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Hoffman 2010? -- By: Stephen Spruiell

Source: National Review Online

Nov 04, 2009

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Saranac Lake, N.Y.
In the end, Doug Hoffman couldn’t overcome the hurdle that all third-party candidates face: Most voters tend to pull the lever for the R or the D. Never mind that in this race, the absence of Hoffman would have left voters with a choice-in-name-only (a CHINO?). But Hoffman supporters should not despair. The Democrat who beat him, Bill Owens, faces a tough year ahead. If he runs in 2010, Hoffman will have the major-party label. Conservatives might get their congressman after all.

Victories for Chris Christie in New Jersey and Bob McDonnell in Virginia were certainly welcome wins for conservatives, but the sense of disappointment over Hoffman’s loss was palpable, both here in Saranac Lake and also on the web, where support for Hoffman really galvanized the race. “I couldn’t believe how his support took off online,” says Bob Miller, a Hoffman supporter and town councilman from nearby North Elba who attended last night’s watch party.

New York’s 23rd district is similar to others in the Northeast that Blue Dog Democrats have won in recent years. T

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