That's what the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District is.
The race to replace John McHugh in this conservative leaning district is the first (of many more to come) referendum on the direction of the country since the "tea party awakening" that has been sweeping the nation. This election pits liberal Democrat Bill Owens against the GOP choice, Dede Scozzafava and upstart conservative, Doug Hoffman.
The split between Scozzafava and Hoffman threatens to hand the race to the Democrat. Newt Gingrich has weighed in on behalf of Scozzafava, despite her liberal viewpoints. Newt apparently believes its better to have a RINO in office than a Democrat.
Well, Newt, you're wrong. This is the song the RNC has been singing for years and all its gotten us are Arlen Spectors, Olympia Snowes, and Lincoln Chaffees. Mark Steyn pointed this out better than I can in this NRO post where he noted that "[t]he tea parties and town halls were a response not just to Obama but to the 2006/2008 GOP".
Steyn goes on to label Scozzava not a RINO but a DIABLO (Democrat In All But Label Only). Read his whole piece. He's right on the mark.
The more I've read about this race, the more I realize that conservatives have to take control of the GOP. Liberals like Scozzafava cannot get our endorsement. If they do, we will, at best, go back to the days of permanent "go-along-get-along" minority status. Our economy and our nation's future cannot afford that. We have to stop allowing career politicians to place their interests over ours.
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Repoman, we have to support and donate to campaigns that conservatives can win and this is one of them.
Doug Hoffman is the man. What better way to tell the gop to move to the right than to elect a candidate on the conservative line in NYS.
here is Doug Hoffman's link
http://www.doughoffmanforcongress.com/
Newt Gingrich , read my lips, change your endorsement or lose your credibility.
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