Posted on 11/02/2009 9:29:53 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
The Washington Post reports the Obama White House played a critical, behind-the-scenes role in persuading former GOP District 23 congressional candidate Dede Scozzafava to endorse Democrat Bill Owens over Conservative Doug Hoffman.
If true, the Post report reveals a striking example of the administration's penchant for tinkering in regional politics.
Scozzafava pulled out of the race Saturday after falling to a distant third place in the polls. Initially, national GOP leaders praised her decision as "selfless." They endorsed Hoffman, and apparently assumed Scozzafava would do the same.
On Sunday, however, Scozzafava instead endorsed the Democrat. White House officials and left-leaning pundits cited this as evidence of a schism in the GOP, which they say is becoming a narrow party of ideological conservatives.
New York Republicans have warned that Scozzafava's endorsement could throw the race to the Democrat.
According to a report buried in a Post profile of White House political director Patrick Gaspard published on Monday, the White House spent the weekend trying to lure Scozzafava's endorsement away from the GOP.
"Over the last few days," the Post profile reported, "Gaspard has also had a quiet hand in some of the good news to come Democrats' way.
"Steeped in New York politics, he played a pivotal role in the effort over the weekend to persuade Republican State Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava to endorse the Democratic candidate in the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District, two senior White House officials said Sunday."
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C'mon Barry O. America isn't this stupid.
Who cares. Of course the White House wants Owens to win...who here doubts that?
This worthless hag’s 15 minutes of fame were devoted to being a complete and total moron.
With a Hoffman win we would have given the Democrat’s, Republicans, Dede and Obama a black eye. Sounds like a good idea to me.
Not surprised. These people want complete control.
I agree . A Hoffman win and this strategy totally backfires on them
I love this! I always knew Obama was an evil leftist. But I never let myself believe that he was stupid to his core.
The list, ping
I suspect that these are the same RINOs who nominated her in the first place. The reality is that her endorsement of Owens will help wavering Republicans to realize that she was a Democrat shill from the beginning.
If she had stayed on the sidelines looking like the injured party, then that would have done more damage to Hofffman.
Just like a 3 Stooges “gang slap”.
With Warm Regards,
Dede Scozzafava
PAID FOR BY DEDE FOR CONGRESS, INC.
PAID FOR BY THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE!
There, I fixed that!
She’s not a complete Moron. She’s missing some parts!
Why say Republicans? Very few endorsed her and some were required to do so by Party rules. Not their fault her nomination turned out to be suspect. NY GOP Chair and the County Chairs of NY deserve the black eye. Lay the blame right on NY politics which gave her the nomination. If you are in NY demand the resignations of any of the County Chairs that didn’t vote the way their County wanted along with the NY GOP Chair who turned a blind eye.
Last I checked Fred Thompson is a Republican who came out early and often for Hoffman. He isn’t a Party person and is not bound by any Rules.
Why do some of you try to keep tarring and feathing the GOP when most of us don’t even donate to the RNC and in all seriousness, you cannot blame the National Party for following their rules when the County Chairs are the ones that broke the rules. Once it came out the National people backed right off and supported Hoffman most of them before she withdrew.
OOPS, that wasn’t supposed to get out until AFTER the election....
So much for that well-oiled Chicago political machine. This is what happens when you have deal with amateurs like Dede Skeezofavo.
video:
George Stephanopoulos knowing early Sunday morning that the President’s political team was after the Bill Owens endorsement from Scozzafava
http://hotairpundit.blogspot.com/2009/11/was-white-house-behind-scozzafava.html
So what did they promise her? She’s still a New York State legislator, right?
It will be interesting to see if she gets a job with the Obama administration.
It figures.
“Report: W.H. Engineered NY-23 Endorsement”
I know there are reports that the angry loser got calls from
the Demos or even higher up.
Somebody should file a Freedom of Information Act request to find
out what she was promised to reveal “her true self”...that she was
actually an ACORN Democratic-Socialist all along.
“A quiet hand” my foot. Everything these people want credit for is leaked all over the place.
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