Well, if
you've been following this story since
my Wednesday report on Doug Hoffman, you know that the 3-way
congressional special election in update New York's 23rd District
has quickly become perhaps the biggest
political story of the year.
"It's popping today," one highly placed source close to
Conservative Party candidate Doug
Hoffman told me in a brief phone interview. The campaign is
"thrilled" by the
latest poll that shows
Hoffman "surging."
Despite little attention from the major media, Hoffman caught
fire this week, and
GOP Establishment-backed candidate
Dede Scozzafava is melting like the Wicked RINO Witch --
there's even a suggestion
she might switch parties.
Now the Hoffman campaign is reportedly preparing a major new ad
rollout and it is rumored -- just a rumor at this point -- that
FreedomWorks
honcho Dick Armey may be coming to upstate New York next week
to campaign for the Conservative candidate.
One little humorous item I got exclusively: Republican strategist
Jeri Thompson (whose husband
Fred has endorsed Hoffman) had been scheduled
to appear today on the Neal Cavuto's
Fox News show to discuss the race but
got bumped in favor of "Balloon Boy" coverage!
Something else: In
Wednesday's conference call, Hoffman said his campaign was
very eager to get Glenn
Beck's attention. I didn't report that earlier -- it seemed
kind of a minor point -- but the Conservative candidate has the
backing of at least one Fox News superstar:
Michelle Malkin is definitely a Hoffman fan.
