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The NRCC Concedes Defeat in NY-23

By: Erick Erickson (Diary)  |  October 30th, 2009 at 12:12 PM  | 

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That’s what it looks like and it reflects what I’ve been hearing too.

The NRCC tells me directly that they are only spending money on anti-Owens ads. The anti-Hoffman YouTube? Gone. The anti-Hoffman press releases? Gone. The anti-Hoffman everything else? Gone.

The pro-Dede Scozzafava stuff? Gone too.

The RNC ground crews? They are pulling out to New Jersey.

The Dede Scozzafava campaign says this is all false. Then again, they say she is a Republican too.

H/T to Ali.

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  • Section9

    You realize that Mr. Jimmy Hoffa will be voting for Corzine in next week’s election, do you not?

    I was wondering how long the NRCC and the RGA were going to take to join forces.

  • AHALgal

    I hear the 912-ers and Tea Partiers are arriving from all over the country to do GOTV in NY-23.

  • redtillimdead

    Best news: Moving ground crew to Jersey!

  • Tbone

    Then I’m a believer.

  • throwback59

    Maybe over the weekend Dede will drop out, or be pushed out. As a registered member of the NY Conservative Party I’ve had issues with them selling their soul to the Republicans. For the first time in a long time I’m proud to be a member. The symbol of the party is Lady Liberty’s torch, win or lose, the party can hold it high.

  • redtillimdead

    Her name would still appear on the ballot. Its too late. Some people would still be stupid enough to vote for her.

  • 912watchdog55

    Our 912 group here on in Washington State are behind Mr. Hoffman.

    While I’m on the blog, may I solicit your support of Chris Widener for US Senator for Washington State. He is running against Patty Murray–we really need relief from her!

  • redtillimdead

    Not on another post about a congressional race in NY

  • cooperscopy

    It’s clear the GOP bigwigs made a fatal error in chosen a raving liberal to be their standard bearer in NY 23rd district. Maybe they’ll learn a lesson and get behind conservative candidates in the 2010 elections. Of course there will be a primary election first and conservatives should fare well under this environment…http://cooperscopy.blogspot.com/

  • seandparnell

    A shift of a couple of percentage points is probably enough.

  • livingfortruth

    Who appoints these guys? Party over principle is a bad act. These guys have got to go if we are to be viable. Who, even on the left, wants, demonrat lite? It is insane. We need a party of grown-ups, who can espouse why liberalism is wrong. We can’t do that if our candidate is more liberal than the democrat running against her.

    We are in a battle for the soul of our country, God IS watching, and listening, I don’t think he is hearing a whole lot of conversations going his way from the US. If we want our country back, if we want it healed, we have to be about the task of asking him, in a humble way.

    www.livingfortruth.wordpress.com

  • Rod_Patrick

    What? Leaving at the night fall so that no one will see them?

    Idiocy.

    NRCC … make a press release NOW that you’re now abandoning Scuzzy before it’s too late. Or, better yet … try to talk to Scuzzy to GIVE IT UP ALREADY.

    As for the possible negative implications (e.g., being used as a precedent)? Simple.

    Incumbent Rs should make a new pact to their respective constituents that they will be more fiscally conservative than ever. More than ever, the Incumbents must show some humility and respect for their constituents. It’s up to their constituents if they will believe in their current representatives or not.

    RNC, it’s time to have a new requirement for candidates: Minimum Standards for being Conservatives – at least on fiscal issues, respect of Constitution, and support for stronger security. Disqualify those who cannot meet the minimum.

  • fbks

    for a contribution. I am on their list for contributing over the years. I told the lady that because of what was happening in NY 23, that I will be contributing to individual campaigns who are conservative. The Republican Party has had my vote since 1980, every election down to local level.
    I do not advocate a third party, but I will not donate money for the likes of Scozzafava. The phone representative said she was hearing the same story at a 95% level, and that I should write Michael Steele.

  • proudgop

    Vice President Joseph Biden will campaign Monday with Democrat Bill Owens, who is seeking to win the closely watched special election to replace former Rep. John McHugh (R) in upstate New York. Biden will join Owens at a morning rally in Watertown, in an effort to energize Democrats to turn out and vote in Tuesday?s election.

    Does Owens really want to stand next to Biden in this district?

  • redneck_hippie
  • redtillimdead

    the Party Chairs in each county in the district.

  • redtillimdead

    Its not like standing next to Paterson (which he did). Obama-Biden beat McCain by over 5% and Obama’s approval is still positive in the district.

  • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

    I think some people like you prefer finding excuse to whine, than welcoming somebody who’s deciding to agree with you.

  • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens

    1. Learn to give a carrot when somebody does the right thing, instead of the stick even when they’re doing what you want. It’s common sense.

    2. Your last paragraph misses the fact that the vast majority of our candidates are picked by the base, and the same people angry about Scozzafava would throw a total fit if the establishment started vetoing candidates picked by the base.

  • redtillimdead
  • http://www.hakubi.us/ Neil Stevens
  • http://random-jumbled-thoughts.blogspot.com tenebrous

    The NRCC listened to us. This is good. But if all we do is trash them even when they do something good, then what incentive will they have to do the right thing? Don’t we want them to stop doing stupid things until we can get them replaced?

  • tkinder

    If being nice means not criticizing and turning on the money spiggot so the NRCC can bring us more Scozzafavas, then no, being nice is not an option.

    How about the NRCC make nice, apologize, resign and then we can wait and see if the replacements can do any better.