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Title: In shift, GOP leaders embrace Hoffman
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politico.com
URL Source: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1009/28899_Page2.html
Published: Oct 30, 2009
Author: ALEX ISENSTADT & JOSH KRAUSHAAR
Post Date: 2009-10-30 16:12:05 by your_neighbor
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he poll also shows Hoffman gaining ground since the firm’s survey last week, with Owens and Scozzafava each losing support. Hoffman holds the highest favorable ratings of the three candidates in the race, despite still being the least-known. With just five days until voters head to the polls, the Hoffman campaign Thursday expressed confidence in its efforts. “We’re cautiously optimistic. We’ve got the DCCC, the NRCC, Big Labor, the Working Families Party, ACORN, Moveon.Org and a whole host of liberal organization working against us. It’s become a real battle of David versus Goliath,” said Hoffman campaign manager Rob Ryan.” The NRCC in recent days has subtly refocused their messaging on ads attacking Owens, avoiding any mention of Hoffman. Likewise, Democrats have turned their fire on Hoffman in the final week of the campaign ad, airing a new attack ad casting him as an out-of-touch millionaire while virtually ignoring Scozzafava. Their labor ally, AFSCME, joined in spending $200,000 this week on a districtwide ad buy attacking Hoffman. Hoffman, whose campaign barely had a presence in the district as recently as two weeks ago, is getting help from a well-oiled conservative ground game, with hundreds of volunteers from tea party groups and leading conservative organizations working in upstate New York to help him get out the vote next Tuesday. Hoffman’s campaign now has five campaign offices teeming with volunteers across the sprawling district. By contrast, Scozzafava’s campaign has just one office in her home base. The anti-tax Club for Growth, pro-life Susan B. Anthony’s List, Eagle Forum and anti-illegal immigration Minuteman PAC all have staffers on the ground knocking on doors, making calls to Republican voters and delivering pro-Hoffman literature to churches. "Our efforts on the ground give a voice to the thousands of voters in the district who believe that life, marriage, and fiscal responsibility all matter. We didn't create these people. They were there all along, despite being ignored by the Republican Party,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the Susan B. Anthony List. Hoffman has also benefited from national conservative commentators—from Glenn Beck to Rush Limbaugh—who have been friendly to his campaign on the air, leading many listeners to donate money to his campaign. As his poll numbers have surged, some of the most prominent names in the Republican Party have bucked the GOP establishment and endorsed him, ranging from Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to former House Majority Leader Dick Armey. Former presidential candidate Fred Thompson taped a television ad for Hoffman this week, casting the race in grand terms: “America is in trouble. So when your grandchildren ask you why you didn't do something, be able to tell them that you voted for Doug Hoffman." The third-party candidate has even won the support of former NRCC Chairman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), who frequently criticized outside groups for supporting conservative challengers to Republicans in his role as campaign committee chairman last election cycle.
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#1. To: your_neighbor (#0)
Rush Limbaugh and Sean Vannity did an about-face and embraced a third-party candidate, thus, putting the lie to their previous shrill shriekings about the danger of not voting Republican no matter who the candidate is.
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In shift, GOP leaders embrace Hoffman
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