Thread: Sarah Palin Slams Republican Candidate, Backs Third Party

Palin Backs 3rd-Party Candidate in N.Y. House Race

Friday, October 23, 2009 3:55 PM

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has endorsed a third-party candidate over the GOP-backed contender in New York's congressional special election, saying her own party has abandoned its core values.

The former Alaska governor, who was Arizona Sen. John McCain's running-mate last year, said Thursday she was backing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman over Republican Assemblywoman Dierdre Scozzafava in the 23rd Congressional District race.

Palin said Hoffman, a businessman, stands for Republican principles – smaller government, lower taxes and a commitment to individual liberty – and that Scozzafava is more aligned with Democrats.

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The offseason race to replace former Rep. John McHugh, whom President Barack Obama named as his Army secretary, has drawn national attention to a growing splinter between Republican moderates and conservatives who say they want the party to return its core values.

"The Republican Party today has decided to choose a candidate who more than blurs the lines, and there is no real difference between the Democrat and the Republican in this race," Palin said in a post on her Facebook page Thursday night.

Democrat Bill Owens, a Plattsburgh lawyer and retired Air Force captain, is also running. An Oct. 15 survey by Siena College showed Owens with 33 percent, Scozzafava with 29 percent and Hoffman with 23 percent. The poll of 617 likely voters had a margin of error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

Scozzafava has been endorsed by the National Rifle Association and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, but she's been criticized by some conservatives for her support for abortion rights, same-sex marriage and other issues.

Scozzafava spokesman Matt Burns said a vote for Hoffman hurts Republicans.

Hoffman has been labeled a spoiler by some, but he's looking more like a contender lately, with support from prominent Republicans, including former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, former House Majority Leader Dick Armey and former presidential candidate Steve Forbes, who endorsed Hoffman on Friday.

"The other candidates in this race are far too similar in their records and stated support for much of the Democrats' agenda in Washington," Forbes said.

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Heard Doug Hoffman on a talk radio show last week. Was mentioned that the other candidates both were given funds by ACORN.

Thanks jean, nice too know that ACORN can act in a bi-partisan manner.

Sarah Palin Slams Republican Candidate, Backs Third Party

This is how she thanks the Republican party and the Republican voters for making her famous
so she could make $millions by writing her book and making speeches?

WHERE'S THE LOYALTY ?

JohnDoe2 wrote,

WHERE'S THE LOYALTY ?

Loyalty is earned and should never be taken for granted.

Just heard on Hannity that Hoffman now has a slight lead in this race. I think Palin and the other conservative republicans supporting Hoffman over the Republican candidate is loyalty. It is loyalty to the conservative base which the RNC would rather forget than support. Hoffman stated on Hannity that the selection process was via 11 party reps in the district who did the selection, but their votes were weighted (he did not say, but I presume that was based on party registration numbers in each of their areas), such that only 4 of 11 reps could determine the selection, and the selectee had 3 friends in that group that equaled 46% of the weighted vote. So were these people truly loyal to the party or their constituents, or was this just another example of the good ol' boy system transformed into the good ol' gal system?

I agree with Sarah Palin. I want republicans who are true conservatives.

Originally Posted by 4thHorseman

Just heard on Hannity that Hoffman now has a slight lead in this race. I think Palin and the other conservative republicans supporting Hoffman over the Republican candidate is loyalty. It is loyalty to the conservative base which the RNC would rather forget than support. Hoffman stated on Hannity that the selection process was via 11 party reps in the district who did the selection, but their votes were weighted (he did not say, but I presume that was based on party registration numbers in each of their areas), such that only 4 of 11 reps could determine the selection, and the selectee had 3 friends in that group that equaled 46% of the weighted vote. So were these people truly loyal to the party or their constituents, or was this just another example of the good ol' boy system transformed into the good ol' gal system?

From your explanation it sure sounds like the "Good Ol' Gal System".