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BREAKING NEWS: Democrat Kathy Hochul wins special election for US House seat in NY — AP
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Posted on 05/24/2011 7:19:58 PM PDT by Perdogg

BREAKING NEWS: Democrat Kathy Hochul wins special election for US House seat in NY

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 112th; hochul; kathyhochul; newyork; ny2011; ny26; sscolascutby0bama
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To: ncalburt
Bonehead wimped out and let the outrageous Pelosi budget that funds Obamacare for years to come to get passed rather than FIGHT.

Oh just stop it. Boehner and the House Republicans were never going to be able to kill Obamacare. That is Hussein's signature issue and you can't end a major program like that with 1/2 of Congress and a Democrat in the Oval Office. Votes against it's funding were always going to be symbolic till we can win the Senate back and get a Republican in the White House.

Your expectations of what a Republican House alone can do were obviously completely overblown.

81 posted on 05/24/2011 8:45:38 PM PDT by Longbow1969
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To: FreeAtlanta

No need to worry... Those City zombies will stay in their comfort zone and the outside world will remain safe...heh.

They will then collapse upon themselves without support of the outside farmers (no food). As usual, the outsiders will always prevail - God, guns, food, and beliefs...

Okay, a silly question does require a silly answer you know...


82 posted on 05/24/2011 8:45:45 PM PDT by Deagle
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To: jeltz25
I'm not in the district, but did watch the debate...

...it WAS all about the Ryan budget..."killing seniors...and "the children".

The Republican candidate could have beat the dem turd into the ground, but took the "high ground"(sigh)

It really is amazing how stupid people in this country are becoming...entitlements created a society of "the entitled".

Buh bye Ameri-can't, buh bye!

83 posted on 05/24/2011 8:47:09 PM PDT by RckyRaCoCo (I prefer liberty with danger to peace with slavery, IXNAY THE TSA!)
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To: Perdogg
"BREAKING NEWS: Democrat Kathy Hochul wins special election for US House seat in NY"

So that settles it: from now on, the Tea Party should run an"Official Obama Democrat" candidate in every currently held Democrat seat. Just keep doing it until the Rats sue for a truce.

84 posted on 05/24/2011 8:51:09 PM PDT by I am Richard Brandon
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To: comebacknewt

You nailed it. That is the truth we tend to forget. Most people are full of s**t.


85 posted on 05/24/2011 8:51:09 PM PDT by gusty
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To: Clintonfatigued
Kathy Hochul (Dem) 41,731 48%
Jane Corwin (GOP) 37,122 43%
I. Murphy (Grn) 947 1%
J. Davis (TEA) 7,346 8%

That's what happens when you vote on principle rather than strategically.

Always remember, voting is not a matter of principle. It's a matter of defeating Democrats!

86 posted on 05/24/2011 8:51:39 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: Red Badger
NY deserves everything they vote for...

True. But WE don't!!! :-D

87 posted on 05/24/2011 8:52:04 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: ncalburt
RE :"Bonehead and his GOP posse are useless . They ran away and did not stop the Obamacare funding in Pelosi budget"

You understand how voters feel.

Last year they ran on promising to defund Obama-care and protecting medicare benefits(very shortsighted), now they tell us they cant defund Obama-care and they propose eliminating the current medicare benefits for everyone under 55. Not thought out.

88 posted on 05/24/2011 8:55:20 PM PDT by sickoflibs (If you pay zero Federal income taxes, don't say you are paying your 'fair share')
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To: Longbow1969

The awful GOP turnout says it all .
Where did 100k people go ?

Bonehead was punked by Obama and did not FIGHT and the BASE STAYED HOME .He came off as useless and weak.

He could have stood firm and demanded the Obamcare funding be removed but instead they made some sorry excuses and ran off .

Then we found out the Bonehead big cuts were a scam and all on paper and in fact the budget grew !

The GOP base realizes the Bonehead is a DC insider and K street darling and has no interest in stopping the Obama or Obamacare !


89 posted on 05/24/2011 8:57:12 PM PDT by ncalburt (NO MORE WIMPS need to apply to fight the Soros Funded Puppet !)
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To: sickoflibs

Ignore politico. They are for the other team.


90 posted on 05/24/2011 8:58:24 PM PDT by ilgipper
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To: Ted Grant

>I’m honestly not surprised.

One of the lessons that our side has to learn from the 2010 elections is that even on a year very favorable to the GOP, it’s still important to nominate a strong candidate.

“Not being the democrat just isn’t enough.”<

We better learn that soon too, because 2012 is a comin!


91 posted on 05/24/2011 8:59:18 PM PDT by Munz (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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To: jeltz25
But it’s hard to understand how you go frm o150,000 to 40,000 in 6 months in a heavily GOP district that has delivered heavy GOP wins for quite some time...

In a word: complacency.

92 posted on 05/24/2011 9:00:27 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Perdogg

Possible “Watergate Factor” re: Republican candidate in light of Lee’s indiscretion?


93 posted on 05/24/2011 9:00:47 PM PDT by headstamp 2 (We live two lives, the life we learn and the life we live with after that.)
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To: Deagle

Our problem is that the Tea Party people do not really believe in what they say. Take away any of their freebies and they turn real fast. My dream is to live in a country were people took care of themselves, but it will never happen. The American people have a monkey on its back, it is called entitlements.


94 posted on 05/24/2011 9:01:15 PM PDT by gusty
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To: Longbow1969
The time to lobby for the candidate you prefer is in the primary.

I fully agree. Not knowing much about the race at hand, I didn't know that Davis was a Tea Party imposter not endorsed by any TEA party groups. Looks like the Dems have a new strategy up their sleeves.

95 posted on 05/24/2011 9:01:44 PM PDT by fwdude (Prosser wins, Goonions lose.)
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To: fwdude
The fact that a TEA Party candidate saw a need to run suggests that Corwin wasn't the most conservative card in the pack

It was a fake Tea Party candidate...a Dem.

He ran only to steal votes from the GOP.

96 posted on 05/24/2011 9:01:51 PM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: ncalburt
Where did 100k people go ?

You're not going to have near the turnout for a special election.

Dems knew this and cranked up the propoganda.

97 posted on 05/24/2011 9:04:14 PM PDT by Siena Dreaming
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To: sickoflibs
I have a sister in that district.
Her exact comment about the race was “ does it really matter anyway. The Repubs did not stand up to Obama and stop the Obamacare funding.”

The GOP base spirit has killed by the Bonehead disastrous leadership and terrible media /PR savvy.

98 posted on 05/24/2011 9:06:05 PM PDT by ncalburt (NO MORE WIMPS need to apply to fight the Soros Funded Puppet !)
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To: ilgipper
RE :"Ignore politico. They are for the other team."

I would ignore them if what they were saying didnt make sense but unfortunately this looks very likely.

I gave up listening just to those I wanted to be true a few years back, reality is very painful when you wake up on election day on 2006 after being reassured the polls are not real by some of those on 'our side'.

99 posted on 05/24/2011 9:08:17 PM PDT by sickoflibs (If you pay zero Federal income taxes, don't say you are paying your 'fair share')
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To: Clintonfatigued

Well it looks like the token Tea Party guy gave the Democrat the seat!!! Is he a plant Democrat in Tea Party clothing?


100 posted on 05/24/2011 9:09:20 PM PDT by tallyhoe
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