CNN's Crowley: NY 23's Hoffman the Choice of 'Tea Bag Partyers'?: PHOTO
CNN's Candy Crowley made an oblique reference to her colleague Anderson Cooper's infamous “teabagger” remark on Monday's Situation Room. As she reported on the race in New York's 23rd congressional district, Crowley referred to Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman as “ the choice of many on the right, including Sarah Palin, former House leader Dick Armey and -tea bag partyers '” [audio clips available here ]. The CNN political correspondent detailed the different key...

Palin & Biden Debating Again; This Time Over Energy & NY's 23rd District
A year ago in St. Louis. They're back at it today. ( J. Scott Applewhite / AP ) By Mark Memmott Vice President Joe Biden and the woman who ran against him last year did some long-distance sparing today. Biden, at a rally for New York congressional Democratic contender Bill Owens, took a verbal shot at former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, who's a supporter of Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman in Tuesday's crazy special election for New York's 23rd district (where Republican nominee Dede...

Laughable: 'Countdown' Accuses Palin of Sexism: PHOTO
The willingness of MSNBC on-air commentators to engage in political hackery for the Democratic Party knows no boundaries - as indicated by the latest charged hurled at former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

MSNBC's Scarborough, Mitchell See New 'Litmus Test' In Scozzafava Repudiation: PHOTO
"A test that uses a single indicator to prompt a decision." That's how the American

BREAKING NEWS: Scozzafava Endorses Democrat Bill Owens: PHOTO
Dede Scozzafava, the Republican and Independence Parties' candidate for the 23rd Congressional District of New York state who suspended her campaign Saturday, announced moments ago she was throwing her support behind Democrat candidate Bill Owens rather than the Conservative Party's Doug Hoffman. This should make liberal media members ecstatic for the next 48 hours. Scozzafava just released the following statement to the Watertown Daily Times (h/t Tweeter NYfitter): Story Continues Below Ad...

Democrat favored in Northern Calif. House race
Not taking an easy victory for granted, Lt. Gov. John Garamendi spent Election Day greeting supporters at a union office and a coffee shop in his final push to get voters to the polls in a Northern California congressional race. The Democrat and longtime player on California 's political stage is favored in the 10th Congressional District, where Democrats hold an 18-point registration edge over Republicans . The seat opened up when the Democratic incumbent took a job in the Obama Administration...

How the GOP Loses Women
Dede Scozzafava’s exit from a New York House race is just the latest example of the new Republican Party’s hostility to pro-choice women. Linda Hirshman on why Sarah Palin is a club of one.

Book World: Reviews of 'Sarah From Alaska' and 'The Persecution of Sarah Palin': PHOTO
Two new books -- hitting stores just weeks before Palin's own "Going Rogue" Memoir will come out to record-setting advance orders -- attempt to explain why the hockey mom from Wasilla,Alaska,drives both detractors and fans alike to something approaching insanity.

How Much Did Gay Marriage Hurt Scozzafava? -- By: Maggie Gallagher: PHOTO
I've looked in vain for public polling on how much the Gay-marriage issue hurt Dede Scozzafava with GOP and independent voters. So I commissioned a poll. The results should be ready to release by tomorrow. Here's the key: The press (including conservatives) tend to lump Gay Marriage in with other "Christian right wing/social conservative" issues, like Abortion. But Gay Marriage is different because the majority of Americans oppose it. The majority of independents, as well as Republicans, and...

CNN's Martin: Dems are a 'Big Tent,' GOP Risks 'Fringe' Status: PHOTO
CNN's Roland Martin picked up where Anderson Cooper left off on Monday's AC360, claiming that there's “the beginnings of a civil war” in the GOP and that Tea Party protesters “want to radicalize the right” in the party. Martin also claimed that the Democrats are more of a “big tent” than Republicans: “You have a Democratic Party that has no problem having liberal...moderate...and conservative Democrats.” The liberal political contributor appeared with Tea Party Express's...

As Voters Go to Polls in NY-23, Siena Poll Shows Hoffman Ahead 41% to 36% over Owens with 18% Undecided
  Today, all eyes will be on NY-23 … It’s finally Tuesday and voter will go to the polls in New York to determine who will be the new US Rep from the 23rd Congressional District. According to the final Siena poll, Doug Hoffman has a 5% point lead over Democrat Bill Owens. The real question will be how the undecided voters will vote. Siena New York 23rd Congressional District Poll: Hoffman Leads Owens 41-36%; Undecided up to 18% Hoffman Leads in South; Owens Leads in East; Tied...

