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Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on October 31, 2009

Dede listened…

RINO Dede listened... she's surrendered in the NY-23 election | Graphic credit: Nice Deb blog

An emotional assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava announced Saturday morning, October 31, 2009, that she was suspending her Republican candidacy for the 23rd Congressional seat in New York State.

This will potentially catapult conservative Doug Hoffman to the lead in the election… but it ain’t over ’til it’s over.

Dede Scozzafava Halts Campaign | October 31, 2009

Let’s Go To the Videotape! Fox News Blows the Call on NY-23

From Washington Independent: NY-23: GOP Candidate Drops Out:

Dede Scozzafava, the Republican candidate in the NY-23 special election, has suspended her campaign with a tearful, regretful statement delivered at her headquarters in Watertown, N.Y. Scozzafava’s move clears a path for unlikely Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman to beat Democratic candidate Bill Owens, who had, until now, been benefiting from the conservative infighting over the seat. All of this represents a massive victory for the restive conservative movement.

“We’re a little shell-shocked,” said Eric Odom, a conservative blogger and Tea Party organizer, who’d been an early Hoffman backer. “It’s not what we expected.”

Odom was one of the first to hear the news. The Hoffman campaign made the call to Ali Akbar, one of the conservative bloggers rooming in Lake Placid with Odom. The bloggers hustled to get Internet connections to spread the news, then regrouped to head to Scozzafava’s Watertown headquarters, based on rumors that the GOP candidate might be about to endorse Hoffman.

In her statement, Scozzafava — who had also won the important Independence Party ballot line — cited money woes for her decision, and declined to endorse either of her rivals.

Hilarious piece posted on Jenn Q. Republican: How To Ruin Your Chances With Righty Women. It has nothing at all to do with the NY-23 election, but I stumbled upon it while researching, and it really cracked me up. So, natch… had to share it with my conservative girlfriend readers out there (all you male conservatives, you’ll get a good snicker out of it, too). Snarky goodness on a Saturday morning. Post’s tagline: Don’t forget, always bring it back to the shoes.

UPDATE: The RNCC and Newt Gingrich have come out to endorse Hoffman… finally. This, after ignoring the outcries against Scozzafava and investing over $900,000 to her campaign.

H/T to The Other McCain for pointing out this gem of a quote at Three Beers Later:

NEVER believe you don’t have power. NEVER let them tell you that.

Michael Steel, John Cornyn, RNC… NEVER believe this is the end of it. Learn from it or lose because of it.

Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, the rest of the thieving, corrupt, smug, lying Democrat Party… NEVER believe we aren’t coming for you.

From Pamela Gellar at Atlas Shrugs:

Throw the RINOs out. Olympia Snowe … yer next!

UPDATE: Scozzafava, the big-government-proponent, big-taxes-embracing RINO (oh, yeah, and pro-abortion, too), now that she’s dropped out of the race is endorsing DEMOCRAT Owens in the NY-23 race. Natch. She’s a registered Republican, but is a fakeroo, a Republican-In-Name-Only, a liberal Democrat if you just barely scratch her surface… RINO Dede. No wonder conservatives have been flocking to Hoffman. Dede’s a turncoat of the weasel variety.

From Hot Air:

There are two ways of looking at this. Either Scozzafava doesn’t mind throwing Republicans under the bus for a little dog-in-the-manger revenge, or she’s a lot closer in policy to the Democrat than the conservative candidate. Neither of those commends Scozzafava, nor the county party leaders who handpicked her to replace John McHugh. In fact, it makes it clear that conservatives were right all along to point out Scozzafava’s unsuitability for the endorsement — and should result in replacing the GOP bosses in NY-23 who bungled it.

Additional reading:
The Other McCain: NY23: SCOZZAFAVA QUITS! UPDATE: New polls shows Hoffman in dead heat with Democrat Owens and NY23: Saturday notebook and NY23: Hoffman’s NY Post endorsement – Also: The GOP’s Mondello Syndrome
Hot Air: Gingrich endorses Hoffman and Scozzafava endorses Democrat in NY-23 and Palin on Scozzafava’s withdrawal: Now we must unite
Gateway Pundit: Sarah Palin Slams Biden After His Ridiculous Attack Today and Rush: Scozzafava Guilty of ‘Bestiality’ for Screwing Every RINO in the Country (Video) and At Half Empty Rally… Biden Urges NY-23 Voters to Teach Conservatives a Lesson and RINO Season Officially Opens– SCOZZAFAVA SUSPENDS CAMPAIGN! (Video)
Mike Flynn, Big Government: The Long, Dark Tea-Time of the GOP’s Soul
Diary of a Mad Conservative: Can you believe this woman? and Scozzafava backs out: A major turning point for the Conservative movement?
Ace of Spades HQ: Dede’s Farewell and Palin Endorses Hoffman UPDATED and Bumped
Another Black Conservative: This RINO Is Toast! Dede Scozzafava Quits NY-23 Race
Instapundit: NY-23: Dems Bringing in Big Money Against Hoffman.
Nice Deb: Video: Scozzafava Out
TPMDC: NY-23 GOPer Scozzafava Suspends Campaign
Ztower: President Bothways is aiming blame cannons at losers in governor and congressional races. But if the losers happen to win, Obama will take all the credit!
No Runny Eggs: Weekend Hot Read – Robert Stacy McCain’s “NY-23 EXCLUSIVE PROFILE: Conservative Doug Hoffman: ‘Citizen Who’s Had Enough’”
Health Care BS: NY-23 AIN’T ABOUT HOFFMAN
Lisa Graas: Scozzafava Withdraws; RNC Backs Hoffman
Bill Hennessy, Big Government:
New York 23: When a Nation Calls
Frugal Café Blog Zone: New York Race: NY-23 Loves Conservative Doug Hoffman, Is Now in Lead… RINO Dede Scozzafava May Be Washed Up and New York, New York… Conservative Doug Hoffman’s Numbers Rising for Special Nov. 3 Election
Atlas Shrugs: Scozzafava drops out of NY-23 special election: Scozzafava drops out of NY-23 special election
VotingFemale Speaks!: Palin Nails Socialist RINO Scozzafava to the WALL; BarackObama.com Bombshell revealed and Sarah Palin Backed Hoffman Severely Beats out Scozzafava in polls; Dede Withdraws; GOP switches support to Hoffman

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