Dierdre K. Scozzafava's decision to suspend her campaign for the 23rd Congressional District seat is a shocking development in what had already been an extraordinary race.Gee, just yesterday she was a "proud Republican". Now she's proven that the move by conservatives to push her out of the way was completely correct. She's far more of a Democrat than a Republican.
In her statement Saturday morning, the assemblywoman explained the reasons behind her decision: "It is increasingly clear that pressure is mounting on many of my supporters to shift their support. Consequently, I hereby release those individuals who have endorsed and supported my campaign to transfer their support as they see fit to do so."
During the day Saturday, she began to quietly and thoughtfully encourage her supporters to vote for Democrat William L. Owens.
Ms. Scozzafava finished a distant third in the latest Siena Research Institute poll with 20 percent support of likely voters. Her opponents, Mr. Owens and Conservative Douglas L. Hoffman, garnered 36 percent and 35 percent respectively.
According to recent polling some 69% of Scozzafava's supporters are Republicans. They're not likely to jump parties just because she didn't make the cut. The Democrats that supported her will head back to their natural habitat, but they make up a pretty small percentage of her fan base. Without a doubt her withdrawal will have more benefits for conservative Doug Hoffman than the Democrat.
UPDATE: Although Scozzafava herself has not made an actual endorsement of the Democrat, her husband has.
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