Sarah Palin, Rush on NY-23
04 November 2009 1:51 pm by Taylor Marsh
Via Facebook, naturally:
… The race for New York’s 23rd District is not over, just postponed until 2010. The issues of this election have always centered on the economy – on the need for fiscal restraint, smaller government, and policies that encourage jobs. In 2010, these issues will be even more crucial to the electorate. I commend Doug Hoffman and all the other under-dog candidates who have the courage to put themselves out there and run against the odds. …
Rush was on fire today, which I tweeted here, here, here and here.
Chris Kelly offers the CW on Hoffman’s loss, though he’s by no means alone on his opinion. It’s shallow and shortsighted.
What Mr. Kelly misses in his exuberance, which I appreciate because there wasn’t much to be found for Dems last night, is the miracle that Hoffman got so far in the first place. I saw a tape of part of his concession speech, played on the midnight edition of “Hardball.” The man has NO POLITICAL TALENT WHATSOEVER. Emotion and sharing stark conservative views fueled this candidacy, with Hoffman representing the Palin Party line. Conservatives came out & almost pulled it off, plus showed the GOP establishment they could do it. You can bet Charlie Crist isn’t laughing. Blue Dogs aren’t either.
But Owens is still the first Democrat to hold the seat since Ulysses S. Grant, according to Axelrod, who thought last night’s election disasters were important enough that he even appeared on Andrea Mitchell’s show, which isn’t exactly ratings central.
Hey, I’ll take the Owens win, gladly. But no one should be deluded into thinking it will stop Palin and her tea party pals.
4. With Bill Owens ‘ (D) victory in the New York 23rd district special election that makes five straight wins in contested specials over the past two years for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. In 2008, the DCCC won in Illinois’ 14th, Louisiana’s 6th and Mississippi’s 1st. This year, Rep. Scott Murphy (D) won in New York’s 20th. A very impressive record in tough-to-figure-out specials. – Chris Cilizza
