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Hoffman: I'll Run Again In 2010

November 27, 2009, 10:30AM

On his website Thursday, NY-23 conservative Doug Hoffman laid out his reasons for deciding take on Rep. Bill Owens (D) again. Hoffman suggests again that the Nov. 3 special election was rigged in Owens' favor -- and then immediately apologizes to elections officials for offending them with the claim.

Hoffman Concedes NY-23 To Owens (Again)

November 24, 2009, 3:49PM

Doug Hoffman, the unsuccessful Conservative Party candidate in the recent NY-23 special election, has now conceded the race to Democrat Bill Owens -- for a second time.

Report: Hoffman Won't Seek Recount In NY-23

November 24, 2009, 11:52AM

Doug Hoffman, the unsuccessful Conservative Party candidate in the recent NY-23 special election, will reportedly not ask for a recount in the race, says News 10 Now.

Owens Leads Hoffman By Insurmountable Margin

November 20, 2009, 9:02AM

The latest absentee ballot totals from the NY-23 special election show Democratic Rep. Bill Owens leading his Conservative Party opponent Doug Hoffman -- with a greater margin than there are absentee ballots left to be counted.

Doug Hoffman: ACORN Has Stolen NY-23 Election!

November 19, 2009, 10:37AM

Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate in the NY-23 election, is going further in revoking his election-night concession to Democrat Bill Owens -- who was sworn into office a few days later -- and alleging that ACORN has attempted to steal the election!

Palin On Limbaugh: Dems Are Sheep, Global Warming Shady

November 17, 2009, 3:28PM

Sarah Palin, speaking from a hotel room here in New York City, was a guest on Rush Limbaugh's radio show today as part of her ongoing "Going Rogue" media blitz. She declared that Democrats are sheep, people aren't responsible for climate change, and that the GOP civil war in the NY-23 congressional election was good for the Republican Party.

Hoffman Takes Back His Concession Speech In NY-23

November 16, 2009, 5:22PM

Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman tried to reopen the NY-23 race Monday afternoon. Three weeks after he conceded defeat to Rep. Bill Owens (D), Hoffman attempted to take it all back in an interview with Glenn Beck.

Hoffman: With '20-20 Hindsight' I Wouldn't Have Conceded

November 13, 2009, 6:26PM

Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate in the NY-23 election, appeared today on the Neil Cavuto show, where he kept the door open to challenging his narrow defeat by Democrat Bill Owens, who was sworn into office last week after Hoffman had conceded the race.

Hoffman Gaining On Owens -- But Victory Not In Real Danger

November 12, 2009, 12:14PM

Could Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate who conceded the NY-23 special election last week, still end up pulling ahead and ejecting the newly sworn-in Democratic Rep. Bill Owens from office? The answer is that it's mathematically possible, but simply not likely in real terms.

Scozzafava: GOPers Who Backed Conservative In NY-23 Were 'Disingenuous'

November 11, 2009, 9:47AM

Dede Scozzafava, the former GOP candidate in the special NY-23 congressional race who dropped out and endorsed her Democratic opponent after a parade of national Republicans abandoned Scozzafava in favor of a Conservative Party candidate (who lost to the Democrat), gave CNN her first national television interview since the election this morning. And she had some tough words for big-name Republicans, like Tim Pawlenty and Sarah Palin, who backed her conservative opponent.

Scozzafava: 'My Name's A Verb Now'

November 10, 2009, 9:43AM

In a Washington Post profile of the erstwhile Republican candidate for New York's 23rd district, Dede Scozzafava marveled at her new fame -- and warned her party against pushing out the moderates.

GOP Could Face More Challenges From Right

November 6, 2009, 5:35PM

In the wake of the NY-23 right-wing revolt, could the GOP be on the verge of seeing even more challenges from the activist right? Some recent developments suggest that the natives are getting restless.

GOP Could Face More Challenges From Right

November 6, 2009, 5:35PM

GOP Turmoil Makes Urban Dictionary In New Entry: 'Scozzafavaed'

November 6, 2009, 3:40PM

Look out Charlie Crist, 'Scozzafavaed' makes Urban Dictionary.

NRSC Won't Spend Money In Contested Primaries

November 4, 2009, 3:12PM

On the heels of the NY-23 special House election, in which Conservative Party insurgent Doug Hoffman overtook moderate GOP nominee Dede Scozzafava, only to lose to Democrat Bill Owens, NRSC chairman John Cornyn (R-TX) has announced that the GOP's national Senate committee will not be spending money in contested primaries.

Cornyn: 'We Will Not Spend Money In A Contested Primary'

November 4, 2009, 12:42PM

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), chair of the NRSC, announced today in the wake of the internecine Republican conflict in NY-23, that the NRSC would not "spend money in a contested primary" adding that "competitive primaries are generally a good thing."

Gibbs Says GOP Wins Tuesday Not About Obama

November 4, 2009, 10:29AM

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters in his morning gaggle that Republican wins last night "demonstrate that voters" are working through "local issues that didn't involve the president."

Election Day Gives House Dems Two More Health Reform Votes

November 4, 2009, 10:12AM

Conservatives and media figures are spinning last night's results as good news for Republicans. And, indeed, Republicans have much to celebrate. But in a much more immediate sense, the elections will pay off for House Democrats and health care reformers.

Dem Rep: GOP's NY-23 Civil War Shows Republicans 'Eating Themselves'

November 4, 2009, 9:58AM

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) tried to deflect attention from big GOP wins last night in the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial elections, saying instead that the Democratic upset in the NY-23 congressional race was the real race to watch -- and that it shows that Republicans are "eating themselves."