Reply #129: ... “Since announcing the suspension of my campaign, I have thought long and hard about what is best [View All]

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“Since announcing the suspension of my campaign, I have thought long and hard about what is best for the people of this District, and how to answer your questions,” she said in the statement posted on the Web site. “This is not a decision that I have made lightly.”

“In Bill Owens, I see a sense of duty and integrity that will guide him beyond political partisanship. He will be an independent voice devoted to doing what is right for New York. Bill understands this district and its people, and when he represents us in Congress he will put our interests first.

“I am supporting Bill Owens for Congress and urge you to do the same” ...

“I am honored to have Assemblywoman Scozzafava's endorsement,” Owens said in his statement. “Over the course of her career, Dede has always committed to serving the people of Upstate New York before serving a partisan agenda” ... http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/11/01/paper-gop-nominee-endorses-democrat/


... In a fundraising pitch to supporters this afternoon, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) through IssaPAC railed on Scozzafava for choosing to support Bill Owens over Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate who effectively forced her out of the race on Saturday ... http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/65779-issa-suggests-dems-promised-scozzafava-favors