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Dede Scozzafava

The Change We Deserve

Edwin D. Hill | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics

Read More: MIchael Barone, Bob Mcdonnell, 2009 Election, Doug Hoffman, ED Hill, Ibew, Employee Free Choice Act, Bill Owens, Afl-Cio, Club for Growth, Ny-23, Congress, Conservative Party, Unions, Dede Scozzafava, Politics News
Edwin D. Hill

It didn't take long for the anti-worker far right to try to spin the results of the 2009 elections as a mandate for their pro-corporate agenda.

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Did Doug Hoffman Actually Win the NY-23 Special Election? If So, Does It Actually Matter?

Brad Friedman | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Federal Contested Elections Act, Francine Busby, Ca-50, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Bill Owens, Election 2009, Ny-23, Brian Bilbray, Election 2006, Fcea, New York News
Brad Friedman

A narrowing margin in the post-election canvass raises hopes for GOP/Conservatives, but recent Republican-set precedent may well dash that hope.

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Scozzafava Maddow Interview: Purging Party Of Independent Thinkers Leads To Minority Status

Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Republican Party, Video, Dede Scozzafava, Scozzafava Interview, Scozzafava Video, Rachel Maddow, Scozzafava Rachel Maddow, Republicans, Politics News

Last night, MSNBC's Rachel Maddow interviewed Dede Scozzafava, the GOP congressional candidate (New York-23) who was ousted from the race by conservat...

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A Warrior on a Mission in Rush Limbaugh's Home District

Paul Begala | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Tommy Sowers, Dede Scozzafava, Rush Limbaugh, Bill Owens, Sarah Palin, Jo Ann Emerson, Veterans Day, Doug Hoffman, Politics News
Paul Begala

Rush Limbaugh's home congressional district, Missouri's 8th, may be about to redeem itself. This reddest of districts has a realistic chance of turning blue, and the reason is Tommy Sowers.

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Scozzafava Tells Her Story: 'My Name's A Verb Now'

Washington Post | Jason Horowitz | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Moderate, Gouverneur, Steele, New York State, Ny-23, Doug Hoffman, Palin, Conservative Party, Republican Party, ny23, Dede Scozzafava, Scozzafava Interview, Sarah Palin, Michelle Malkin, Michael Steele, John M. Mchugh, Adirondacks, Gop, Newt Gingrich, Republicans, Politics News

Over Halloween weekend, Dede Scozzafava morphed from a rosy-cheeked Republican mom to a political figure of speech. "My name's a verb now," she said....

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Don't Believe Everything the Oracle Tells You

Michael Winship | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Elections, Jon Corzine, Dick Armey, Dede Scozzafava, Rush Limbaugh, Douglas Hoffman, Oracle, Ancient Greece, Bill Owens, Dede Hoffman, Zeus, Delphi, Persian Wars, Sarah Palin, Athens, Creigh Deeds, Politics News
Michael Winship

Instant analysis of election results from a handful of races in an off year election is not very significant one way or the other. We'd be wise not to buy into the tub-thumping or doomsaying of pundits posing as priestesses

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The Big Confusion: "Moderates" and "Independents" Are Not the Same Thing

John Zogby | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dede Scozzafava, Moderates, David Brooks, Public Opinion Polls, Independent Voters, Public Opinion, Ny-23, Democrats, David Hoffman, Republicans, Politics News
John Zogby

In a recent New York Times piece, David Brooks divided the electorate into liberals, conservatives and independents. This view mistakes a lack of party affiliation for ideological innocence.

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How Sarah Palin and Tea Partiers Are Blowing Up the GOP

Susan J. Demas | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dick Armey, Teabaggers, Ronald Reagan, Bill Owens, Charlie Crist, Palin, Mark Schauer, Mark Kirk, Rnc, Tea Partiers, Dede Scozzafava, Tim Walberg, Gun Rights, Tea Party, Minutemen, Wayne Gilchrest, Arlen Specter, Lincoln Chafee, Rush Limbaugh, Ny-23, Doug Hoffman, Ritght to Life, Barack Obama, Heather Wilson, Moderate Republicans, Carly Fiorina, Sarah Palin, Michael Steele, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Club for Growth, Tim Pawlenty, Glenn Beck, Republicans, Pat Toomey, Joe Schwarz, Chris Chocola, Politics News
Susan J. Demas

When extremists are a (vocal) minority, reasonable Republicans and independents come out of the woodwork. And the spoils go to the Democrats, who look comparatively sane.

