Like “campaignPete R-CT" said in his post, Doug Hoffman is a registered Republican. He is not part of a third-party movement.
Technically the CP is a ‘third-party’, and as I said to Peter R-CT I know he’s a Republican. The danger is third partiers taking the wrong lesson from the race. But I’m repeating myself, so I’m probably not making my point with you any better than I did in my original postings.