It is not the RNC or NRCC as neither one of them had a say in who was picked.
This whole fiasco lies at the feet of the NY CD-23 county chairs who chose who along with the NY State GOP Chair who turned a blind eye to the selection process.
RNC and NRCC are required by the Rules of the Republican Party to support the Republican candidate. They did not control her nomination in any way shape or form.
Blame the right people — CD-23 GOP County Chairs and the NY State GOP Chair.
Bingo! There must be consequences for all the county chairs who selected Scozzafava. Demand their immediate resignations. Michael Steele should face a serious grilling here. It is not enough to say that he (Steele) did not have a say in this choice by county chairs.
Newt Gingrich should be considered “yesterday” and not receive a dime’s worth of attention anymore. Boehner and Romney need to embrace solid conservative positions (economic and social) or be relegated to footnotes and ouster. In short, no more RINOs.
3rd party candidates get Democrats elected. How many times does this scenario have to play out before the message sinks in. Don’t blame the RNC, blame the guy who tore the GOP candidates legs out from under her. Blame those who supposedly opposed Owens but guaranteed that he’d win. I can’t say it enough 3rd party candidates get Democrats elected. Owens should send Hoffman candy and flowers for all the help.