Posted on 11/02/2009 1:25:45 PM PST by Sub-Driver
Boehner regrets Scozzafava support By: Jake Sherman November 2, 2009 04:04 PM EST
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) said today he regrets backing former GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava for New York's 23rd district race.
"This lady clearly has an agenda that's different that most Republicans," Boehner said of Scozzafava, who dropped out of the race Saturday. "She was out there promoting herself and we're doing everything we can to help Doug Hoffman in this race and we hope he wins."
Boehner's support of Scozzafava was a gamble. He donated $5,000 to her campaign and threw his weight behind her when some conservative Republicans considered her too liberal for the GOP.
"She'd fit in just fine," Boehner said in early October. "I've contributed to her election, and we're urging all of our members to help bring this race home."
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Getting run over by a train steaming full speed ahead, tends to do that.
Bonehead is making the first step to CO-OP the power this movement now has. He’s gonna play the base like a fiddle.
Those silly conservatives saw right through her! Gee Boehner, perhaps if you listened to your base you would not have to regrets.
Not sure why people are wondering if he’ll learn from this. Did you hear him yesterday in the interview given before it was known Ded endorsed the Democrat? He wasn’t repentant then. He is only so now because to people like him you can break as many commandments in the platform as you wish...just stay a Republican.
[He donated $5,000 to her campaign...]
Why don’t you ask for your money back?
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