I get political over at The Spearhead with an analysis of Dede Scozzafava’s flameout and what it says about women in general. An excerpt:
In the past month, the national spotlight has been shined on the special election occurring in New York’s 23rd congressional district. For those who haven’t been paying attention, the special election was triggered when the 23rd’s longtime Republican congressman John McHugh was selected by President Obama to become Secretary of the Army. The Republican county chairs of the district selected Dede Scozzafava, state Assemblywoman from the 122nd district, as their candidate to replace McHugh. Scozzafava is a notorious RINO, being in favor of abortion, gay marriage, and card check, and her congressional campaign was supported by a bevy of left-wing groups including the AFL-CIO, the New York State United Teachers, and the United Auto Workers. She was even cross-endorsed by the Working Families Party, the political wing of ACORN, who normally backs Democrats in Empire State elections. Naturally, the conservatives that form the GOP’s base were unhappy with Dede’s selection, so most have switched to backing the Conservative Party candidate, Lake Placid businessman Doug Hoffman. Recent polls have shown Hoffman in a dead heat with the Democratic candidate, Plattsburgh lawyer Bill Owens, and Scozzafava in a distant third.
Head over there to read the whole thing and comment.
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