Did Doug Hoffman Actually Win the NY-23 Special Election? If So, Does It Actually Matter?

[babsbunny]

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7518

Narrowing margin in post-election canvass raises hopes for GOP/Conservatives, but recent Republican-set precedent may well dash that hope...

A potentially interesting situation is underway in New York's 23rd Congressional district where post-election canvassing of the recent Special Election for the U.S. House is still underway.

According to Syracuse's Post-Standard, the post-election canvass shows the race between Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, who conceded on Election Night, and Democratic candidate Bill Owens, who was sworn in as the district's new U.S. Congressman last Friday, to be tightening as results are double-checked, errors are being found, and a few thousand absentee ballots are still uncounted.

[FBaggins]

1. I doubt it... but the narrowing of the margin may help

Let's face it... that's not a seat we hold/win except in unusual circumstances. If the margin narrows enough then this may end up in court all the way through the next election. This means that Hoffman would almost certainly be their candidate the next time around... and he's about the best opponent we can hope for in that race.

[rurallib]

2. Does Hoffman even live in the district?

I heard during the campaign that he didn't. Is that legal? Don't know that I have ever heard of that before.