Scozzafava may have been a Republican but she was no conservative. How is it principled to abandon all principle to retain a seat? You only become the enemy.
And Doheny is??? For some reason, stating the obvious -- as I did in my previous post --- doesn't work for you. What is really going on here? Did Sarah Palin tell Hoffman (and you) that Doheny is okay??
Your "principle" is to do what the Palins and the Tea Parties tell you to do.