accountant from upstate New York exposed the hypocrisy of GOP leaders trying to solicit funds from conservatives by lambasting Pelosi and the Dems’ support for high taxes, Big Labor, and bigger government — while using conservatives’ money to subsidize a high-taxing, Big Labor-pandering, bigger government radical. The repercussions will be felt well beyond NY-23’s borders. Conservatives’ disgust with the status quo has been heard and felt. They have been silent too long. They will be silent no more.
OK, Michelle. And you guys don't care about this stupid seat anyway. Forget about how the de facto leaders at FOX News harped on how important this election as, and how it would be proof that the Tea Baggers were now calling the shots and that's how the Republican party is going to reclaim the throne they so rightly deserve. That was before. Before Hoffman lost.
Jed Lewison posted a montage over at DK, under the headline Engineering Defeat, that is about eight minutes worth of the several hours FOX News gave over to promoting this race and their special candidate...
The last time NY23 was not held by a Republican, it was held by a Whig. Priceless.
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