(Addendum - It appears that the RNC has chosen its ideological future when moderate Scozzafava dropped out of the race. Conservative Hoffman now is on his very own.)
When Obama picked Republican Rep. John McHugh to be the new Secretary of the Army, a congressional seat was left vacant. Now a special election is being held in order to fill McHugh's seat in Congress.
The district in question is in upstate NY. Two Republican candidates and one Democrat are in a three way race for the job. One Republican is moderate, the other is a conservative. Even Sarah Palin is chiming in, as she backs the extremist Conservative (of course).
The election is drawing national attention, and big name Republican Conservatives are all over this battle. Allegedly its a battle for ideological control of the party. In simple terms its a Republican battle between ultra crazy and slightly less crazy.
I hope the Democrat wins. I also hope ultra crazy beats out the moderate Republican. That would maintain the bat-crazy-wing hold over the Republican party and thereby secure its present position as the losing party.
Palin in 2012!
McClatchy: GOP identity crisis finds new home: Upstate New York
Will the GOP try to win back power by picking centrist candidates... Or will it pick only ideologically pure conservative candidates, regardless of where they run...
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