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yankeepants Donating Member (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 06:05 AM
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Because she endorsed a Democrat, Republican Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava may face primary challenge
Source: Syracuse Post Standard

Watertown, NY - In her six campaigns for Assembly, Dede Scozzafava has never had a close call.

But that was before the North Country Republican became national news by dropping out of a 23rd Congressional District race in November and throwing her support to a Democrat, instead of to Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman.

With Scozzafava’s backing, Bill Owens won the special election, becoming the first Democratic congressman since the Civil War to represent that 11-county region of Northern and Central New York


Read more: http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2010/03/because_she_endorsed_a_democra.html



And Bill voted for Health Care Reform.
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No Elephants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 06:47 AM
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1. In fairness, I feel the same about DINO's as the Rethugs feel about her.
Liebermaned.

Millered.

Souonds good to me!
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yankeepants Donating Member (602 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-29-10 06:56 AM
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2. She is actually quite liberal
I live in the 23rd and was thrilled when she supported Owens. The Repubs threw her under the bus for Hoffman, a teabagger schill who doesn't even live in this district.
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