Endorsement in NY-23: Doug Hoffman
Say what?
This first thing you might wonder is why I am endorsing a race in NY-23. Then, once you see where Doug Hoffman is on the political spectrum and who he is being endorsed by, you might wonder why on earth I am also endorsing him to win. The first thing I would tell you is to go read this previous post of mine and you might get a clearer picture.
Well, just in case you haven’t figured out the method to my madness, here is why I would love to see Hoffman win. The first reason is that this is a Republican seat and a typically safe one. The political climate of Congress wont change if he wins. So there is no real loss to the Democrats and their desires to reform healthcare or pass any other part of their agenda.
So what does a Hoffman victory do? Well, it emboldens the “ideological purity” wing of the GOP and the Club for Growth into thinking that this kind of strategy will work on a larger scale. They will focus much time and money and effort trying to get more ideologically pure candidates on the ballot. When they do this in typically conservative districts it wont really matter, as they will stay conservative. However, when they try this in more moderate areas, it will split the conservative ticket up or drive the moderates and independents to the Democratic side. The GOP will continue to fall apart and it will all be because of ideological purity.
So go Hoffman! Give those Republicans the false hope they are looking for. Your campaign could be the last straw in the undoing of the GOP.