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    Deconstructing NY23: what happened; what’s next

    By: randy streu (Diary)  |  November 4th at 08:11 AM  | 

    It was a narrow victory for Owens when Conservative Doug Hoffman conceded victory last night in New York’s 23rd congressional district. Pundits and spin doctors are lining up to tell the voters what Owens’ victory means on both a local and a national level. personally, I’m not listening. If it’s anything like the pre-election spin, it’s going to be almost uniformly wrong. the fact is, | Read More »

    **UPDATED**NY-23 Update: More troops for Hoffman, Scozzafava has reporter arrested, Owens in trouble

    By: randy streu (Diary)  |  October 20th at 07:31 PM  | 

    Last night, I received a call on behalf of the Susan B. Anthony List. The group — whose stated goal is getting “pro-life women” elected to Congress — is mobilizing to NY-23 in support of Doug Hoffman. The caller informed me that the group is sending out volunteers and community organizers to hand out SBA literature and Hoffman signs, and to rally social Conservatives to | Read More »

    How did I miss this? Kos for Scozzafava in NY-23

    By: randy streu (Diary)  |  October 17th at 01:04 PM  | 

    October 1: So it’s official, I’m rooting for the Republican to win. As a congresswoman, she could either move even more to the left to properly represent her progressive-trending district and be a pain in the side of the GOP caucus (they have nothing like our Blue Dogs), or Democrats can field a real Democrat to challenge her in 2010. Markos fears Hoffman, and rightly | Read More »