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Offline formerlurker

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Hoffman 'unconcedes' in N.Y.-23 House race
« on: November 17, 2009, 05:38:01 AM »
Hoffman 'unconcedes' in N.Y.-23 House race

By Jordan Fabian - 11/16/09 06:34 PM ET

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.


Hoffman appeared on conservative commenatator Glenn Beck's radio show this afternoon. Beck asked the him if he would "unconcede."

"Yes, if I knew this information at the election night, I would not have conceded," Hoffman said. Beck asked him again if he was "unconceding" and Hoffman replied, "If that’s possible, yes."

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/67997-hoffman-unconcedes-in-ny-23

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Offline Hawkgirl

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Re: Hoffman 'unconcedes' in N.Y.-23 House race
« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2009, 04:44:04 PM »
Wouldnt' that be a kick in the teeth to Pelosi if he can pull off a win.
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Re: Hoffman 'unconcedes' in N.Y.-23 House race
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2009, 10:05:12 AM »
Quote from: Hawkgirl on November 17, 2009, 04:44:04 PM
Wouldnt' that be a kick in the teeth to Pelosi if he can pull off a win.

Yeah, but she will ultimately refuse to seat him.  Democrats don't care about counting every vote and the will of the people.  They just care about winning.  They have their guy seated and there's no way in hell they are going to give it up.
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Re: Hoffman 'unconcedes' in N.Y.-23 House race
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2009, 10:13:03 AM »
Quote from: jinxmchue on November 18, 2009, 10:05:12 AM
Yeah, but she will ultimately refuse to seat him.  Democrats don't care about counting every vote and the will of the people.  They just care about winning.  They have their guy seated and there's no way in hell they are going to give it up.

I would bet that some secret polling has been done to determine the reaction to refusing to seat Hoffman.
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