Dierdre Scozzafava

...uprising that last month went national. Leading national Republicans, most notably former Alaska governor Sarah Palin, injected themselves into the race to back Hoffman and blast Scozzafava. In the process, the race turned into a proxy...

In this article: Dede Scozzafava, Bill Owens, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Upstate New York, Washington, and New York

...Palin and others on the right endorsed Hoffman, forcing Ms. Scozzafava to drop out. Scozzafava in turn threw her support to Owens, who was elected Tuesday. He is the first Democrat to represent this congressional district since the Civil...

In this article: Republican Party, Dede Scozzafava, Sarah Palin, Bill Owens, Civil War, New York, and Alaska

...which he now opposes. Most recently, Pawlenty endorsed Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman over Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava in New York's 23rd congressional district, but he acted only after Palin had turned the special...

In this article: Tim Pawlenty, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Dede Scozzafava, Olympia Snowe, Sarah Palin, Minnesota, New York's 23rd congressional district, and New York

...has resorted to eating their own. Palin and Pawlenty destroyed Republican Dede Scozzafava's campaign for NY-23 to ensure an extreme right-wing ideologue like Doug Hoffman retains the seat for Republicans. THE GOP IS NOW EATING THEIR OWN.

In this article: Republican Party, Dede Scozzafava, Sarah Palin, Washington, New York, John McCain, and John McHugh

...border captured national attention as leading Republicans such as former Alaska governor Sarah Palin endorsed Hoffman over Republican Dede Scozzafava, who later dropped out of the race amid criticism of her conservative credentials. Owens'...

In this article: Bill Owens, Republican Party, New York, USA Today, Democratic National Committee, Tim Kaine, Dede Scozzafava, and Sarah Palin

One Facebook post from Palin endorsing Hoffman started a cascade effect in donations and support that resulted in liberal Republican Dede Scozzafava's withdrawal from the race and Hoffman's razor-thin loss to Democrat Bill Owens.

In this article: Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Facebook, Republican Party, Matthew Continetti, John McCain, YouTube, Twitter, and Democratic Party

...marriage and pro-union labor laws drew furious opposition from conservative forces, including as former vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin and the Club for Growth, who rallied behind Hoffman's third-party bid. Hoffman's far-flung...

In this article: Dede Scozzafava, Bill Owens, Republican Party, Club for Growth, and Sarah Palin

...Sarah Palin, had backed Conservative Doug Hoffman. The hand-picked GOP candidate, state Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, withdrew from the race and threw her support to Owens. MAYORS: In Atlanta, a six-way race to succeed...

In this article: Michael Bloomberg, New York, Atlanta, Annise Parker, Dede Scozzafava, Luke Ravenstahl, Bill Owens, and Boston

...Sarah Palin, shunned the Republican candidate, Dede Scozzafava, and endorsed Hoffman. Scozzafava quit the race days before the election and endorsed Owens. Owens replaced Rep. John M. McHugh (R), who became secretary of the Army in the Obama...

In this article: New York, Dede Scozzafava, GOP, Sarah Palin, and John M. McHugh