Why NY-23 Isn't a Third-Party Race
RUSH: In NY-23, Real Clear Politics: "Doug Hoffman, plus five."* Doug Hoffman may in fact win this with nowhere near the amount of money the two Democrats have.* I know there's a Democrat called a Republican, but
we actually have two liberal Obama Democrats, one calling herself a Republican, and you've got the Reagan conservative Hoffman in there.* Tim Pawlenty threw in with him today, by the way, so you have Sarah Palin, Fred Thompson, Rick Santorum, who else?* (interruption)*
RUSH: Now, this little article here says: "Make no mistake; this special election in New York is not just one mere congressional race. As Erickson himself Tweeted, for conservative activists it is 'a hill to die on.'"* Now, this is a teachable moment here, and it's nuanced, gotta be careful.* In New York, the rules allow for very strong third parties in certain elections.* The Conservative Party in New York generally, now, only runs candidates when the Republicans are liberal.* Otherwise they don't work against the Republicans to help the Democrats, but here, you have an off-year election, you have an extreme liberal Republican.* This is not a RINO.* This is not a Republican-in-name-only.* This is an extreme liberal Republican who may as well be a Democrat.* You also have
a far-out, wacko, lib Democrat, and then people say this is a real chance for a third party.