Posted on 10/31/2009 7:38:14 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
“At the same time, Republican Dede Scozzafava – the early frontrunner – has seen her support sink to 20 percent of likely voters”
20 percent is way too high for a liberal GOPer.
Well, this IS New York we're talking about
This is a GOP district. Been held by the GOP since the Civil War. A lot of these voters are supporting whom ever has the R next to their name. All Dede is doing is playing spoiler. She should withdraw.
“Well, this IS New York we’re talking about”
Yeah well I am hoping that Hoffman will get NY-23 comfy with conservatives, then perhaps it will spread all over NY and into New England.
I seriously believe that the GOP went to Scozzafava and said, "You aren't going to win. And it's really, really bad for us if the third party guy that Sarah Palin is supporting ends up winning. We need to stop Hoffman. So, here's the plan: you drop out, your supporters shift over to the other Liberal in the race, and Sarah Palin ends up with egg on her face."
Bump!
http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2009/10/024826.php
“What remains of Scozzafava’s vote is still about 2:1 Republican, so Hoffman has a good chance of growing further. But it’s a close one that could go either way.”
She will tell you who she is by who she throws her votes to when she drops out
She will tell you who she is by who she throws her votes to when she drops out
The RATS will cheat and steal it.
Or maybe they just stay home because there’s no Republican in the race. Her supporters (what’s left of them) are probably reflex Republican voters who may lose interest. But if they do decide to vote it’s not likely they’ll pull the lever for a Dem.
can they talk ded into supporting hoffman?
But think about the 20% undecided. How many of these Independent minded voters want to vote for a third party candidate? Especially one which is explicitly Conservative. The Independents are important, and I think they will tend to drift over to Owens. With Scozzafava in the race, they were more diluted, but I see less dilution now, and I think Hoffman will get the smaller portion of them.
She won't drop out. The entire face of the GOP and RNC is hanging on her candidacy. Newt and the his band of merry RINO's will not allow her to drop out.
I bet they are secretly hoping Owens wins so they can go around saying, "See, we told you if you didn't vote for the "R" a dem would win it!"
This is what happens when one needs to move the common sense Republican, Hoffman to a different line, Conservative on the ballot.
It's like herding cats. Some potential voters get left behind. There are probably a bunch of Republicans in the district who have no idea what the differences are between Hoffman and Dede. They will still pull the lever for Dede.
If Hoffman had been put on the Republican line and the Conservative line, he would be winning in a landslide.
Got some sort of link to that claim?
Not what I'd call a ringing endorsement of Hoffman.
We can only hope that Biden succeeds.....................in saying something really, really, really stupid.
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