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Scozzafava Suspends Campaign

Re: Scozzafava Endorses Democrat After Dropping Out of N.Y. Congressional Race

Perhaps 'Conservatives' can't even recognize somebody who's not on the right of Rush Limbaugh. Perhaps the Republican candidate endorsed the Democrat because he's more to the center than the 'Conservative' candidate. We now see how easy it is to be backstabbed by the group that once supported you. Also, who are you to proclaim that a political figure isn't a conservative? Do you adhere to every principle that conservatives adhere to? Don't be a hypocrite.
 
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Smoke[MaxX] said:
Perhaps 'Conservatives' can't even recognize somebody who's not on the right of Rush Limbaugh. Perhaps the Republican candidate endorsed the Democrat because he's more to the center than the 'Conservative' candidate. We now see how easy it is to be backstabbed by the group that once supported you. Also, who are you to proclaim that a political figure isn't a conservative? Do you adhere to every principle that conservatives adhere to? Don't be a hypocrite.
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Yeah that's it...pejoratives never help an argument. I would ask you the same, but I know a truth...And that is those who stand for nothing, will fall for anything. :2wave:


j-mac
 
Man this has got to help the grand old party. :rofl



Republican Scozzafava Endorses Democrat After Exiting N.Y. Congressional Race


<Republican Dede Scozzafava endorsed her former Democratic opponent Sunday in the race for an upstate New York congressional seat, shaking up the contest for the second day in a row after exiting the race Saturday.

Scozzafava dropped out after Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman experienced a late-in-the-game surge. The move was expected to consolidate GOP voters behind Hoffman on Tuesday.

But on Sunday, Scoz>


Republican Scozzafava Endorses Democrat After Exiting N.Y. Congressional Race - FOXNews.com
 
donc said:
Man this has got to help the grand old party. :rofl



Republican Scozzafava Endorses Democrat After Exiting N.Y. Congressional Race


<Republican Dede Scozzafava endorsed her former Democratic opponent Sunday in the race for an upstate New York congressional seat, shaking up the contest for the second day in a row after exiting the race Saturday.

Scozzafava dropped out after Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman experienced a late-in-the-game surge. The move was expected to consolidate GOP voters behind Hoffman on Tuesday.

But on Sunday, Scoz>


Republican Scozzafava Endorses Democrat After Exiting N.Y. Congressional Race - FOXNews.com
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sure, dede's deadly

she polls 20%, hoffman leads by 19 in a 3-way

machiavelli can do the math

meanwhile the conservative overcomes the dem, the prez AND the gop elite

and NJ and VA swing 20 points red since jan 20

good thinking
 
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Councilman said:
Scozzafava Endorses Democrat After Dropping Out of N.Y. Congressional Race - FOXNews.com



This should settle any questions remaining as to whether Scozzafava was ever a Republican.
I would think that this move will in fact insure a Democrat loss just beacuse it should upset no end people who were going to vote for Scozzafava just because Republican was attached to her candidacy.

Can't wait to see what happens next come Tuesday.
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Actually...you're wrong. What is shows is that the Beck/Limbaugh Republican party has no room for moderates. The Republican party is moving further and further to the hard right and leaving independents and moderates behind.
Thank You.
 
The Prof said:
sure, dede's deadly

she polls 20%, hoffman leads by 19 in a 3-way

machiavelli can do the math

meanwhile the conservative overcomes the dem, the prez AND the gop elite

and NJ and VA swing 20 points red since jan 20

good thinking
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Must suck when all you have is to hang your hat on a race several thousand miles away doesn’t it? :mrgreen:
 
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j-mac said:
You're kidding right? She was endorsed by Markos Moulatasis (sp?) of DailyKOS fame, and by the Working Families party, as well as ACORN. Yeah, that kind of 'right' we don't need.....I am doin' a happy dance!


j-mac
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No, I am not kidding. She is right of average for her NY Republican caucus, and dead center, nationally.


Actually, though, Boris and Nolan find Scozzafava to be pretty much in the exact center on a national scale:

Her ideological "common space" score is 0.02. These scores, similar but far superior to interest group ratings, put state legislators around the country on the same scale with each other, as well as with members of Congress.​


Being in the center nationally puts Scozzafava to the right in New York:

Scozzafava's score puts her in the 58th percentile of her party, which makes her slightly more conservative than the average Republican legislator in Albany, so she's a conservative in her [state] party.​

FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Scozzafava is a Conservative Republican (by New York State standards)
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jackalope said:
No, I am not kidding. She is right of average for her NY Republican caucus, and dead center, nationally.
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What is your political affiliation? My state has non-partisan registration, so I am not registered as anything. I vote for Democratic candidates the majority of the time (though by no means always). This year, I have been a supporter of Barack Obama. The other contributor to this website, Sean Quinn, has also been a supporter of Barack Obama.

