On the one hand, the only reason I’m at all surprised by this headline is that I had heard precisely the opposite reason cited for her withdrawal; “big tent” Republicans have sided with Democrats against conservatives at every turn for my entire lifetime. (Christine Todd Whitman, Arnold Schwartzenegger, William Weld, Pete Wilson, Michael Bloomberg, and on and on and on)
On the other hand, “quietly” in this context means that she has done so without any public statements. In other words, the news article cannot back up its own assertions. This is the old “unnamed sources” gambit, and is entirely worthless.
If Hoffman loses, the blame needs to be put squarely where it belongs: on the RNC leadership that chose Scozzofava in the first place, on know-nothings like Newt and Steele for letting it happen, and on cowards like Huckabee and Romney for not stepping up and supporting the conservative.
If Hoffman wins, the same people need to be chastised for letting it become an issue in the first place.
We can’t let this keep happening between now and 2012.
Next time the Republican Party calls and asks me for money, we're going to have a chat before I tell them to go to hell.
As we have been saying all along, Scozzafava is more Democrat than Republican.
um .... would you call this “breaking a pledge”?
I don’t believe it for a minute.
The msm will do anything possible to screw the conservative candidate.
The poser reveals herself...
During the day Saturday, she began to quietly and thoughtfully encourage her supporters to vote for Democrat William L. Owens.
OMG!
“Thoughtfully,” no less. What a surprise. She’s really a thinker, I guess.
The "props" this paper gives to RATowens sounds like some flowery self written wedding vows.
If she was to do that and there is ANY proof, email, audio or otherwise, she just took the local and national GOP sliver of respect and sh*t on it. Unless she decided to retire from politics, there is no party that would take a "traitor" and run it/her for serious office.
It is distinctly possible that the Watertown Paper is a left of center publication who wishes Owens to win? Whom did they endorse?
It is frightening that Mr. Hoffman is so beholden to right-wing ideologues who dismiss Northern New Yorkers as parochial when people here simply want to know how Mr. Hoffman will protect their interests in Washington.
So just how is Doug Hoffman "beholden" to right wing ideologues and we now have "representative government" as a means to protect our entitlements in DC ? .
Interesting how "The Conservative Party" is an ideologue yet the multiple progressive organization in DC and around the country are not ????
“During the day Saturday, she began to quietly and thoughtfully encourage her supporters to vote for Democrat William L. Owens.”
Thats the extent of the story as it relates to her backing Owens. The rest is the papers endorsement of Owens. I would have appreciated them fleshing out the story a bit. How odd to mix actual breaking news,for that what it is,with an endorsement.
During the day Saturday, she began to quietly and thoughtfully encourage her supporters to vote for Democrat William L. Owens.
I knew it, I KNEW it!
I called this yesterday as soon as it came out she was withdrawing. I posted that she'd endorse the RAT.
Paging Newt Gingrich -- Please pick up the white courtesy phone.
Thanks for posting
Yesterday I was scolded twice on another thread for suggesting that “dede” would likely come out in support of the dem
If the GOP continues to support candidates like Dede, the party is done for. How many Olympia Snowe’s, Susan Collins and Arlen Specter’s (even Dubya supported him over Pat Toomey) do they need in order to realize that if they are not a party that proves that it is a REAL alternatice to Democrats, the people might as well vote for the real deal?
No big loss. Her mom wouldn't have voted for Hoffman anyway.
No surprise there. The question is how many will cross over and vote for Owens and how many will just stay home.