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Frank Rich: White House Doesn't Seem To Understand Public's Wall Street Rage

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Larry Summers, ny23, Regulation, Obama, Teaparty, New York 23, White House, Dede Scozzafava, Finance, Gop, Paul Volcker, Wall Street, Bill Owens, New York City, Michael Bloomberg, Financial Reform, Election Day 2009, H1N1 Vaccine, Ny-23, Doug Hoffman, Democrats, 2009 Elections, Bill Thompson, Main Street, Elections, Anger, Tim Geithner, Banks, Bonuses, Too Big to Fail, Executive Pay, Republicans, Politics News

The Obama administration does not seem to understand that this rage, left unaddressed, could consume it. It has pushed aside the entreaties of many --...

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Post-Election Punditry: It's Perfectly Obvious

Rick Horowitz | Posted 11.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Jersey Results, Chris Christie, New York 23rd, Bob Mcdonnell, Doug Hoffman, Election Day, Bill Owens, 2009 Election, TV Pundits, Election Night, Barack Obama, Dede Scozzafava, Election Punditry, Creigh Deeds, Jon Corzine, Virginia Results, Election Analysis, Blue Dog Democrats, Politics News
Rick Horowitz

Click. " -- and we're back. Time now to ask our Pack o' Pundits for the big takeaways from Tuesday's election results. What did you guys see in all...

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New York Voters Send Right Wing Packing in 23rd Congressional District

M. Tracey Brooks | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Family Planning, Dede Scozzafava, Reproductive Rights, Bill Owens, Right Wing, Ny-23, Doug Hoffman, Planned Parenthood, New York News
M. Tracey Brooks

The GOP failed to back its own candidate and allowed outside influences such as the Conservative Party and the Club for Growth to hijack the election. This is not good for the GOP or for women.

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"Our Weapon Is Fear"

Tom Sullivan | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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Tom Sullivan

Conservatives have resurrected "socialist" to smear anyone to the left of Genghis Khan as anti-American or a heretic.

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"Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" - Thoughts on NY-23

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York

Read More: Ny-23, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Earl Blumenauer, Bill Owens, Tea Party, House Republicans, Republicans, New York News
Rep. Earl Blumenauer

After the flood of last-minute attention forcing the Republican nominee out, and the loss of a seat they had held for over a century, the Republicans should be discouraged, right? Wrong.

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New York's 23rd District Race: Democrats, Beware -- Your Children May be Next

Lanny Davis | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: New York 23, New York Special Election, Doug Hoffman, Dede Scozzafava, Bill Owens, New York News
Lanny Davis

I am suggesting that what we saw done to Dede Scozzafava is part of a familiar pattern of higher and higher standards of purity demanded by the extreme wing of the base of both parties

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Dud, Baby, Dud: The Lesson of Doug Hoffman

Chris Kelly | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Club for Growth, Ny-23, Rush Limbaugh, Dede Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Sarah Palin, Doug Hoffman Ny-23, Hoffman, Doug Hoffman New York, New York News
Chris Kelly

Doug Hoffman lost his election last night in NY-23. He was supported by a plurality of talk radio entertainers, and a majority of former half-term governors of Alaska -- just not voters who actually live there.

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Palin's Boob a Fake: Hoffman Loses

Shannyn Moore | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: New Yrok 23, Chris Christie, Jon Corzine, Virginia Governors Race, Newt Gingrich, Doug Hoffman, Dede Scozzafava, Creigh Deeds, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Politics News
Shannyn Moore

The only thing Sarah Palin can really take credit for is New York's House District 23 electing a Democrat for the first time since before The Civil War.

