Scazzafava Out in NY-23 Race [UPDATED]
With an announcement on the heels of a poll showing that she cannot win, GOP candidate for the NY-23 House seat Dede Scazzafava is now effectively out of the race.
Dear Friends and Supporters:
Throughout the course of my campaign for Congress, I have made the people of the 23rd District and the issues that affect them the focal point of my campaign. As a life long resident of this District, I care deeply and passionately about its people and our way of life. Whether as a candidate for Congress, a State Assemblywoman or a small town Mayor, I have always sought to act with the best interest of our District and its residents in mind—and today I again seek to act for the good of our community.
The opportunity to run as the Republican and Independence Party candidate to represent the 23rd District has been and remains one of the greatest honors of my life. During the past several months, as I’ve traveled the district, meeting and talking with voters about the issues that matter most to them, I’ve been overwhelmed by the amount of support I’ve received as I sought to serve as their voice in Washington. However, as Winston Churchill once said, Democracy can be a fickle employer, and the road to public office is not always a smooth one.
In recent days, polls have indicated that my chances of winning this election are not as strong as we would like them to be. The reality that I’ve come to accept is that in today’s political arena, you must be able to back up your message with money—and as I’ve been outspent on both sides, I’ve been unable to effectively address many of the charges that have been made about my record. But as I’ve said from the start of this campaign, this election is not about me, it’s about the people of this District. And, as always, today I will do what I believe serves their interests best.
It is increasingly clear that pressure is mounting on many of my supporters to shift their support. Consequently, I hereby release those individuals who have endorsed and supported my campaign to transfer their support as they see fit to do so. I am and have always been a proud Republican. It is my hope that with my actions today, my Party will emerge stronger and our District and our nation can take an important step towards restoring the enduring strength and economic prosperity that has defined us for generations.
On Election Day my name will appear on the ballot, but victory is unlikely. To those who support me – and to those who choose not to – I offer my sincerest thanks.
Dede
The tightly contested vacancy was created when Rep. John McHugh resigned in September to become the Secretary of the Army. The seat was being sought not only by Scazzafava, but Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Independent candidate Doug Hoffman.
Scazzafava has come under a lot of fire for her many radically liberal views. Many Conservative Republicans including Sarah Palin and Fred Thompson have endorsed Hoffman to fill the vacant seat. Others endorsing Hoffman include Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh because Scazzafava was far from an ideal candidate for the seat.
There is one problem for Hoffman coming into Tuesday’s election, Scazzafava has not endorsed either remaining candidate for the seat. This I suspect is due to the fact that she identifies more ideologically with Owens. Because her name remains on the ballot, it is important that voters who wish to resisit the leftward turn of the US House need to pull the lever for Hoffman not Scazzafava. Each remaining vote for Scazzafava is a wasted vote and will put Owens in that seat.
On November 3rd, I’m asking the voters of NY-23 to keep two things in mind when they go to the polls. A vote for Hoffman is a vote against the Obama/Pelosi machine dominating the US House with their big government ambitions. AND… A vote for Scazzafava is a vote for Owens and the Obama/Pelosi machine.
Had she not suspended her campaign, Scazzafava would have been another RINO voting along with the Democrat machine and liberal big government anyway. This is the absolute best thing that she could do for her country. Now you do the same and vote for Hoffman.
[UPDATE 1423]
BREAKING NEWS via FoxNews.com -
Republican Dede Scozzafava endorsed her former Democratic opponent Sunday in the race for an upstate New York congressional seat, one day after Scozzafava dropped out of the contest.
Scozzafava dropped out after Conservative Party candidate Dough Hoffman experienced a late-in-the-game surge. But on Sunday, Scozzafava backed Democrat Bill Owens — the announcement was made in a statement send out by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
“I am supporting Bill Owens for Congress and urge you to do the same,” she said. “In Bill Owens, I see a sense of duty and integrity that will guide him beyond political partisanship. He will be an independent voice devoted to doing what is right for New York. Bill understands this district and its people, and when he represents us in Congress he will put our interests first.”
Campers, this has nothing at all to do with “duty” and “integrity” and everything to do with liberal politics. Scazzafava was a liberal masquerading as a Republican. We call them RINOs. If you are a Republican living in the 23rd Congressional District in New York, if you follow this shill’s advice and vote for the Democrat, you may as well switch your party affiliation. Scazzafava is the typical big government dreaming Daily POS reading fan of the Emperor that you’d expect to caucus with Nancy Pelosi not anything resembling a Republican. For the love of Mike, Joe Lieberman is more Conservative.
I again urge you to reject big government politics and vote for Doug Hoffman.
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