BREAKING: Scozzafava suspends campaign

Posted on October 31, 2009

In the now-infamous NY-23 race, the GOP establishment (thanks, Newt Gingrich) unsurprisingly endorsed a RINO Republican in Dede Scozzafava. I haven’t covered it much here because it absolutely saturated the blogosphere. Her challenger, Doug Hoffman, is an actual conservative who yet again didn’t receive the support of the GOP establishment. The blogosphere erupted, along with Republicans across the country, who were indignant about the Republican party abandoning its principles yet again.

The polling reflected the anger of the voters. With the news that she was likely going to lose badly to either conservative Hoffman or Democrat Bill Owens, she quit.

Just confirmed that Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava has quit the race. Speaking to supporters, Scozzafava broke down in tears.

UPDATE: Scozzafava, the hand-picked choice of the New York state GOP in the key 23rd District special election, reportedly will throw her support to Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman.

Scozzafava’s withdrawal came shortly after a new Siena College poll was released this morning, showing her in third place, with Hoffman neck-and-neck with Democrat Bill Owens.

The better known Scozzafava became, the more negatively she was viewed. Hoffman, on the other hand, has gained more and more support. Perhaps the GOP will finally start to understand that Republicans want to go back to their conservative roots, and that they’re done with RINOs like John McCain, Charlie Crist, and Dede Scozzafava. The sooner the GOP gets that into its thick skull, the better off the party will be.