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Is It Possible the Wrong Guy Was Sworn In on NY-23 ?
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| November 11, 2009
| Jim Geraghty
Posted on 11/12/2009 7:55:18 AM PST by RobinMasters
Boy, if this recanvassing comes out with a big surge of votes for Doug Hoffman, a whole lot of post-election analyses are going to have to be rewritten: "A recanvassing in the 11-county district shows that Owens lead has narrowed to 3,026 votes over Hoffman, 66,698 to 63,672, according to the latest unofficial results from the state Board of Elections.
In Oswego County, where Hoffman was reported to lead by only 500 votes with 93 percent of the vote counted election night, inspectors found Hoffman actually won by 1,748 votes 12,748 to 11,000. The new vote totals mean the race will be decided by absentee ballots, of which about 10,200 were distributed, said John Conklin, communications director for the state Board of Elections."
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hoffman
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To: RobinMasters
What were some popular Democrat slogans during past elections?
"We must not overturn the will of the People."
"Every vote must count."
-PJ
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posted on
11/12/2009 7:58:06 AM PST
by
Political Junkie Too
(Every child will be a natural born criminal until their parents add them to their health care plan.)
To: RobinMasters
was the final vote certified?
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posted on
11/12/2009 7:58:41 AM PST
by
scooby321
To: RobinMasters
Doug Hoffmann was an idiot. You never concede a close election until a recount is done. He lawyer could have told him to wait. The vote on the health care bill this past weekend might have gone very differently if Owens wasn't sworn in time for the vote.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
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posted on
11/12/2009 7:59:48 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: RobinMasters
You mean Hoffman may have really won the election?
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:00:07 AM PST
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: scooby321
An article I just read said that it had NOT been certified.
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:00:12 AM PST
by
queenkathy
(Pray 4 Josh... www.carepages.com ( joshuaourwarrior) brain injury from allergy shot)
To: scooby321
I think that’s what is going on now.
To: scooby321
No. But with Hoffmann's preemptive concession it doesn't matter now.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:00:47 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:00:49 AM PST
by
Jagdgewehr
(B. Hussein Obama is not the legitimate POTUS. He is nothing more than America's largest cult leader)
To: RobinMasters
Those morons or miscreants who cast a vote for Scozzabean on the ballot could have put Hoffman over the top if just 1/2 of them voted for him instead. Maddenning isn’t it.
Owens lied about his healthcare vote so hit him hard with it
at next years election.
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:02:09 AM PST
by
tflabo
To: RobinMasters
Thanks for posting this. I hadn’t seen it before.
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:02:15 AM PST
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: goldstategop
I didn’t hear any of his speeches or interviews, but from what I’ve heard it sounds as if he’s an honest and decent guy, with the right principles, but no political experience and evidently very little political smarts.
Yes, prying the Democrat out of congress is not going to be easy, even if it turns out that Hoffman won. Instead of having an empty seat while they fight it out in court, they will have a Democrat seat, which will certainly mean that unlimited money from the DNC will flow in to protect that seat in the courts.
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:03:20 AM PST
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: scooby321
No, the final vote wasn’t certified. However, when Hoffman conceded, that was sufficient for Pelosi to swear in Owens.
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:03:23 AM PST
by
bw17
To: goldstategop
"No. But with Hoffmann's preemptive concession it doesn't matter now."
Didn't Gore rescind his concession?
Maybe there is still time!!
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:03:24 AM PST
by
LADY J
(Change your thoughts and you change your world. - Norman Vincent Peale)
To: RobinMasters
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:03:41 AM PST
by
Infidel Heather
(In God I trust, not the Government.)
To: goldstategop
No. But with Hoffmann's preemptive concession it doesn't matter now. Just remind the Dems of Gore's concession take-back in 2000.
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:03:48 AM PST
by
TangoLimaSierra
(To the left the truth looks Right-Wing.)
To: goldstategop
so Hoffman has the right to cast the final vote for the opponent? I wouldn’t think there was anything legal about that at all.
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:04:12 AM PST
by
tioga
To: RobinMasters
I'm not holding my breath, but wouldn't this be fabulous? How many pious lectures have we heard about the real lesson of NY23 is that the GOP needs to be a big tent, 'moderate' infested mirror of the democrat party?
To: scooby321
No and I do not know how they can sware someone in when the vote has not been certified.
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posted on
11/12/2009 8:04:47 AM PST
by
70th Division
(I love my country but fear my government!)
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