From the Associated Press:
Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has endorsed a third-party candidate over the GOP-backed contender in New York’s congressional special election, saying her own party has abandoned its core values.
The former Alaska governor, who was Arizona Sen. John McCain’s running-mate last year, said Thursday she was backing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman over Republican Assemblywoman Dierdre Scozzafava in the 23rd Congressional District race.
Hoffman has been polling at over 20 percent.
21 responses so far ↓
1 George Phillies // Oct 24, 2009 at 11:23 am
Those thieving Republicans! They’ve stolen our libertarian political ideas again! They’ve stolen the circular firing squad!
To give credit where it is due, they did advance to the use of hand grenades at a range not exceeding ten feet.
Having said that, Sarah Palin has the challenge that there are four creationist right Republican candidates splitting the really really way right vote in 2012. On the other hand, the Republican centrists have Governor Romney, whose position on political stands is “I’ve bought the complete set, left, right, and center.”
News that the Christian Right Republicans and the Establishment Republicans are preparing to hurl anathemas at each other should be greeted with some hope–the Republican Party may finally behave like the Titanic after she split in half.
2 Jethro Bodine // Oct 24, 2009 at 11:42 am
The Republican Party is at the crossroads of relevance or irrelevance. The election in NY-23 district is a watershed election and its results will reverberate across the country. What is the soul of the Republican Party- power politics or true conservatism? Does the Republican Party have core values or is is just Democrat-Lite? This election is important and will answer those questions.
3 ellie mae // Oct 24, 2009 at 12:27 pm
jethro, you’ve been hanging with Miss Hathaway too much. A hasty special election in the north country is unlikely to mean much of anything.
4 DEO // Oct 24, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Palin will only preach to the choir, and the choir is quite small and gets smaller (loud but small)
Change is upon us.
5 John Famularo // Oct 24, 2009 at 12:41 pm
The post WWII Republian party was an anti-Communist coalition of the Christian right, the Rocefeller Republicans and the Goldwater Republicans. after 1980 they were joined by the Reagan Democrats. After the fall of eastern European Communism, their coalition began to fall apart.
The 1994-2006 majority lost credibility with the voters when they began to govern like Democrats.
There is a good chance that Palin might help organize a new coalition of anti-socialists.
The socialists and anti-religionists seem to think so or they wouldn’t spend so much time trying to demonize her.
6 Harold // Oct 24, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Interestingly enough Palin is backing an American. Republicans are the same as Democrats these days. Nether party is interested in representing the American people and now we have a socialist in the White House. The American people are going to pay dearly for this.
7 NoName // Oct 24, 2009 at 1:29 pm
People sick of Democrat and Republicans. It time for some change.
8 NewFederalist // Oct 24, 2009 at 6:34 pm
NoName- You speak great truth kimosabe!
9 Gary // Oct 24, 2009 at 6:44 pm
The so-called “Conservative Party” candidate’s TV ads proudly proclaim him a Conservative REPUBLICAN and displays the GOP elephant.
In no way, shape or form is this a real 3rd party effort. This is just a spat between different types of Statist Big Brother Republicans.
10 William Henley // Oct 24, 2009 at 8:38 pm
People are going to be so shocked when Sarah Palin becomes the next Republican President of the United States. First, she will get most of congress replaced with true conservative republicans in 2010 and then she will win in 2012. Gotta just love that woman. The One, The Only, The True Savior of America – - – Sarah Palin.
11 The Last Conservative // Oct 25, 2009 at 5:08 am
Sarah Palin and Mr Hoffman and these commenters here, need to stop using the label conservatives. The only true conservatives are those who follow the ancient philosophy of Plato and the 17th century philosophy of Thomas Hobbes. Government must control the populous, but not in a socialist way; no, the government must be dominated by an absolute monarchy, a church based on the fear of burning in hell, and land-hungry nobles who will not hesitate to oppress the serfs. Since the evil American and French revolutions, there have been no true conservatives. Palin and Hoffman are liberal commies, and so are libertarians, socialists, and everyone else today on the political spectrum. The time for a new conservative order is not yet here, but it will come back eventually.
I can’t wait for Christmas to come so I can talk about the great conservative, Scrooge. But since Charles Dickens was a liberal commie, he made Scrooge a wimp in the end. Another great conservative was Inspector Javert, but again, he was killed off at the hands of another liberal commie, Victor Hugo.
12 Clay Barham // Oct 25, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Whoopie! She stands for principle before party. I am a republican, but I prefer the 19th century Democrats who supported the founding ideals of America. I would support the Jefferson to Cleveland bunch any day.
13 Third Party Revolution // Oct 25, 2009 at 10:01 pm
We here at Third Party Revolution endorse Doug Hoffman in his campaign for New York’s 23rd Congressional District, along with many other third party and independent candidates seeking public offices nationwide, ranging from local to federal levels.
14 DJMagenta // Oct 25, 2009 at 10:33 pm
The party labels have become nothing more than epithets to hurl at those with opposing views. Time to look past the party & find out who the candidates are & what they believe in.
15 Don Lake, late at night // Oct 25, 2009 at 11:45 pm
Clay Barham // Oct 25, 2009 at 4:11 pm
” I am a republican ”
And you are on INDEPENDENT Political Report because ???????
16 John C // Oct 26, 2009 at 2:21 am
Yo,
Fuck Republicans.
17 Third Party Revolution // Oct 26, 2009 at 5:27 am
Not only fuck republicans, fuck democrats and this two-party system shit.
18 paulie // Oct 26, 2009 at 7:57 am
use protection when you do
19 Trent Hill // Oct 26, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Republican and Democratic voters/supporters are more than welcome here. Many of the commenters here have been, or still are, members of major parties who support open ballot access and a vibrant multi-party system.
20 Robert Milnes // Oct 26, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Trent, yes, Skyler M. is a good example.
21 political forum // Sep 11, 2010 at 4:07 am
It turns out of course that Hoffman and the GOP lost this election. Although Sarah Palin is an idiot, it must be nice raking in money hand over fist the way she does.
-Nick
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