There is no question that they were wrong and were sucked in, and they are going to pay a price for it.
The election in on Tuesday and in the meantime, Scozzafava is unmasked. She may as well change party affiliation now.
The positive outcome is this: in Hoffman, the GOP has gained a conservative Republican who has never left the party and who will be representing conservatives, and caucusing with like-minded Republicans in Congress. The effect of Hoffman's election will have repercussion on the nation level, and sends a tremendous message to the GOP to take the party back to its conservative principles set forth by Ronald Reagan, just as Hoffman has said many times.
The positive outcome is this: in Hoffman, the GOP has gained a conservative Republican who has never left the party and who will be representing conservatives, and caucusing with like-minded Republicans in Congress. The effect of Hoffman's election will have repercussion on the nation level, and sends a tremendous message to the GOP to take the party back to its conservative principles set forth by Ronald Reagan, just as Hoffman has said many times.