E.J. Dionne - "In NY, no room for GOP moderates"

[TomCADem]

I have to say that with the purging of a "moderate" Republican, perhaps NY Republicans will become as dysfunctional as California Republicans, which has Congressman Campbell introducing birther resolutions in Congress, and state Republicans trying to bring the State government to its knees due to California's 2/3 approval requirements on passing a budget.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/

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The Republican civil war in New York’s 23rd congressional district has been resolved in favor of the right-wing: The abrupt withdrawal on Halloween of assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, the Republican nominee and a moderate, leaves the third party Conservative, standing alone for Tuesday’s election.

Conservatives -- who had been bashing Scozzafava as if she were some sort of socialist -- were elated that Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate, could now get full Republican Party support. Their war on moderates claimed its first scalp, and a very important one.


Her endorsement was clearly payback against a national Republican Right that is trying to roll over the preferences of the local party. The Watertown Daily Times quoted a Hoffman spokesman accusing Scozzafava of having “betrayed the GOP,” an interesting accusation from the camp of a candidate who spent the campaign attacking the official Republican candidate.

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[Bucky]

1. Ah, but there IS a place for GOP moderates. It's called the Democratic Party

The governor even appointed them their own senator this year.

[stray cat]

2. Some DUers want to purge them and give the votes back to the GOP

DUers in general seem to prefer a pure party to a real party - much like the GOPers in upstate NY

[baldguy]

3. Not really - just so they know their place.

[TheWraith]

4. Are you referring to Senator Gillibrand?

The pro-gay-marriage, pro-Medicare-for-All Senator? THAT Senator? :eyes:

[Odin2005]

5. The ignorance is astounding, innit?