For a man with the vision to lead the Republican Party to one of its greatest victories in the Republican Revolution of 1994, Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has demonstrated recently that he has lost every ounce of his mojo, clairvoyance, magic, touch, or whatever you might want to call it. He prematurely endorsed a Republican in New York’s 23rd District Congressional race, and has been killing himself and his reputation trying to justify it ever since. He has had numerous chances to backtrack or rescind his endorsement as it has become more and more apparent that the candidate, Dede Scozzafava, was anything but a genuine Republican, let alone a conservative, but he has refused to do so. After nearly a month of defending his endorsement, maybe now he will change his course, as Scozzafava has withdrawn from the race and ENDORSED THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE. Clearly her endorsement of Democrat Bill Owens is at least in part out of spite for the Party that has shunned her, but could any true Republican turn her back on the principles of the party and make such a move? Perhaps more importantly, at least for Newt, is the question of whether he will now defend Dede in her most recent move to the Left? I would venture to guess that his future in the Republican party will rest on that decision.
Fox News Republican Dede Scozzafava endorsed her former Democratic opponent Sunday in the race for an upstate New York congressional seat, shaking up the contest for the second day in a row after exiting the race Saturday.
Scozzafava dropped out after Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman experienced a late-in-the-game surge. The move was expected to consolidate GOP voters behind Hoffman on Tuesday.
But on Sunday, Scozzafava issued a written statement in which she backed Democrat Bill Owens.
“I am supporting Bill Owens for Congress and urge you to do the same,” she said. “In Bill Owens, I see a sense of duty and integrity that will guide him beyond political partisanship. He will be an independent voice devoted to doing what is right for New York. Bill understands this district and its people, and when he represents us in Congress he will put our interests first.”
And poll numbers suggest Owens would have to make significant inroads among Republican moderates to pull support away from Hoffman. A Siena Research Institute survey showed 64 percent of Scozzafava voters were self-identified Republicans — only 19 percent identified themselves as Democrats.
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Newt Gingrich is not to bright and has some tough luck to become the republican nominee.Newt Gingrich has endorse a New York Rhino Scozzafava that was not true to the republican party and switch to become a democrat.Newt Gingrich also while back stated to Paul Ryan House rep that he is a radical for trying to pass voucher medicare.It is radical to voucher medicare.It makes it harder for Newt Gingrich to stand in his base with the republicans.