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DCCC: NY-23 Race Means Moderates Aren't Welcome In GOP
Eric Kleefeld | October 31, 2009, 4:57PM
NY-23 Candidates Dede Scozzafava (R) and Doug Hoffman (Conservative)
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The Democrats are quick to spin today's big news in NY-23 -- that moderate Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava has dropped out, and the party has now endorsed insurgent Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman -- as a sign of the GOP becoming more and more extreme.
DCCC spokesman Ryan Rudominer gives us this statement: "The Republican Party's extreme right wing ideologues sent a chilling message to the few remaining moderate Republican Members and candidates: moderates are not welcome in the Republican Party and differing opinions will not be tolerated."
Rudominer also says the GOP has bungled this race: "The NRCC mishandled the race from day 1. The NRCC spent nearly $1 million (which is a quarter of their current cash on hand) on a race where they didn't understand the district or how the NY State party line ballot worked, they actively criticized the Conservative Party candidate, and they couldn't lock in the endorsements of Republican Party leaders."
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CityGuy
October 31, 2009 9:09 PM
Well the key thing to remember is that this is in the northeast, not say, the deep south. If GOPers are getting this radical-right in New York, then Rudominer is correct in his assessment.
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Leftflank
October 31, 2009 11:52 PM
This just confirms that, "it's on". At 19% of public approval the GOOP & the neo-cons have nothing to lose. Divided they are falling, even further. These fools had to hit the point of no return sooner or later. In terms of major disasters, the righties have hit critical mass.
Nice to see ya, wouldn't want to be ya!!
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BeeClone
November 1, 2009 12:17 AM
I'm happy to see wingnuts standing up for what they believe in, they don't need a big tent to win 21% works. Right?
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jdb316
November 1, 2009 8:56 AM in reply to BeeClone
It seems their strategy is to make elections a battle of base turnout rather than a battle for the people in the middle politically. In other words, win elections the way GWB won both of his for President - focus on firing up your base and make sure it gets to the polls in larger numbers than your opponent's base.
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Doc Magnus
November 1, 2009 1:42 AM
Yorps -- are his teeth really that yellow? Looks like butter.
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fpie
November 1, 2009 11:39 AM in reply to Doc Magnus
Now it's not nice to make fun of things like that. Did you notice hot crooked they are too?
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CityGuy
November 1, 2009 3:06 PM in reply to fpie
Yeah why wouldn't a guy have voted for Dede. She's not bad looking, ya know??
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