Follow the Other McCain for excitement in New York!
It’s hard not to be excited watching the House race in New York 23. Just the idea of both Republicans and Democrats getting a wake-up call is thrilling. Also, Hoffman looks a lot like a guy I went to college with and not at all like a guy I’d expect to take on two career politicians. To run a race as a third-party candidate against two entrenched major parties? It’s amazing, but what’s more amazing is that he’s running neck-and-neck to win.
If you want to keep up-to-date on the campaign, The Other McCain is the place to do it. He’s traveled there twice during the campaign on reader donations, and is using his experience both in Washington and as a grass-roots blogger to report and hypothesize on the candidates and players in this election.
In response to Voting for Nobody in New York: The Republican Party and Doug Hoffman is providing social conservatives with the perfect opportunity to vote for Nobody in New York’s 23rd district.
candidates
- Doug Hoffman for congress
- “I’m running for Congress because I sense the America I love is being taken away from us. I want to tell Washington: No more bailouts. No more taxes. No more trillion dollar deficits. That's what I'm fighting for.”
- Bill Owens for Congress
- As part of his health care plan, he wants to let the Bush tax cuts expire, but fully opposes raising them. Are these tax increases “saved or created”?
- Dede Scozzafava for Congress
- “It’s official. The campaign to replace John McHugh in Congress is on. I am confident that my platform of creating more good-paying jobs, reforming health care, and fighting for our seniors, is reflective of the peoples’ priorities. I will continue to travel the 23rd Congressional District to introduce myself to voters, and to articulate why I am the right person to represent us in Washington.”
gonzo journalism
- The Other McCain: Robert Stacy McCain
- “One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or else shut up.”—Arthur Koestler
Just as I write this, the news comes down that the Republican candidate has dropped out, making this a race between a third party candidate and one major party. Can Doug “David” Houghman succeed against the Democratic Goliath?