Tuesday, 17. November 2009, 07:40:36
Doug Hoffman, Conservative Party, Deidra Scozzafava, Absentee Ballots
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It appears that Conservative Party’s Doug Hoffman could be New York’s 23rd congressional district’s representative after all. This 3rd Party candidate has unconceded since absentee ballots have yet to be fully counted. It was reported that Mr. Hoffman had lost to Democrat candidate Bill Owens by a little over 5000 votes, but it was actually close to 3000 votes.
Remember, the Republican moderate, liberal candidate, Deidra Scozzafava dropped out a few days before the election. Though Mr. Hoffman lost, the vote total for him was very respectable for a third party candidate. He needs to have 65 percent of the absentee ballots in his favor in order to pull off the upset win and remove Rep. Bill Owens from office. Read more here.
Doug Hoffman a conservative ran as a third party candidate. I have yet to get on the third party bandwagon. I feel that the third party hurts one of the two major political parties while being an enormous indirect help to the other party and rarely ever wins against either of the two major party candidates.
The day after the November election, I blogged on how Mr. Hoffman’s candidacy resulted in the first Democratic Party win in that congressional district since the Civil War. Now there is a possibility that I may have to eat crow though Mr. Hoffman says that his possible victory after the full count of the absentee votes is a long shot.
Wednesday, 4. November 2009, 21:20:21
Chris Christie, Bob McDonnell, Elections, Jon Corzine
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The election outcomes of the 2 gubernatorial races and the one congressional race in upstate New York take center stage today. The conservative Republican party leadership is very happy with the gubernatorial victories in Virgnia and New Jersey. National Democrat leaders are saying the elections were local and do not speak to the Obama administration/policies.
Even though third party conservative candidate Doug Hoffman lost his congressional bid, conservative Republicans feel they have served notice on moderate rhino styled Republicans. Mr. Hoffman's second place showing was within respectable range for a third party candidate. Personally I am trying to go with the conservative Republicans' take on the outcome of this particular race, but it is a little hard.
Political third parties usually get in the way and Mr. Hoffman's lost gave the Democrats their first victory since the Civil War for that 23rd congressional district. Democrats love this Republican infighting that results in a victory for the Donkey Party. I feel the true blame goes to the local Republican leaders that gave the candidacy to extreme moderate i.e. downright leftist Deidre Scozzafava who eventually dropped out and threw her support to the Democrat victor Bill Owens. What were those Republican leader folks thinking?
The Bob McDonnell gubernatorial victory in Virginia was a given. He had a double digit lead in the polls. The voters returned Virginia back into the hands of the Republicans with Mr. McDonnell and voting in Republicans for other state offices. In New Jersey, it was continually being reported that Gov. Jon Corzine and Chris Christie were at a dead heat.
Pres. Obama coming in to campaign in the final days was reported to have helped Gov. Corzine according to polls a day before the election. That did not happen. Democrats say that Mr. Christie's victory over Gov. Corzine has no bearing on Pres. Obama and Democrat leadership. But Pres. Obama went to Jersey to stump for the Gov. Look what happened! It looks like his campaigning gave Chris Christie the bump he needed to get elected New Jersey's next governor.
The gubernatorial wins give Republicans increased hope for 2010 and give strong indication that they are not a dead party as many in my neck of the woods believe.
Tuesday, 3. November 2009, 12:44:33
Judges, Doug Hoffman, Politics, People
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It's election day all across the country. In my neck of woods, the election is not considered a major one. I am voting for judges, tax collector, borough mayor, school board members and local etc. Regardless of political party and who and what is at stake, every registered voter should be doing their civic duty by casting their vote. Non voting excuses are not acceptable. Please get to your polling place and vote.
The governor's race in New Jersey and Virgina are in the national spotlight do to possible Republican victories. New Jersey Incumbent Governor Jon S. Corzine could lose to Republican challenger Chris Christie, but it is being reported that Pres. Obama's last minute campaigning for Gov. Corzine has given him a few percentage points over Mr. Christie in a few polls. Other poll have them neck in neck. 
Third party candidate Chris Daggett is proving to be thorn in both the sides of Gov. Corzine and Chris Christie. In Virgina Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell has kept a double digit lead in the polls over his Democrat opponent R. Creigh Deeds for some time.
Also in the national spotlight is the congressional race where the Republican candidate Dierdre Scozzafava has been deemed a rhino Republican who is even to the left of some Democrats has bowed out of the election just a couple of day ago and endorsed the Democrat candidate Bill Owens. She had received endorsements from Republican notables such as Newt Gingrich. 3rd party candidate Doug Hoffman who is very conservative received endorsements from notable Republicans such as Fred Thompson and Sarah Palin.
Eyes are upon this race to see if there will be a third party victory. Republicans already got served in the 2006 and the 2008 elections with a national Democrat Victory and now they may get served albeit a smaller serving, but nevertheless a stinging victory from the rejected conservative Doug Hoffman, because he is leading in the polls.
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