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Hoffman 'Unconcedes' NY-23
Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has "unconceded" in New York's special House election after reports that the vote margin between him and Rep. Bill Owens (D) has narrowed.
Hoffman conceded the race on Election Night after learning he trailed Owens by 5,335 votes. But the Syracuse Post-Standard reported last week that the margin had shrunk to 3,026 votes after recanvassing.
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sammer
Hoffman should concede that he looks like "Accountant of the Year."
Debra
hehe, funny to see the liberals grasping at their one SLIM "victory" in the recent elections, this would be OH SO APPALLING for them to wind up losing this one too! *lololol
IKYABWAI
"If the percentages hold, Mr. Owens will win by 2,305 votes."
http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20091117/BLOGS09/911179986/-1...
Who is Beck backing next?
Independent in AZ
I think one reason that more Americans don't vote is that the entire process has been hijacked by political parties and the media. No candidate should ever concede. Wait for ALL votes to be counted and let the voters decide, as they should. What's the rush? Campaigns are full of mud slinging and lies and last for months until many voters get sick of hearing about it. On election days the media is always giving a play-by-play thanks to exit polls. I've heard some people decide not to vote because "Someone already won." or "It looks like the law passed so why bother voting? It won't count." I think it would help the process if absolutely NO results were published at least until the polls close. That might reduce voter apathy and get more people to the polls. It might even be a good idea to ban exit polls. Wait until all the votes are counted and THEN everyone will know what the voters decided. Why can't the vote counting last as long as it needs to (within reason)?
d'Raven
FYI, I am only here after work and a small socializing! I Gore and Hoffman can unconcede, from my view, they are entitled to take back what they said, if FACTS allowed them do so! We all make mistake.
Independent in AZ
LOL I was only kidding.
Yes, we all make mistakes, but if a candidate is truly committed to the campaign and has any belief in the election process then they will NOT concede. They will wait until all the votes are counted and the voters have spoken. If a candidate concedes (quits) without waiting for ALL votes to be counted, then they should give up any rights to the election. That includes Gore.
sharonrj51
How funny it will be the demo run to swear in the idiot who lied to the people and then voted for the health care while telling them he was against it. It think it will be funny watching this idiot dragged out and told get out Acorn forgot to work for you
dnicolo1
This will probably end up being another "Al Franken" win for the Dems...... Hope that Hoffman pulls a win from the jaws of the Dems.
EMCM.USCG.Ret
I guess if El Goro can unconcede so can Hoffman
d'Raven
I told that to "Independent in AZ" but he stopped replying, and the trolls on the board won't admit that!
Independent in AZ
@d'Raven
Some of us have jobs and lives. We can't all hang out here blogging every day like you seem to.
I think Hoffman should never have conceded in the first place. No politician should. ALL votes should count and be counted. Al Gore should not have conceded either, especially since it was a more important, national election. That being said, the both quit and gave up. Neither one should be allowed to "unconcede." I didn't want Gore to be President but I didn't want Bush either. That was a no-win election. They usually are.
I don't know anything about Owens of Hoffman so I can only say that Hoffman quit and Owens was sworn in. That'll probably be how it'll end up. I don't know how the laws in New York will resolve this but I think all the voters need to be heard in every election.
ce
It wouldn't surprise me if Hoffman won the election in NY-23. If ACORN had anything to do with the election, it will go to the corrupt liberals.
FAILURE-IN-CHIEF
Henri, try coming up for some air from time to time.It must be hell having your head up your arse 24-7.
Henri
FAILURE-IN-CHIEF, wow, you really are a clever, articulate person. Did you hear that the family of John Quincy Adams has unconeded his 1828 loss to Andrew Jackson?
FAILURE-IN-CHIEF
WHERE DID YOU COPY AND PASTE THAT FROM?
Henri
Wow, another clever articulate response, where do you find the time? Time to call me another name.
d'Raven
Geneva.man
High on kool-aid today? Hoffman is a Conservative, but you trolls keep insisting the two, are one and the same, only shows how stupid you are!
FAILURE-IN-CHIEF
They don't even have a whole brain between the two of them.(Henri and Malaka)
Henri
More Breaking News! I just heard that family of Thomas E. Dewey is unconceding his 1948 loss to Harry S. Truman. Details to follow.
CommonSense4u2
lol... great example...l
d'Raven
Most Breaking News! Henri just stuck both his feet in his mouth and conceded that he is really nothing but an idiot! A very clumsy idiot!
d'Raven
Henri
My husband agreed with you!
