Did you read the comments above by Erickson? On its face Hoffman’s loss is certainly not a victory, but NY-23 will be up for grabs in less than one year from now (2010). Hopefully the GOP can do it right next year by listening to its conservative base rather than GOP party hacks.
I agree...Hoffman can continue the campaign either as a Republican (if the GOP is smart) or a 3rd party option, continually gaining momentum till next November. There’s plenty of time for him to compare the differences between himself and the JACKASS party as well as what illustrate that there is no difference in the DUmocrat and what would have been if voters chose the RINO instead.
For him to pull off what he did with a split vote - 30 days into a campaign without the party backing him says alot. If nothing else, the victory was sending the RINO packing in shame while giving the GOP a shot across the bow as a warning to what will happen nation wide if they choose to back RINOs instead of conservatives in 2010.
Sure, we can win the seat back as a party, no worries. But the real game here was Conservatives vs RINOs.
We lost. That’s NOT going to help our cause. There is a much bigger picture here than many of you cheerleaders want to admit.
Hell, I’d love to be celebrating this tonight. But this was the real race to celebrate. The others were for the news media hacks.
bttt