This post was written by Mr. Enos and Mr. Harrington…
So, another one for the record books. Virginia and New Jersey now have a pair of very Republican governor-elects now and New York City still has a Republican–if you can call him that–Mayor, but what will the media and the Obama administration talk about until our ears bleed? NY23.
No, it has nothing to do with the world series, what I refer to is of course the hotly contested Congressional race in New York’s 23rd district between Bill Owens (D), Doug Hoffman (C), and the certifiable Dierdre Scozzafava (R).
Why does it matter, you ask?
Quite simply, (and more pundits than just myself have said this more than once tonight), the Democrat win in New York will serve only to give the Obama Administration and the media elites–my colleague likes to refer to them as the “drive-by media”–a story to latch onto so they can sweep the 20 percentage point loss they suffered in Virginia and, more importantly, the loss in New Jersey under the rug. Tonight, average Americans voted on the policies and direction that Obama and the Democrats have set for our country, and they don’t like it one bit and they made their discontent known loud and clear for all to hear. Now, faced with the choice of acknowledging that his policies are wrong, or ignoring the obvious message that voters sent, the president is left with what should be a simple choice, except the right choice (acknowledgment) isn’t the easy choice (deny, deny, deny).
Mr. Harrington’s input:
Now, folks, I’m looking at the numbers for New York Congressional District 23–as of 10:40 PM Pacific, and, not surprisingly, Scozzafava raked in 5%…
What is the difference between Owens and Hoffman?
4%.
The National Republican Congressional Committee must be so steamed.
But, this isn’t the issue. The issue is that Conservatives kicked some major Democratic ass tonight.
Not only was a message sent to Bami–who, coincidently didn’t watch the results according to Robert Gibbs, but an even louder message was sent to the Republican Party.
The GOP shifted left, the American people sent a clear message to the GOP to get back to basics.
Also, this race shows that third parties are a tricky way to play politics. There are times for a third party, but, what ultimately needs to happen is the Republican party return to the party of Reagan: Increased Individual Liberty, Economic Freedom, and continued belief in unwavering American Optimism.
Don’t let the Liberal Elite try and convince you that Reagan Conservatism is dead because of one congressional district.
Clearly Reagan Conservatism lives in the blood of Americans everywhere.
UPDATE:
The Damage control has begun.
Robert Gibbs: ”…Anger can get you 45% of the vote.”
“We watched a party pick a candidate and then purge that candidate. And I think the result was an election (in which) that district sent its first non-Republican to Congress since before the Civil War.”
Nancy Pelosi: ”From my perspective, we won last night.”
David Axelrod:
