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Published: 11/3/09

NY-23: How Sarah Palin Stands to Win (and Charlie Crist Stands to Lose)

By  Matt Lewis - Politics Daily
NY-23: How Sarah Palin Stands to Win (and Charlie Crist Stands to Lose)

Much has been made over the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District. For some, the attention might seem a bit much, given that it is merely one of 435 House seats. In reality, this race is about much more than one House seat. It is a proxy battle in the long-running war between establishment Republicans and grassroots conservatives. Although GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava endorsed the Democrat over Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, after quitting the race with three days to go, Hoffman looks poised to win. One front in the battle over the heart and soul of the ...

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