Are your results biased toward your preferred candidates? I hope not, but that is for you to decide. I have tried to disclose as much about my methodology as possible.

FiveThirtyEight: Politics Done Right: Frequently Asked Questions, Last Revised 8/7/08
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:rofl Come on, you can do better than that can't you?


j-mac
 
Based on Scozzafava's positions, it suggests something most of us have known for quite some time.

The GOP defines Conservative as "SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE with economic conservative."

Not surprising.

Abortion & Gay Rights trumps anti-tax, smaller government, strong defense, pro-gun and pro business hands down.

Dede for Congress: Issues
 
obvious Child said:
Based on Scozzafava's positions, it suggests something most of us have known for quite some time.

The GOP defines Conservative as "SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE with economic conservative."

Not surprising.

Abortion & Gay Rights trumps anti-tax, smaller government, strong defense, pro-gun and pro business hands down.

Dede for Congress: Issues
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I agree but Scozzafava was also in favor for the bailouts which had to be the final straw. Not even my congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY 22) was dumb enough to do that.
 
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American said:
If you were a conservative, you'd be jumping with glee. :2wave:
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I think you need to read my post again, maybe slower this time:

Conservative candidate in a Conservative district will win. Another Bushnevik supporter bites the dust. Now the district will truly be represented by a Conservative. The Democratic opponent is toast.
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Reading is fundamental, guy.
 
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j-mac said:
:rofl Come on, you can do better than that can't you?


j-mac
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I actually posted an article supporting my claim. Did you have a specific comment?
 
obvious Child said:
Based on Scozzafava's positions, it suggests something most of us have known for quite some time.

The GOP defines Conservative as "SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE with economic conservative."

Not surprising.

Abortion & Gay Rights trumps anti-tax, smaller government, strong defense, pro-gun and pro business hands down.

Dede for Congress: Issues
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Thank you. That is the "Conservative" of today...and the GOP of today.

The true Barry Goldwater Conservative wouldn't know the so-called "Conservatives" of today.
 
chevydriver1123 said:
I agree but Scozzafava was also in favor for the bailouts which had to be the final straw. Not even my congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY 22) was dumb enough to do that.
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I suppose. But people generally underestimate just how bad the alternative was. It's hard to be a pro-American, informed Conservative when you support an alternative which essentially collapses your country. Was the bailout an awful, awful idea? No doubt. Was it better than watching the financial sector of the country wipe out the rest of the country, destroying the dollar and the economy in one fell swoop? IMO, yes. What really bothers me though, is that there is absolutely nothing of material value which is being done to prevent the next collapse. We're enacting a horrible plan with nothing to prevent or at least mitigate the damages that will come from the next collapse.
 
barry goldwater was half a century ago

and he was a HUGE loser

today's gop is winning bigtime

ask virginia

to be within a point of a red victory in trenton is SEA CHANGE, baby!

even goldwater would've appreciated THAT
 
Ok, can someone tell me why Scozzafava tanked so hard? I saw a poll where she was in the 30s a week or two ago, and then she's at 21!

How big of an impact did the Tea Partiers have in this route?
 
donc said:
Must suck when all you have is to hang your hat on a race several thousand miles away doesn’t it? :mrgreen:
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oh, no

they're the only races around

ALL of em have shifted 20 points towards the red since january

thanks for asking, tho
 
The Prof said:
barry goldwater was half a century ago

and he was a HUGE loser

today's gop is winning bigtime

ask virginia

to be within a point of a red victory in trenton is SEA CHANGE, baby!

even goldwater would've appreciated THAT
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Yes, we must have Republicans that are not much different, ideologically, than Democrats. Fiscal sanity is so passe. :roll:
 
sure, today's gop and the party of obama

seeds sprouted from the selfsame acorn

perhaps you heard what happened to ms scozzafava
 
The Prof said:
sure, today's gop and the party of obama

seeds sprouted from the selfsame acorn

perhaps you heard what happened to ms scozzafava
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Got the hiccups today eh?Must be something Freudian in there somewhere.:mrgreen:
 
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