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Published: 11/2/09

Can a Civil War Be Good for Republicans?

By  David Corn - Politics Daily
Can a Civil War Be Good for Republicans?

Democrats have been chortling over the Battle of NY-23, where conservatives last week succeeded in chasing a moderate Republican named Dede Scozzafava out of a special election for a congressional seat in upstate New York so conservative Doug Hoffman, who was running as a third-party candidate, could be the sole challenger to Democrat Bill Owens. The Dems gleefully observe that the GOP is now controlled by Tea Party right-wingers, such as Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and Dick Armey, who demanded Scozzafava get out of the way for Hoffman. Such spin is predictable and has the benefit of being true. ...

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