The New York Observer » Doug Hoffman http://www.observer.com Just another WordPress site Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:57:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pawlenty Hires a Finkelstein Disciple, With New York Connections A few days after he hired a campaign manager and then announced the non-news that he would run in the Republican primary, Tim Pawlenty has hired veteran pollster Jon Lerner.

Lerner is based in Washington--and like Pawlenty, hails from Minnesota--but he has some interesting New York connections.

He worked on Doug Hoffman's Tea Party campaign in New Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2011/politics/pawlenty-hires-finkelstein-disciple-new-york-connections Doug Hoffman, Effusive as Ever ALBANY—He ran for Congress as an outsider, the non-politician who was fed up with the course of government. It shouldn't be too surprising that he's never been to the State Capitol.

I found Doug Hoffman gawking at the chamber's ornate ceiling, indulging what he monotonically insisted is a deep passion for architecture, chatting Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/doug-hoffman-effusive-ever Owens, Now, Comes Out for the Health Care Bill ALBANY—Bill Owens, who is being sworn in as a member of Congress today, has announced his intention to vote for the health care restructuring bill backed by Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama. He resisted taking a specific position on the issue throughout his campaign.

Owens announced the vote in a press release and Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/owens-now-comes-out-health-care-bill Cox: Westchester Was Huge, Dede Could Have Won ALBANY—Ed Cox is all about Westchester County, and Rob Astorino's upset ouster of County Executive Andy Spano.

"If we can win Westchester, that is almost as big a win as the wins which I expected to happen, and which did happen, in New Jersey and Virginia," Cox told me during a phone interview Wednesday Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/cox-westchester-was-huge-dede-could-have-won Labor Brags About the Owens Win SARANAC LAKE—It did come down to a battle of the boots here in the 23rd Congressional district, and the unions which aligned by Bill Owens at the last minute are touting their victory.

"The late labor candidate won," said Ron McDougall, the president of the Jefferson-Lewis-St. Lawrence Central Labor Council (and the husband Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/labor-brags-about-owens-win How Bill Owens Spoiled a Republican Narrative So there we were somewhere around 10 o'clock on Election Night, watching as county after county reported devastating news for Jon Corzine.

New Jersey's governor—for whom Barack Obama made two splashy campaign appearances in the home stretch—was going down, the first Democrat to lose a statewide race there in 12 years, and only the second Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/how-bill-owens-spoiled-republican-narrative How Bill Owens Spoiled a Republican Narrative So there we were somewhere around 10 o'clock on Election Night, watching as county after county reported devastating news for Jon Corzine.

New Jersey's governor—for whom Barack Obama made two splashy campaign appearances in the home stretch—was going down, the first Democrat to lose a statewide race there in 12 years, and only the second Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/how-bill-owens-spoiled-republican-narrative-0 Democrats, Local and National, Thank Dede and Take Credit for Owens SARANAC LAKE—It wasn't the political right, but rather the Democrats who sent a message in Bill Owens' successful bid to replace John McHugh in Congress.

"Tonight with the entire country watching, Upstate New Yorkers sent a message," Owens said at his victory party in Plattsburgh. "We came together tonight as Democrats, Republicans, and Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/democrats-local-national-dede-owens Hoffman, And His Movement, Sputter Out SARANAC LAKE—Doug Hoffman and his supporters gathered here to proclaim a great victory, the first peak in a populist right-wing movement that would sweep the ruling class out of office starting with a win in this Congressional district. Instead, they came up short, settling with a campaign that asserted conservative dominance over the Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/hoffman-and-his-movement-sputter-out Hoffman, And His Movement, Sputter Out SARANAC LAKE—Doug Hoffman and his supporters gathered here to proclaim a great victory, the first peak in a populist right-wing movement that would sweep the ruling class out of office starting with a win in this Congressional district. Instead, they came up short, settling with a campaign that asserted conservative dominance over the moderate wing Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/hoffman-and-his-movement-sputter-out-0 ‘It Looks Like It’s Over’ for Hoffman in NY-23 SARANAC LAKE—It looks like Doug Hoffman came up short in his bid for Congress.

With a majority of precincts reporting, the Democratic Party's Bill Owens maintained a lead of over 3,000 votes.

"It looks like it's over. Democrats were able to deliver St. Lawrence big. Jefferson County was considered the bellwether and it went Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/majority-precincts-it-looks-its-over-hoffman NY-23: Recount? Probably SARANAC LAKE—A Democratic lawyer who has obtained a court order impounding all paper ballot results said he doesn't expect a final result tonight.

"What's significant in terms of tonight, by our count, there are going to be about 14,000 pieces of paper out there tonight, be they military, absentee, federal special or any Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/ny-23-recount-probably June O’Neill: It’s Not a Referendum, It’s Just a Seat the G.O.P. Bought SARANAC LAKE—June O'Neill, the Executive Committee chair of the state Democratic Party, says that the race to replace John McHugh in Congress is not a public verduct on Barack Obama's administration.

"No, it's not a referendum on Obama," she told me Tuesday afternoon. "It wasn't a referendum on Obama in New York 20 and Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/june-oneill-its-not-referendum-its-just-seat-gop-bought NY-23: ‘Not Tremendous’ Turnout, Slashed Tires, Police PLATTSBURGH—Both sides in the race to replace John McHugh in Congress are working the polling places, and not without some friction.

Sean Hennessey, the Jefferson County Democratic chairman and elections commissioner said he was making the rounds to polling places and described the turnout as "not tremendous, but relatively high for an off-year election." Read More

]]> http://www.observer.com/2009/politics/ny-23-not-tremendous-turnout-slashed-tires-police Kasprzak: There Will Be Challenges PLATTSBURGH—Mayor Don Kasprzak was one of the first Republican officials to openly endorse Doug Hoffman over Dede Scozzafava (before her candidacy collapsed) in his bid for Congress, and is warning there might be "challenges" for other Republicans who were late to, or have not yet arrived at, the party.

"Oh, I'm pretty Read More

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