The two party system is one of the things that has made America more politically stable than, say, European countries, with multiple parties forming shifting alliances.
And a third party coming from the Right usually means disaster. Think Perot.
Newt had nothing to do with naming Scozzafava as the Republican nominee. Once she was selected, he had a tough choice: Support someone who disagrees with him on every important issue, or weaken the party and possibly give up a Republican vote on, if nothing else, procedural issues.
That is not an easy decision, and I can’t really fault him for making what now appears to have been an incorrect choice. But, hindsight is 20/20.
I think our best chance to take back our country is a revitalized Republican party, pushed to the Right by incidents such as the one we are now witnessing. If Hoffman wins, that should certainly resonate with party leadership.
It will certainly resonate with loyal Republicans whose hearts are conservative, but who think the party needs to move Left in order to win.
well there were plenty of smart people who were able to figure this out BEFORE she dropped out and exposed herself for the leftwing hack that she is. Laura Ingraham for one, had Newt on her show and tore him a NEW ONE over this, and he could NOT defend himself. This was on her radio show PRIOR to Scozza's dropping out and total unmasking. So, yes, i DO fault him for being stupid about this. He DUG IN when it was fairly clear he had erred. Her throwing her support to the Dem was a perfect illustration of what an absolute ass he was to be taken in by her.
What is tough about it?
Seems like a very easy choice to me.
# 1. Support the conservative candidate
Or
# 2.Support an ACORN backing, card check backing, abortion backing, gay marriage backing, porkulus backing, 0bamacare backing(and that's just for starters), fat woman, who had earlier on gone to the Democrats to plead with them to nominate her for this very seat for their party, and had only came to the Republicans, after the even the bottom feeding Democrats had rejected because of her tax problems. I am surprised Newt Gingrich is surprised she switched. Heck she tried ti switch even before she was nominated.
” Support someone who disagrees with him on every important issue, or weaken the party “
That is not even a correct analogy.
By backing strong conservative candidates like Hoffman, we strengthen the Republiacan Party, not weaken it.
With the very survival of this country at stake, and American values under relentless onslaught from the rabid, America-hating, communist in the White House, this is no time to be talking “my party is right no matter what”.
It's not about the party right now. It's about what we stand for. Its about values. It's about standing for something, and not being an empty shell who stands for absolutely nothing, and has no values, like Gingrich seems to be. If he is going to accept hard line, left wing radicals like Scozzafava, then what is the difference between the Republican Party and the Dems then? NOTHING.