NY23 UPDATE: Scozzafava Campaign Using NRCC/RNC Staff

American Spectator ^ | October 27, 2009 | By Robert Stacy McCain

[Jet Jaguar]

A team of conservative bloggers with 73Wire.com arrived in upstate New York's 23rd District this morning and visited the headquarters of liberal Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava:

Not only is the NRCC pumping hundreds of thousands of dollars into the media campaign of Dede Scozzafava, they're also organizing and coordinating teams of GOTV volunteers in the district. And they're picking up the tab.

Our team just finished meeting with a NRCC volunteer named "James" who works out of the Watertown office for the Scozzafava campaign. James informed us that he was sent to Watertown, NY from Washington D.C. as a volunteer for the NRCC. We asked about expenses, and he said the NRCC was paying for everything.

We had a great chat with James and learned that a good portion of the Scozzafava campaign volunteers were indeed brought in from outside of the district. . . .

[ellery]

The NRCC is doing *more* damage than Gingrich and even Steele. And notice they're doing it mostly behind the scenes -- Gingrich and Steele don't have to get re-elected next year, and every member of the NRCC executive committee does.

With that, I give you:

The National Republican Congressional Committee

Rep. John Carter, TX (in pic, far left)

Rep. Eric Cantor, VA (third from left)

Rep. John Boehner, OH (fourth from left)

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, WA

Rep. Pete Sessions, TX (sixth from left)

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter, MI (not pictured)

Note: Rep. Mike Pence, second from left, strenuously objected to Scozzafava, and refused to endorse her or send her money. In retaliation, pro-leftist house members like those above anonymously told reporters that Pence isn't supporting Dede because he's anti-woman.

[supremedoctrine]

THanks, didn’t know who constituted that Committee.
To think, there were some big hopes for Cantor not too long ago.

[ellery]

Yeah, I was definitely interested in him. Disappointing.

[supremedoctrine]

and did you notice how Pence is the only one of the six
NOT smiling?

[ellery]

I did—Pence must be so frustrated having to work with these corrupt clowns.