Comments on: New York 23rd http://themoderatevoice.com/51601/new-york-23rd/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Thu, 31 May 2012 01:03:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: elrod http://themoderatevoice.com/51601/new-york-23rd/comment-page-1/#comment-227894 elrod Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:59:17 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=51601#comment-227894 keelaay,<br>NY-23 is a deeply Republican district, but not a deeply conservative district. It voted for Obama. It's a bastion of old-school Yankee Republicanism. Dede Scozzfava would have represented the values of NY-23 just perfectly. But the national conservative movement couldn't take it, so they kneecapped one of their own and gave the Dems a vote for the public option. keelaay,
NY-23 is a deeply Republican district, but not a deeply conservative district. It voted for Obama. It's a bastion of old-school Yankee Republicanism. Dede Scozzfava would have represented the values of NY-23 just perfectly. But the national conservative movement couldn't take it, so they kneecapped one of their own and gave the Dems a vote for the public option.

]]> By: keelaay http://themoderatevoice.com/51601/new-york-23rd/comment-page-1/#comment-227888 keelaay Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:48:50 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=51601#comment-227888 This is a sure surprise to me. I was going to post last night questioning why in the world team-Obama was putting any chits behind Owens because, IMSO (stupid opinion), NY23 is sure bet conservative. I was going to say "can't these guys count votes or are they so arrogant they think they can turn around a District that has voted Republican for over 100 years? Didn't they learn their lesson from the Olympics? " Well I didn't say it, but I admit that I sure thought it. Frankly, I still don't get it. This is a reportedly very conservative District through and through, year in and year out, so that a liberal Democrat could upset a conservative independent is surprising... but good news! If this plays out with an Owens win, its a big "I told you so" from Rep Scozzafava. On the other hand, I just visited CNN and they are touting Virginia and New Jersey as Republican watershed victories, but aren't even reporting NY23! They covered the Hoffman story all week until he loses? Go figure... This is a sure surprise to me. I was going to post last night questioning why in the world team-Obama was putting any chits behind Owens because, IMSO (stupid opinion), NY23 is sure bet conservative. I was going to say “can't these guys count votes or are they so arrogant they think they can turn around a District that has voted Republican for over 100 years? Didn't they learn their lesson from the Olympics? ” Well I didn't say it, but I admit that I sure thought it. Frankly, I still don't get it. This is a reportedly very conservative District through and through, year in and year out, so that a liberal Democrat could upset a conservative independent is surprising… but good news! If this plays out with an Owens win, its a big “I told you so” from Rep Scozzafava. On the other hand, I just visited CNN and they are touting Virginia and New Jersey as Republican watershed victories, but aren't even reporting NY23! They covered the Hoffman story all week until he loses? Go figure…

]]> By: elrod http://themoderatevoice.com/51601/new-york-23rd/comment-page-1/#comment-227875 elrod Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:24:22 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=51601#comment-227875 Owens has almost certainly pulled it out. A near 4,000 vote lead for Owens with 76% in. <br><br>In a night when Republicans won Governors races, the one race riven with national implications and attention - particularly from Fox News - has gone surprisingly to the Democrat.<br><br>The real consequence? Civil war in the GOP. Owens has almost certainly pulled it out. A near 4,000 vote lead for Owens with 76% in.

In a night when Republicans won Governors races, the one race riven with national implications and attention – particularly from Fox News – has gone surprisingly to the Democrat.

The real consequence? Civil war in the GOP.

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