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Scozzafava Holds Press Conference At Hoffman Office -- Surrounded By Hoffman Signs

Eric Kleefeld | October 21, 2009, 2:14PM

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As we noted this morning, Republican NY-23 candidate Dede Scozzafava held a press conference today at Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman's campaign office -- and as it turns out, this photo opportunity had a horrible unintended consequence.

Scozzafava simply ended up being surrounded by a crowd of Hoffman supporters, holding up their signs in back of her as she tried to speak to the cameras.

As Dave Weigel says: "Little-known fact: There are lots of campaign workers, and signs, in such offices, ready to be deployed."

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Michael A

October 21, 2009 2:21 PM

Duh. This is good for the dem. She isn't ready for prime-time and Hoffman is too extreme, even for this ruby red district. Too funny. The repukes keep shooting themselves in the foot. They need a new agenda and new platform for the 21st Century. This isn't 1968 or 1980 anymore.

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Schmed

October 21, 2009 2:23 PM

This is the cream of the GOP? The New Wave? The Best Yet To Come?

American democracy is in deep, deep yogurt and up against the hot pipes. With this kind of competition, we are headed for the corrupt mediocrity of one-party rule.

(slowly walks from the room, muttering "WTF" to himself again and again)

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Michael A

October 21, 2009 2:31 PM in reply to Schmed

Actually, maybe this might work out in the end. The wignut, looney toon, birther, etc. wing of the repuke party starts a new third party called the "conservative party." They peel off the 30% or so of the repuke party that is wacked and start a third party. Lush and insanity and train wreck can than play to that party for profits and ratings and the repukes become the viable republican party of decades ago, with an agenda that isn't in la la land. Then we have a viable opposition party and avoid one-party rule. It's a win - win.

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Schmed

October 21, 2009 2:38 PM in reply to Michael A

I think you're being somewhat optimistic in your scenario. With the number of Americans identifying themselves as Republican hovering at around 25%, when the guanos locos ooze out there won't be enough sane ones left to piece back together a viable party. The net result will be the Democrats, the even larger independents, and a bunch of ankle biting special interest parties. The Democratic tail is going to be wagging the dog in the next few years.

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Michael A

October 21, 2009 2:50 PM in reply to Schmed

Probably. However, I like being an optomist and I want a viable opposition party that contributes and keeps dems feet to the fire. Anyway we get there is fine with me. I just don't want another B-movie actor situation where we get another looney toon in power that ruins the country because the people get pissed off at the dems.

Incidentally, W and the repukes stole the 2000 and 2004 elections, so I don't buy that the people voted them into power. They staged a ballot box manipulation coup.

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Schmed

October 21, 2009 3:06 PM in reply to Michael A

Oh, I want another genuine opposition party too. In fact, I'd like more than one.

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CT Voter

October 21, 2009 2:26 PM

Sucks to be a moderate Republican, doesn't it?

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Schmed

October 21, 2009 2:31 PM in reply to CT Voter

"moderate Republican"

Isn't that a bona fide oxymoron by now?

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CT Voter

October 21, 2009 2:36 PM in reply to Schmed

Sadly, it is.

When I think "Republican", traces of Rockefeller Republicans still exist in my memory. And that's the only place they exist, apparently.

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Schmed

October 21, 2009 2:42 PM in reply to CT Voter

I remember when my parents (lifelong Democrats) were happy about voting for Nelson Rockefeller back in the '60's. Sadly, you're right: that species is extinct. I still can't believe that Teddy Roosevelt was ever a Republican. It clearly meant something entirely different 100 years ago.

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Schmed

October 21, 2009 2:47 PM in reply to CT Voter

And back to the original point: Republican, Democrat, Independent, Communist, Green, WWP -- whatever she is politically, this woman is just plain STUPID!

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CT Voter

October 21, 2009 2:58 PM in reply to Schmed

Yeah. I guess it was impossible to predict that Hoffman campaign workers would clog up your press conference being held right outside Hoffman headquarters.

No, you couldn't have seen that coming. Nope.

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