Chuck DeVore: The National Media on NY-23, DeVore vs. Fiorina, and the establishment GOP vs. grassroots conservatives
The National Media on NY-23, DeVore vs. Fiorina, and the establishment GOP vs. grassroots conservatives
The National Media on NY-23, DeVore vs. Fiorina, and the establishment GOP vs. grassroots conservatives
The following news excerpts show the growing interest of the national media in the coming Chuck DeVore vs. Carly Fiorina showdown in California.
AP: “Third party challenges in NJ, NY shake up races,” excerpted from an article by Beth Fouhy on October, 31, 2009.
NEW YORK — Third party candidates are shaking up two major races in elections Tuesday, and the success of those candidacies is a warning shot fired at both major parties by voters angry at government and disillusioned by politics as usual.
In New York's 23rd Congressional district, where longtime Republican Rep. John McHugh stepped down to be Army secretary, Dede Scozzafava, the candidate chosen by state GOP leaders to replace him, was forced out of the race by a surging Conservative Party candidate, Doug Hoffman. High-profile national Republicans endorsed Hoffman…
Sensing opportunity, ambitious conservatives across the country have jumped on the Hoffman bandwagon. The most prominent is Sarah Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee and a potential high-profile contender for the White House in 2012.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, also looking at 2012, has announced his support for Hoffman. So has Chuck DeVore, a conservative California assemblyman hoping to run in a U.S. Senate primary against Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett Packard executive backed by national Republicans to take on the Democratic incumbent, Barbara Boxer.
Wall Street Journal: “Late Moves Jumble House Race, Leaders Rally Behind Conservative as Withdrawn Republican Backs Democrat,” excerpted from an article by Jonathan Weisman and Naftali BenDavid on November 2, 2009.
A third-party conservative, Doug Hoffman, won support across the GOP Sunday in his race for a House seat in upstate New York, after the Republican nominee pulled out over the weekend.
A number of prominent Republicans, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, had in recent weeks endorsed Mr. Hoffman, who had been nominated by the Conservative Party, over Ms. Scozzafava, who had been selected by local party leaders. Others, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, had backed Ms. Scozzafava, arguing that the party should be more flexible toward candidates picked by local party leaders.
Many Republicans say they see independents who only a year ago were voting Democratic shifting to conservative candidates amid continuing unease about the economy and disenchantment over government spending and Democratic plans for health care and environmental regulation. Even in New York's 23rd district, which voted for Mr. Obama, the conservative message is uniting politically disaffected independents and Republican voters, they said.
"This is a weather vane for a year from now," said Rob Ryan, a spokesman for Mr. Hoffman.
The intraparty tensions in upstate New York are on display in some other races as well…
In California, the National Republican Senatorial Committee recruited former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Carly Fiorina as a candidate, only to see State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore challenge her as being too liberal for the party. He endorsed Mr. Hoffman early.
Los Angeles Times: “Conservatives emboldened by moves in New York election
The upstate rebellion that drove a moderate Republican off the ballot in a special House election is sending a message likely to resonate in upcoming races: Don't ignore the grass roots of the right,” excerpted from an article by Janet Hook on November 3, 2009.
Reporting from Washington - The triumph of conservative forces over the Republican Party establishment in upstate New York has emboldened like-minded activists around the country, and it could drive the GOP sharply to the right as it lines up candidates for the 2010 midterm congressional elections.
The rebellion that drove a moderate Republican off the ballot in a special House election today is sending a clear message to the party leadership and its candidates: Ignore the conservative grass roots at your peril.
That message is likely to resonate in the coming months in several congressional primaries and in races where third-party challenges are springing up and threatening to divide the Republican vote.
In primary battles within the GOP, ideological battle lines are being drawn through Senate races from coast to coast. In California, moderate Republican Carly Fiorina, former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, is expected to face conservative state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore of Irvine in a bid to lead the party's fight to unseat Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.
The following news excerpts show the growing interest of the national media in the coming Chuck DeVore vs. Carly Fiorina showdown in California.
AP: “Third party challenges in NJ, NY shake up races,” excerpted from an article by Beth Fouhy on October, 31, 2009.
NEW YORK — Third party candidates are shaking up two major races in elections Tuesday, and the success of those candidacies is a warning shot fired at both major parties by voters angry at government and disillusioned by politics as usual.
In New York's 23rd Congressional district, where longtime Republican Rep. John McHugh stepped down to be Army secretary, Dede Scozzafava, the candidate chosen by state GOP leaders to replace him, was forced out of the race by a surging Conservative Party candidate, Doug Hoffman. High-profile national Republicans endorsed Hoffman…
Sensing opportunity, ambitious conservatives across the country have jumped on the Hoffman bandwagon. The most prominent is Sarah Palin, the 2008 GOP vice presidential nominee and a potential high-profile contender for the White House in 2012.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, also looking at 2012, has announced his support for Hoffman. So has Chuck DeVore, a conservative California assemblyman hoping to run in a U.S. Senate primary against Carly Fiorina, the former Hewlett Packard executive backed by national Republicans to take on the Democratic incumbent, Barbara Boxer.
Wall Street Journal: “Late Moves Jumble House Race, Leaders Rally Behind Conservative as Withdrawn Republican Backs Democrat,” excerpted from an article by Jonathan Weisman and Naftali BenDavid on November 2, 2009.
A third-party conservative, Doug Hoffman, won support across the GOP Sunday in his race for a House seat in upstate New York, after the Republican nominee pulled out over the weekend.
A number of prominent Republicans, including Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, had in recent weeks endorsed Mr. Hoffman, who had been nominated by the Conservative Party, over Ms. Scozzafava, who had been selected by local party leaders. Others, including former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, had backed Ms. Scozzafava, arguing that the party should be more flexible toward candidates picked by local party leaders.
Many Republicans say they see independents who only a year ago were voting Democratic shifting to conservative candidates amid continuing unease about the economy and disenchantment over government spending and Democratic plans for health care and environmental regulation. Even in New York's 23rd district, which voted for Mr. Obama, the conservative message is uniting politically disaffected independents and Republican voters, they said.
"This is a weather vane for a year from now," said Rob Ryan, a spokesman for Mr. Hoffman.
The intraparty tensions in upstate New York are on display in some other races as well…
In California, the National Republican Senatorial Committee recruited former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Carly Fiorina as a candidate, only to see State Assemblyman Chuck DeVore challenge her as being too liberal for the party. He endorsed Mr. Hoffman early.
Los Angeles Times: “Conservatives emboldened by moves in New York election
The upstate rebellion that drove a moderate Republican off the ballot in a special House election is sending a message likely to resonate in upcoming races: Don't ignore the grass roots of the right,” excerpted from an article by Janet Hook on November 3, 2009.
Reporting from Washington - The triumph of conservative forces over the Republican Party establishment in upstate New York has emboldened like-minded activists around the country, and it could drive the GOP sharply to the right as it lines up candidates for the 2010 midterm congressional elections.
The rebellion that drove a moderate Republican off the ballot in a special House election today is sending a clear message to the party leadership and its candidates: Ignore the conservative grass roots at your peril.
That message is likely to resonate in the coming months in several congressional primaries and in races where third-party challenges are springing up and threatening to divide the Republican vote.
In primary battles within the GOP, ideological battle lines are being drawn through Senate races from coast to coast. In California, moderate Republican Carly Fiorina, former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard, is expected to face conservative state Assemblyman Chuck DeVore of Irvine in a bid to lead the party's fight to unseat Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer.