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2009-10-23 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Steve White 2009-10-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 soooo...?? This is New York where a Palin endorsement is sure to horrify and dishearten the loyal democrats who see her as Satan in the flesh. Is Palin trying to help the democrat or the republican here? I'm confused.

Posted by Jumbo Slinerong5015 2009-10-23 03:57|| 2009-10-23 03:57|| Front Page Top

#2 NY has a Conservative party as well as the Republicans. The Conservatives have their roots in the upstate area that includes the 23rd. Often but not always they merge with the Rs to field a candidate. Palin's rallying them to make it Hoffman this time.

Posted by lotp 2009-10-23 08:24|| 2009-10-23 08:24|| Front Page Top

#3 I love Palin's new hairdo.

Of course she looked good in the other one too.

Posted by lord garth 2009-10-23 08:37|| 2009-10-23 08:37|| Front Page Top

#4 There is no difference between the Democrat and Republican candidates in the NY-23 race. There would be no difference between the two in votes and the only difference would be where they would caucus. And there rumors that the Repub would move to the Dems if she got effective opposition in the primaries for the 2010 election.

At a minimum the liberal Republican leadership needs to get a whack alongside the head about appointing and suppporting liberals to a conservative district.

Posted by tipover 2009-10-23 11:58|| 2009-10-23 11:58|| Front Page Top

#5 The district has been Republican since the civil war, and is very conservative, fiscally and socially.

The local GOP insiders and party leaders hand picked one of their own, Dede Scozzofava who happens to be for card check, supported the stimulus bill and TARP, has a consistent tax and spend voting record at the state legislature, is pro choice, wants to federally fund abortions as part of Obamacare, and is endorsed by and funded by NARAL, Planned Parenthood local officials, several Unions, Daily Kos, and ACORN. Yes, ACORN endorsed her. The REPUBLICAN nominee is to the left of the DEM!!!!!!!

This is another example of GOP party leaders ignoring grass roots. This time the grass roots put their own candidate forward Hoffman. And he took the Conservative Party line on the ballot, which is usually given to the Republican candidate. That is who Palin is endorsing The Conservative candidate instead of the "Republican" machine pol that's more Pelosi favorable in policy than large parts of the Democrat Party.

Posted by M Defarge 2009-10-23 12:01|| 2009-10-23 12:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Once upon a time New York elected a Senator on the Conservative Party ticket - James Buckley.

Posted by Glenmore 2009-10-23 13:12|| 2009-10-23 13:12|| Front Page Top

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