[vg0va3]

I think this may help!

[Ev Reeman]

http://www.newsmax.com/reagan/election_Obama_change/2009/10/28/278420.html

[Dick Bachert]

[TennesseeGirl]

Hey, GOP “establishment”, are you listening? We (conservatives) are not going to settle or compromise anymore!

[Ev Reeman]

http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/gay_marriage_maine_vote/2009/10/28/278562.html?s=al&promo_code=8FB6-1

[incredulous joe]

Politico will paint this however they want, but I think it’s a plus for conservatism and a good message for the GOP establishment.

What are the odds Daggett would fall on his sword in NJ?

Not as likely, I suppose he would have to give Corzine back whatever he is paying him to siphon off Christie’s votes.

[nysuperdoodle]

Michael Steele: “We want to be supporting the one that wins.”

What a jackass. If the GOP heirarchy had thrown their weight behind the person whose record, statements, and ideals best represent what the party CLAIMS to stand for, they wouldn’t have supported the candidate that had to withdraw.

The GOP looks clueless and adrift, almost hopelessly. Scozzafava comes off like a team player with this really classy move.

[GeronL]

I guess Newt can campaign for Owens now. I wonder if this will help Owens more than Hoffman?

[oldbrowser]

This article does not mention that Palin threw her support behind Hoffman just before he went from last to first in one month.

[SERKIT]

Mikey can't lead from behind. He needs to get off the mark and drop RINOs fast, and embrace the fact that the populace is (and has always been) right of center, identifying with conservatism more than moderate-ism or liberalism.

Conservatism needs to remain in the tent of the Republican Party, but the tent should not have much space reserved for RINOs - and campaign donation ($upport) needs to be diminished to those not toeing the line for minimal government, minimal taxes, constitutional fundamentalism, and protection of personal liberties. NO THRID PARTY!

[AD from SpringBay]

It might, but we also know the RINO/GOP leadership is a very pragmatic group. They are still in the leadership positions and will be for the foreseeable future - at least until the 2010 elections. Dede’s departure is a good start but will not be the end of this struggle. This is like cleaning up one of the cabinets in the garage when much of the house is still a mess.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Newt should go soak his head.

[EternalVigilance]

Technically, this means that in NY-23 the Republican Party has now slipped from being the third party in this race to being no party to this race.

The GOP has finally reached the vanishing point.

[Mariner]

It's not sufficient that the NRCC, GOP Congressional Leadership et al seem to have changed their tune.

These people MUST be expunged from the party...for eternity.

Newt. Boehner. McCain. Mitchell. All NRCC delegates who voted for it's current, INCOMPETENT and TRAITOROUS leadership must be removed.

No quarter, less they return.