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NY 23 Election Results: Bill Owens Beats Doug Hoffman

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 11.04.2009 | New York

Read More: Conservative Party, NY 23, 23rd District, Dede Scozzafava, Sarah Palin, Bill Owens, Doug Hoffman Conservative Party, Upstate New York, Bill Owens Winning, Doug Hoffman, New York, Hoffman Owens, Democrat Bill Owens, Doug Hoffman Election Results, New York News

ALBANY, N.Y. — President Barack Obama's decision in June to appoint a Republican congressman to a Pentagon post has paid dividends in November n...

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New York Election Results: Updates On NY-23 Race

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

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UPDATE: Democrat Bill Owens has been declared the winner in the race for the 23rd District. ******* The nation focused on a rural swath of north...

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Doug Hoffman Calls Glenn Beck His Mentor (VIDEO)

Posted 11.03.2009 | New York

Read More: Conservative Party, Glenn Beck, Ny-23, Dede Scozzafava, Rush Limbaugh, Doug Hoffman, Upstate New York, Doug Hoffman Glenn Beck, Hoffman Mentor Glenn Beck, New York News

While Rush Limbaugh was out proclaiming former GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava "guilty of widespread bestiality," Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoff...

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Boehner Regrets Scozzafava Support In NY Race

AP | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The House Republican leader says he regrets that he and other members of his party spent time and money supporting the GOP nominee ...

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Centrism and Swing Voters

Mike Lux | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blue Dogs, Ny-23, Wall Street, Centrism, Banking Industry, Swing Voters, Dede Scozzafava, Politics News
Mike Lux

In some ways, in some elections, at some times, centrism and swing voters are closely connected. But the connection is growing more and more tenuous.

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How Important Are These Off-Year Races?

New York Times | ADAM NAGOURNEY | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Polls, Mcdonnell, 2010 Elections, Corzine, 2010 Election, Christie, John Corzine, Obama, Incumbent, Creigh Deeds, Approval Ratings, Virginia, Rnc, White House, New Jersey, Governors Races, Analysis, Bill Owens, Incumbents, Chris Christie, Third Party Candidates, Doug Hoffman, Scozzafava, Dede Scozzafava, 2009 Elections, Elections, Governors Race, Independents, Mid-Term Elections, Gubernatorial, Dnc, Deeds, Politics News

At the very least, the results in the governors' races, if not predictive, are quite likely to drive the political narrative, bolstering or diminishin...

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Sam Stein

White House Pushing To Get Dede Scozzafava's Endorsement For Dem (UPDATED)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: New York 23, Dede Scozzafava, Upstate New York, Hoffman Dede Scozzafava, White House New York, Doug Hoffman, Dede Scozzafava Bill Owens, Politics News

***UPDATED 3:00PM*** Scozzafava has endorsed Democratic candidate Bill Owens over conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman. --- Moderate Repub...

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Frank Rich On Scozzafava Fallout: The GOP Stalinists Invade Upstate New York

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Fred Thompson, Hoffman, Democrat, New York, John Boehner, Scozzafava, Fort Drum, Bill Kristol, Doug Hoffman, William Kristol, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Dede Scozzafava, Steve Forbes, Michelle Malkin, Sarah Palin, Rick Santourum, Michelebachmann, Republican, Tim Pawlenty, Gop, Dick Armey, Deirdre, Newt Gingrich, Tea Party, Glenn Beck, Republicans, Politics News

Barack Obama's most devilish political move since the 2008 campaign was to appoint a Republican congressman from upstate New York as secretary of the ...

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Biased Media, Dirty Tricks and Special Interests Drove Out Republican

Chris Kelly | Posted 10.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: New-York-Congressional-District, 23rd District, Doug Hoffman, Dede Scozzafava, New York Races, Politics News
Chris Kelly

Dede Scozzafava was driven out of the New York race by Doug Hoffman's out-of-state money and dirty tricks. This might explain why she declined to endorse Hoffman in her resignation.

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