RINO candidate Dede Scozzafava has withdrawn from the New York’s 3rd Congressional District race – leaving Doug Hoffman, the only real conservative, versus the bonafide Obama-endorsed democrat, Bill Owens.
Eric Erickson from Redstate emails-
The Republican Establishment in Washington, D.C. spent over $900,000.00 to elect Dede Scozzafava, who today abandoned the race.
How much more impact could that money have had if the GOP had listened to its base?
Relationships between the Republican establishment in Washington and the conservative movement are in rubble. Thanks to Pete Sessions, Chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, NOT Doug Hoffman, there is new inspiration for a third party movement to challenge the GOP – a movement that will only help the Democrats.
Good men in the GOP are now going to be challenged in primaries because of the ill-will the NRCC has generated in New York’s 23rd Congressional District.
Make no mistake about it, the NRCC and the RNC must shoulder the blame for this fiasco. As has now been reported and confirmed, it was the Beltway Elite who pressured the New York GOP to choose Scozzafava.
I have said all along that victory for the GOP base in NY-23 was a Scozzafava defeat. We should, however, rally to Doug Hoffman and help him win. Notwithstanding that, the time is now to be magnanimous in victory, but we must demand accountability.
Someone, more than one person, must be fired for the Republican botching of NY-23. Heads must roll lest this happen again.
And John Cornyn and the National Republican Senatorial Committee better be paying attention, see e.g. Charlie Crist v. Marco Rubio in Florida.
Sincerely yours,
Erick Erickson
Editor, RedState.com
TPM reports that the NRCC will now officially back Hoffman.
A GOP source tells TPM that the National Republican Congressional Committee is going to get behind Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the NY-23 special election, now that moderate Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava has dropped out.
Hoffman is in a close race with Democrat Bill Owens, and Scozzafava suspended her campaign today after polls showed her in third place. With the NRCC’s backing, Hoffman will go from insurgent third-party candidate to being the de facto new Republican nominee.
NRCC chairman Pete Sessions (R-TX) will have a statement out shortly.
Blogs for Victory: Scozzafava drops out
Mark asks a key question:
Will Scozzafava’s support go to Hoffman or Owens? Are her supporters just plain, old “broken glass” Republicans who will just pull the “R” lever no matter what, and are thus more likely to switch to Hoffman? Or, are her supporters RINOs who only vote GOP as long as they can have someone wishy-washy? Only time will tell…
Michelle Malkin: Radical Leftist Candidate Dede Scozzafava Quits
Malkin-and just about everyone else I’ve read who isn’t a liberal-is calling for people to pitch in and Help Doug Hoffman for Congress now.
Snooper: Screw Newt and the NRCC.
You said it, Snooper…we’re all on the same page.
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