Henri
Very clever, very clever.
Henri
Breaking News! I just heard that John McCain is unconceding his lost to Obama in 2008! Details to follow.
FAILURE-IN-CHIEF
Breaking News.Henri is a troll.
FAILURE-IN-CHIEF
STFU
Henri
Someone should tell this clown that someone else has already been sworn in. By the way the Republican party's candidate name was on the ballot.
Henri
An earlier poster suggested that Hoffman's loss had something to do with the fact that the Republican candidate's name wasn't on the ballot (at least that's what I thought the suggestion was). I was simply pointing out that her name was in fact on the ballot.
lucyjane
And your point is what? Hoffman was a conservative candidate. He was not the republican candidate.
gllasse
The election has still not been certified by the state of New York. Therefore if when counting the 10,000 remaining absentee ballots the totals change then Mr. Owens will be removed from office. Mr. Owens should not have been sworn in by Pelosi until the certification came through.
FAILURE-IN-CHIEF
Thats what I sais @sshat, and she stole 6000 votes for nothing.
Malaka
Class act. Sabotages a race for a safe Republican seat, and now will concoct controversy that, if it lasts long enough, will permanently turn this into a Democratic seat, starting in 2010.
lucyjane
You are mistaken. The sabataging started in the pizza joint when they voted for the RINO to run.
FAILURE-IN-CHIEF
The republican traitor that dropped out of the race and told her supporters to vote for the demacrat still got over 6000 votes because her name was left on the ballot.Talk about stacking the deck against Hoffman.
Pat Ham
Don't think thats a word....
sandyvirginia
You know all these Dems making fun of somebodys looks, with Waxman, BARNEY FRANK!!! Hillary, and Janet Reno just to name few. That is one reason they can"t stand Sarah Palin---BECAUSE SHE IS BEAUTIFUL AND SMART AND actually looks like a woman!
TruthSpeaker
The Chicago political mafia, SEIU and their co-conspirators will stop at nothing to subvert the electoral process. Whatch how they try to marginalize the absentee ballots. As to looks, LOL. Obama looks like Erkle and thinks like a dumbed-down 60's radical.
IKYABWAI
Beck's boy will still lose.
DS
You people have serious Oedipus problems, you know?
A Patriot
Seems the only criticism that comes up on Hoffman is his looks. Meanwhile, Waxman looks like he could replace Lon Chaney in Phantom of the Opera. Barney Frank should be an embarassment to them and Al Franken is a goon of goons.
Recon
Conservatives are driving the Political debate.
Sarah has become America's new COMMUNITY Organizer.
Hypocrisy is booming, like a kind of cultural hyperinflation.
Hypocrisy hasn't had it this good since the implosion of the USSR.
Nataline Sarkasian
Hey Blue Seel:
YOu talk a pretty good game when you can hide behind the inetrnet. Why don't you show the real world what a big PU$$Y you are and do nothing.
Pugmaster
Let the authorties do their job and count the votes. If Mr. Hoffman wins, that would be good in my view. If he loses at the ballot, there will always be a next time.
Army Vet
I had never actually seen Hoffman until recently, and all I could think of is that Barney Fife is running for Congress. His views may appeal to the far-right, but Pelosi would walk all over this wuss.
razmataz
Geneva.man
This guy Hoffman is a typical Republican circus clown. Krusty the Klown, ha ha.
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What an intelligent, inciteful remark. If you had been paying attention (when do Dems ever) you would realize that Hoffman is not Republican at all. He is a Conservative (with a capital C). The Republican candidate (RINO) withdrew from the ballot and threw her support behind the Democrat. regardless the final outcome, this is a loss for the Dems; just the fact that an unknown can come in and unseat the GOP candidate and nearly beat the Dem should have you libs very worried for next year.
Bluesteel
Even if Hoffman wins...peluksi will say "they" the enemies of the United States (liberal freaks) will have won in the last election because reality is of no concern to them. They must be eliminated for this country to survive. And I do mean eliminated.
Geneva.man
This guy Hoffman is a typical Republican circus clown. Krusty the Klown, ha ha.
The Bear
More like Geneva.little boy
Ohio Gal
You're a putz kid
JillyBean
I would like to know how Owen's could be sworn in by the House prior to all the votes being counted and the vote certified? Didn't Pelosi jump the gun a little just to pass her health care bill? Just because Hoffman conceeded, all votes should be counted and the final vote must be certified prior to being sworn in the House. Does anyone have an answer or know the correct proceedure?