The American Spectator

home
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
The Largest Selection of Liberal-baiting Merchandise on the Net!
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Print Email

AmSpecBlog

NY23: What Was Really Behind the Scozzafava Pick?

Conservative blogger Dan Riehl has a report on the process that led to the choice of liberal Republican Dede Scozzafava as the GOP candidate in the crucial congressional election in upstate New York's 23rd District. Supporters of Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman have expressed mystification of how Scozzafava was chosen, and there is widespread outrage among conservatives about the NRCC's attacks on Hoffman and reported deployment of NRCC staff to NY23.

Dan links both an Oct. 8 Prowler item about NRCC Chairman Rep. Pete Sessions and Michael Patrick Leahey's three-page TCOT report about the New York GOP machinations in the nomination process. Dan's account pushes the story further, however, with his sources discussing the alleged role of former NRCC Chairman Tom Reynolds and NRCC Executive Director Guy Harrison in the choice of Scozzafava.

NRCC staff are said to be very angry about Riehl's report, so by all means, read the whole thing.

UPDATE 12:40 p.m. ET: Dan Riehl has received an official denial from the NRCC. Michael Patrick Leahey has more at TCOT.

Comments

Pingback| 10.28.09 @ 12:30PM

Twitter Trackbacks for The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : NY23: What Was Really B links to this page. Here’s an excerpt:

…Tags #ny23 #tcot Add Topsy to Your Blog Turn tweets into comments for your WordPress blog. Topsy Plugin for WordPress   3 tweets Tweet The American Spectator : AmSpecBlog : NY23: What Was Really Behind the Scozzafava Pick? spectator.org/blog/2009/10/28/ny23-what-was-really-behind-th – view page – cached Conservative blogger Dan Riehl has a report on the process that led…

Thomas| 10.28.09 @ 1:24PM

Sorry, but I don't read Riehl. Not since he baselessly smeared the murdered census worker in Kentucky (insinuated he was a pedophile), and never retracted it.

wjc| 10.28.09 @ 1:51PM

mp4 player

wjc| 10.28.09 @ 1:55PM

mp4 player

Leave a Comment

ADVERTISEMENT

The Threat to Medical Innovation

Philip Klein

* * * *

Get That Hacker a Pimp Coat

Paul Chesser

* * * *

Justice Dep't Recusal List!

Quin Hillyer

* * * *

The Ben Nelson Shuffle

W. James Antle, III

* * * *

AHIP Opposes Senate Health Bill

Philip Klein

* * * *

Moment of Truth

W. James Antle, III

* * * *

No Sales Days in the Afghan War

George H. Wittman

* * * *

Bureaucrats With Badges

Mark Hyman

* * * *

Obama in Wonderland

Ken Blackwell

* * * *

A Writer Speaks

William Tucker

* * * *

What Has Changed?

Robert P. Kirchhoefer

* * * *

High Stakes

Manon McKinnon

* * * *
ADVERTISEMENT