[Defiant]

A Democrat won a seat for the first time in 100 years giving them another vote in the House. I do not see that as a victory.

Do you fail to see that the Dems had the seat either way even if Hoffman did not enter the race??????? Scuzzy was a Dem all along, as conservatives pointed out. Good riddance to her. One year with the Dem, and a real conservative will take the seat back.

[DannyTN]

"Dems had the seat either way even if Hoffman did not enter the race??????? Scuzzy was a Dem all along, as conservatives pointed out."

Good point. It's not like we would have had conservative votes from Scuzzy. Might as well hang the unpopular liberal votes around the neck of the democrat than around a RINO claiming to be Republican.

[YankeeReb]

Scuzzy was a Dem all along, as conservatives pointed out. Good riddance to her. One year with the Dem, and a real conservative will take the seat back.

My own $.02
If Scuzzy would have won then she's most likely do as people on this thread suggested and caucus with the Dims. Pelosi would have her vote and the GOP party hacks wouldn't run anyone in the primary next year against her, she is an 'R' after all. An even worse scenareo, she pulls an Arlen Spector at the last second and they are caught off guard.

As it stands now, they're forced to put someone up and if they know what's good for them it'll be a conservative, maybe Hoffman, maybe not but it will have to be a conservative.

[cradle of freedom]

What was the turn out like? Was there a low turnout? Did the Democrat patronage machine get its people out?