Posted on 11/03/2009 9:47:02 PM PST by theanchoragedailyruse
This race was a political long-shot and Doug Hoffman, when you consider the dynamics of the race, did an outstanding job.
The same pundits who wrote Christie off, will be the same ones talking how the conservative movement is not real and offer the Hoffman election as proof the conservative movement and Palin as a losing platform/ride.
If that is the case, then Christie would have lost, because he ran on the conservative platform. The same conservative platform played out in Virgina.
And Obama campaigned in the races, Palin didn't...
As I stated here on this website: A Gentle Reminder to Sarah Palin: Marco Rubio
On the face, this kid has it.If he has no issues, this kid can win easily.
As for comments I made on the race being the testing ground for conservatives?
I still hold to the belief below on the Flordia Republican senate primary race being the testing ground for conservatives, but the New York race with Hoffman has added some interest in that it could become the catalyst in the conservative movement.
You have to hand it to the bigwigs within the Republican party. They know how to run a duplicitous campaign on smaller government.
It should be obvious now, that the Republican machine does not care about the message, it cares about winning.
Case in point, the Senate Republican primary that is unfolding in Florida.
Here you have the idiot Crist talking about how great the stimulus package is and wanting to become the senator of Florida under the Republican party banner.
Moreover, for the moment, you have a brand new poll showing the conservative losing to Crist.
But wait, is that a good sign? Not for the Republican party. The reason the Republican party is at odds right now is because it has no clear message.
It is being viewed as a duplicitous party. How can it be a party of smaller government when its bigwigs are pulling in behind Crist.
Just recently, a Gallup poll is showing the republicans making gains on the democrats. And Rasmussen has had gains at dead even between the parties, while the pundits continue to banter about how the republicans have to move from the right in order to win.
Given another poll done in February, on how independents view the stimulus package, I think Crist may be barking up the wrong tree when he is boasting about the benefits of the stimulus package and how he supports it.
As an aside, it would be interesting if Palin's PAC targets Florida and supports the conservative candidate. And even though there was no special election in Illinois, since the Democrats picked Burris, Illinois is setting to be a perfect storm for Palin's PAC, if Palin's PAC moves in on the state.
All in all, Florida will be the testing grounds for the conservative soul and may very well be the testing ground for Palin's PAC.
Call it fantasy politics if you want but it would certainly stir the political pot.
Given the race in New York and the demographics, politically speaking, Florida may still be the place to watch and see if Palin enters the political scene in Florida.
John McCain endorsed Crist and this Senate seat race would be (if an endorsement came in to Rubio)the one to give Palin's PAC its conservative wings.
Call it Going Rogue II: Revenge of the Conservatives
With the conservative movement starting in upstate New York, Florida is setting up to be the battleground for the heart and soul of the conservative movement.
After all, the race will be a closed primary and it will give Rubio time to prove his conservative case.
Not within 30 days like happened with Hoffman and the rally cry may just be Conservative Baby Conservative.
Editor's note: This was being written with Fox News declaring Owens the winner and reports from Stacy McCain.
Conservative + Republican Lever Pullers = 51%
Democrat wins with a minority of 49%.
Way to go RINO Party Leaders.
This was a special election, right?
We get to do this all over again next year (2010)??
Start tomorrow.
What does it mean?
It means Obamacare is going to be harder to beat.
It means that Cap and Tax has more life.
It means that our freedom is one vote closer to being taken.
We don’t have a year to fix this. We need to stop it RIGHT NOW.
This isn’t a win - any more than Germany won WW2 by proving its soldiers could endure harsher weather with less food.
I haven’t looked at how the primary is conducted.
open vs. closed
But your sentiment is correct...
Total misread, there is no “big tent” it’s a ONE WAY street with the RINO’s. Did Scuzzy get behind Hoffman, no she ENDORSED A DEMOCRAT. If she really cared about the party she would have endorsed Hoffman.
Why are we supposed to swallow all the crap and work for the Dole’s Bushes, McCain’s, Specter’s and Chaffeee’s and they just stab us in the back.
The Dem’s won NY 23 for ONE YEAR, BIG DEAL. It was worth it, we showed ONCE AGAIN what hypocrites they RINO’s are. They would rather support a socialist than a conservative. Just switch parties if you’re so in love with Democrats.
Obama won this district by 5%, you have totally misread what happened here.
There was also talk of redistricting to favor dems... That remains to be seen.
I think this year was an oddity and a surprise because of the situation with the appointment of the previous rep.
I can’t say that I know? This election sort of came out of no where ~ at least for me.
I’m fairly certain that there was no primary.
Hoffman has something of a machine in place and if he wants the GOP nomination next year, it seems to me that he could walk through the primaries, whether it is open or closed.
It shouldn’t be that difficult. Hopefully many of those Conservative Party folks still have a finger in the GOP. If not, they could switch back for next year.
In the meantime, make this guy, Owens, try to placate the conservative base by voting against Pelosi on every vote or make him pay in spades next year.
If you think that folks are hating the Democrats this November, wait till tax revenues come in way under where they need to be for “Barry’s FREE Money Bonanza” and the simple math of the whole thing catches up to the Chicagoland gang.
It is going to be an ugly and unfortunate reckoning for many of of our neighbors and friends here in America; this rain will fall, equally, on the wicked freeloaders and the just taxpayers.
It is going to suck.
Smooth plan.
More people will hate Democrats next year when we have Detroit times 10 throughout the nation.
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