Nov 3rd, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
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The trouble never ends for the Grand Old Party, as the New York Times reports:
And the article was published a week before Election Day, so it doesn't even mention former Republican Dede Scozzafava's decision to back Democrat Bill Owens in that upstate New York House race.
Actually, make that 783 weeks before Election Day. To be precise, the article appeared Nov. 1, 1994, a week before the big Republican sweep. And it does bring back memories. One of "the two most publicized cases" was Mayor Rudy Giuliani's endorsement of Gov. Mario Cuomo. Remember that? Giuliani is now campaigning for Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman in that House race, the Washington Examiner reports.
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Nov 3rd, 2009 - The Christian Science Monitor
Before the votes are even counted on Election Day November 2009, analysts are debating the meaning of this year’s elections. At stake are governor’s races in New Jersey and Virginia and a congressional seat in upstate New York’s 23rd district...
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3:57"Cafferty File": Why Did Rush Fail To Get Hoffman Elected?
After Democrat Bill Owens defeated conservative Doug Hoffman in the New York District 23 election, Jack Cafferty asks: "What does it say that the likes of Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh failed to get their candidate elected in the New York Congressional race?"
0:28Doug Hoffman Concedes
The Conservative Party candidate for the 23rd Congressional District concedes to his Democratic contender, Bill Owens, on Election Day 2009...
2:14GRITtv: The F Word: Palin's Pet Hoffman Has Taliban Ties
One week before Election Day, the special election to fill a vacant House seat in New Yorks North Country is heating up. It's a three-way split, pitting a Republican, a Democrat, and a Conservative against one another. It's close ...
5:42Michael Steele: "Don't Call My People Wingnuts, Chris Matthews"
The day after an Election Day which saw Republicans win Governor seats in New Jersey and Virginia, and lose to a Democrat for a Congressional seat in New York, RNC Chairman Michael Steele appears on "Hardball" to say the selection of ousted Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava was "a flawed process ...
