It is so bad in the race for the New York state 23rd congressional seat that the former New York Republican governor, George Pataki, is endorsing the Conservative, Doug Hoffman, over alleged Republican Dede Scozzafava.
My advice to Mrs. Scozzafava, should she read this and take it, is to exit gracefully and throw your support to Mr. Hoffman. Your 15 seconds of fame are up. Even if the National Republican Congressional Committee, the Republican National Committee and Newt Gingrich do not see it, most conservatives and now Establishment Republicans do see it. Victory is not in the hands of you, Mrs. Scozzafava.
Now, true to being a "moderate" and or liberal in her case, Mrs. Scozzafava will not exit gracefully. She will take the RNCC and RNC cash and be nothing more than a spoiler, if even that.
Look, Mr. Pataki is as moderate Republican as it gets in New York state. Oh yes, at one time he was a pretty conservative state senator, but once he upset then Democrat Gov. Mario Cuomo in the infamous 1994 campaign, the conservatism went left. But again, for one of the moderate credentials that Mr. Pataki has to endorse Mr. Hoffman, it means that a New York Republican knows better than a former Speaker of the House that somehow got hoodwinked into undying support for an alleged Republican as Mrs. Scozzafava.
At this rate, Mrs. Scozzafava will be lucky to garner 20% of the vote in this Tuesday's special election to replace center-right now Army Secretary John McHugh.
But, just to remind Mrs. Scozzafava and those who want to discount Mr. Hoffman, give a few bucks over at his campaign so he can get the message out there.
And send a message to Dede Scozzafava. Please exit the race gracefully. NOW!
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