CBS's Smith: Will Conservative Turn in NY-23 Race -Kill' GOP?: PHOTO
Interviewing Mitt Romney on Monday's CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith alluded to the special election in New York's 23rd congressional district and the success of Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman: “There's a battle going on right now for the soul of the Republican Party. Conservatives say there's no room for moderates there. Will this tactic save or kill the Republican Party?” Romney argued: “Well, the Republican Party has always had a lot of voices and we are going to...

Gibson Frets: 'Liberal Republican Gets Forced Out, What Happened to the Big Tent?': PHOTO
Following a Monday night look at Tuesday's special election to fill New York's 23rd congressional district seat in which Republican Dede Scozzafava dropped out after falling behind the Democrat and the Conservative Party nominee, ABC anchor Charles Gibson -- instead of wondering why the GOP establishment failed to pick a candidate who upholds basic Republican principles -- delivered the usual liberal media upset over the GOP's lack of a “big tent,” a phrase you never hear when Democrats...

CNN: Palin, Tea Party Protesters 'Driving Moderates Out of GOP': PHOTO
On Monday's AC360, CNN's Anderson Cooper forwarded the media's new talking point about the New York 23 congressional race, that “ Tea Party protesters and other conservative voices are...driving moderates out of the GOP .” Correspondent Tom Foreman continued on this note, stating that “ angry conservatives ...[are] forcing the party to choose between...its base and attracting more moderate Americans .” Cooper led the 10 pm Eastern hour of his program with the question, “Does the...

Not What He Meant -- By: Ramesh Ponnuru: PHOTO
Political scientist Boris Shor wrote a widely-cited blog post noting that Scozzafava's voting record put her slightly to the right of the average Republican state legislator in New York. He has posted a follow-up emphasizing some context that some of the people who mentioned his work missed: So, yes, Scozzafava’s a moderate conservative, relative to Albany Republicans, and to New York legislators in general. But that’s only because Albany Republicans are really liberal (relative...

Rush & Molloy: Scribe doesn't buy Palin split talk: PHOTO
Sarah Palin's unwanted biographer, Joe McGinniss, doesn't buy rumors that she and her husband, Todd, may split -but if there is trouble in that marriage, he promises to find it.

Sarah Palin: NJ's Governor's Race: Candidate Plays Loose With Facts?
Despite what candidate Chris Daggett is claiming, I have never contacted him or his campaign. I have never asked him to drop out of the NJ Governor's race. Now, if a politician is going to play loose with facts like this, the electorate needs to know it. So, to the good people of New Jersey, please know that Daggett's claims are false. I've never even suggested he should drop out of the race. But, come to think of it… - Sarah Palin

Sarah Palin: Response to Vice President Biden's Comments Today About My Position On Energy Independence
As the vice president knows, I have always advocated an all-of-the-above approach to American Energy Independence. Among other things, my alternative Energy goal for Alaska sits at 50 percent because Alaska reached more than 20 percent during my term in office. The Obama-Biden administration, on the other hand, recently announced a renewable goal of only 25 percent. However, domestic drilling should remain a top priority in order to meet America's consumption and security needs. The vice...

What Happens In NY-23 Now? Ctd: PHOTO
A reader writes: The post from the North Country native was a wild oversimplification of the district.  I went to school in the district and worked the state Senate special election last year which put in a Democrat.  This area is not Palin country.  I live in Virginia now, "Real Virginia"...I know Palin country. There is an "us vs them" mentality in Upstate NY, but it's more about wanting to be represented by someone who is one of them--someone with...

Biden v. Palin -- The Re-Match
--> ABC News' Rick Klein reports: Campaigning in an upstate New York congressional district, Vice President Joe Biden today attacked his one-time opponent, Sarah Palin, who has led a succession of big-name Republicans in backing the candidacy of the Conservative Party nominee. "Sarah Palin thinks the answer to energy is -Drill, baby, drill,' " Biden said at a rally this afternoon. Then he leaned in to the microphone: "It's a lot more complicated, Sarah." Biden...

Literary Vices, with Rudolph Delson: Edmund Muskie's -Journeys'
Literary Vices, with Rudolph Delson: Edmund Muskie's 'Journeys' To while away the days until the publication of Sarah Palin's 'Going Rogue' Memoir on November 17th, Rudolph Delson is reviewing the American vice presidential literary canon. Here is the quintessence of vice-presidential literature. It is 1972. It was four years ago that President Lyndon Johnson decided not to seek re-election. It was four years ago that Sirhan Sirhan shot Bobby Kennedy dead. It was four...

The Sarah Palin Speeches: PHOTO
Comedy = Time + Distance. What if ridiculous idiot Sarah Palin was elected to the second most powerful position in America? What kind of victory speech would she have given? Would it have been classic Sarah? You betcha! Was their a last minute showdown between McCain and staffers to prevent her from delivering a babbling concession speech? You betcha!