Not that I believe him, but the Hoffman spokesman, Ryan, admitts that Hoffman can not win a two way race and the Hoffman does not represent a majority in this district.
I think, as the GOP nominee, Hoffman would have won easily.
Party identification DOES matter!
As an “indy” Hoffman needed a 3-way race.
Scamozza and Hoffman were splitting the Republican vote—what is so hard to understand about that? With all the circuslike aspects of this race—Scamozze still on the ballot after she dropped out, the absentee ballots having been cast before all the shenanigans started, the in-and-out and candidate switching (but only partially) by the RNC—you cannot fairly say he didn’t represent his district.