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Hoffman Gets His Teabag Dunked. Palin is the Kiss of Death.

Republicans hadn't lost in the region in more than a century.

Owens defeated Hoffman despite a 45,000-voter registration edge for
Republicans and big-name endorsements for Hoffman from former vice
presidential candidate Sarah Palin, former Republican Sen. Fred
Thompson and others.

http://www.9wsyr.com/content/news/breakingnews/Hoffman-concedes-23rd-Congressional-race-to
-Owens/krJ1b4A4oESpLUslAa_A9g.cspx

Hoffman concedes 23rd Congressional race to Owens

Saranac Lake (WSYR-TV/AP) –

Democrat Bill Owens has captured the special election in the 23rd
Congressional District.

It was a battle that became a fight over the identity of the
Republican Party.

Doug Hoffman, the Conservative candidate conceded the race to Owens
very early Wednesday morning.

Owens defeated Hoffman and Republican Dierdre Scozzafava in the
heavily Republican 23rd district that spans close to a dozen counties
across central and rural northern New York, including Oswego and
Madison counties.

With 92 percent of the precincts reporting early Wednesday, lawyer and
retired Air Force Capt. Bill Owens defeated businessman Doug Hoffman,
the Conservative Party candidate, 49 percent to 45 percent, after a
boost from unified labor efforts in the last days of the campaign and
the withdrawal of the Republican candidate over the weekend.

"This has been an extraordinary journey," said Owens, who thanked his
family, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

The race had been getting national attention, with some calling it a
referendum on President Barack Obama and others saying it could help
Republicans focus their message to attract more people to the party.

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Yup

Harry

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