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The Most Important Number in Politics Today (conservative Hoffman raises $200K online in past week)
Washington Post-The Fix ^ | Oct. 22, 2009 | Chris Cillizza

Posted on 10/22/2009 2:02:23 PM PDT by ellery

210,000

That's the amount of money that Conservative party nominee Doug Hoffman raised online in the last seven days in support of his candidacy in the special election in New York's 23rd district, according to a source close to the campaign.

The source would not speculate on what Hoffman's total raised number would be when reports are filed with the Federal Election by midnight tonight. But, his Internet haul almost certainly means he will outdistance state Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, the Republican nominee, who, party strategists acknowledge, will post a very weak report. (Hoffman, Scozzafava nor Democrat Bill Owens had filed their reports at press time.)

Hoffman's startling success in raising cash on the web suggests -- as has been made clear in tea party protests and town halls over the spring and summer -- that the conservative base of the Republican party is energized and voting with their feet and their wallets (and often against the picks of the party establishment).

Hoffman's candidacy was born out of a belief that Scozzafava was insufficiently conservative and not entirely committed to the core principles of the party.

It's the same impetus behind Kentucky businessman Rand Paul's Senate bid against establishment pick Trey Grayson, the Secretary of State, and the same basic philosophical divide animating Republican candidates to run or consider primary challenges against nationally favored Senate candidates in New Hampshire, Florida and Colorado.

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(Excerpt) Read more at voices.washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: hoffman; ny2009; ny23; scozzafava
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To: wetgundog

Excellent—and congratulations on your new job!


21 posted on 10/22/2009 2:55:39 PM PDT by ellery (It's a free country.)
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To: ellery
Hoffman's candidacy was born out of a belief that Scozzafava was insufficiently conservative and not entirely committed to the core principles of the party.

Another "DUH!" moment, capped off with a massive understatement.

Go Hoffman...

22 posted on 10/22/2009 2:57:29 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (Deficit spending, trade deficits, unsecure mortages, worthless paper... ... not a problem. Oh yeah?)
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To: ellery

$25 sent. I’ll draft a letter to Michael Steele next week showing him that the RNC isn’t worth donating to, and that I am only giving to candidates and organizations that reflect my values. In this case, the value Hoffman reflects most is poking the RNC in its collective eye.


23 posted on 10/22/2009 2:57:49 PM PDT by FateAmenableToChange
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To: ellery; WhyisaTexasgirlinPA

And I helped!


24 posted on 10/22/2009 3:01:03 PM PDT by SeeRushToldU_So ( Go Braves! Braves are gone.)
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To: wetgundog

Awesome.


25 posted on 10/22/2009 3:18:54 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is not credible.)
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To: FateAmenableToChange

Yep, I sent him an email....told him same thing. I will be donating to candidates I support! Not Democrats with an R being placed in front of their names.


26 posted on 10/22/2009 3:20:11 PM PDT by Freddd (CNN is not credible.)
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To: cc2k

ping.


27 posted on 10/22/2009 3:24:46 PM PDT by FredZarguna (It looks just like a Telefunken U-47. In leather.)
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To: ellery

I’ve been wanting to say this for awhile now, and I can’t hold it back any more:

The GOP Party Establishment SUX!

Ah, there. I feel so much better now.


28 posted on 10/22/2009 3:35:12 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Without the Constitution, there is no America!)
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To: Freddd

Totally agree!


29 posted on 10/22/2009 3:35:47 PM PDT by Knitting A Conundrum (Without the Constitution, there is no America!)
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To: ellery

I just sent in $100.

Let’s send a loud message to the Republican establishment. No more RINOs or DIABLOs.


30 posted on 10/22/2009 3:53:41 PM PDT by Lundy_s Lane II
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To: Gabrial

That is no small contribution.

You rock!


31 posted on 10/22/2009 3:53:50 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (There is no "gray area" on issues. See things from both sides, but choose the right side.)
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To: kabar

So did I. Supporting all of these candidates in all the other states, as well as my own, is getting quite expensive, but worth it, I hope.


32 posted on 10/22/2009 4:06:14 PM PDT by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: ConservativeMind

Thanks.

I also got a nicely written email back.


33 posted on 10/22/2009 4:08:20 PM PDT by Gabrial (ObamaCare: The efficiency of the Post Office, the compassion of the IRS, the costs of the Pentagon)
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To: ellery

Just sent $15.00. Every bit helps.


34 posted on 10/22/2009 4:15:53 PM PDT by Atlantan
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To: FateAmenableToChange
I’ll draft a letter to Michael Steele next week showing him that the RNC isn’t worth donating to, and that I am only giving to candidates and organizations that reflect my values

He won't get it. Another stuck on stupid.

35 posted on 10/22/2009 4:33:46 PM PDT by Digger (If RINO is your selection, then failure is your election)
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To: wetgundog
I’ve been out of work for over a year and a half. Just got a job and start next week. I sent him $20

I sent another $100 after I read your post.

Congratulations and good luck.

36 posted on 10/22/2009 5:05:48 PM PDT by FredZarguna (It looks just like a Telefunken U-47. In leather.)
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To: 14erClimb

I sent 17.76 this afternoon.


37 posted on 10/22/2009 5:10:01 PM PDT by WKL815 (He may not be the answer to every question, but He is always the way to any answer.)
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To: ellery

sharp pickup. I am convinced that one reason so many public officials have tax troubles...is that it is one mechanism by which the Oligarchs assure fealty.


38 posted on 10/22/2009 5:14:24 PM PDT by mo
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To: ellery

It looks like Hoffman has the election in the bag, but there is still time for an “October Surprise.”


39 posted on 10/22/2009 5:21:31 PM PDT by Ronbo1948
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To: cc2k

“Hoffman’s candidacy was born out of a belief that Scozzafava was insufficiently conservative “

Insufficient??

I’ll tell the WORLD!


40 posted on 10/22/2009 5:35:45 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Pray for, and support our troops(heroes) !! And vote out the RINO's!!)
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