Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Who's next? Charlie Baker? Part III
OK, I'm harping too much on the subject. But Mickey makes a good point about the changing CW surrounding the NY 23rd race, now that it look like Hoffman could win tonight:
The moderate middle is still the grand prize in America's competitive two-party system. Both Democrats and Republicans need moderate voters and congressional members to control chambers and agendas. That CW hasn't changed -- and that's why an intraparty attack on a party's moderate center is so shocking.
OK, I'm harping too much on the subject. But Mickey makes a good point about the changing CW surrounding the NY 23rd race, now that it look like Hoffman could win tonight:
Old CW: Sure, Scozzafava is a moderate Republican but that’s what her constituents want.I'm already adjusting my views to a third CW. If Hoffman wins tonight, then the Hoffman challenge will have worked for conservatives. They'll have picked up a seat for their movement. But it'll also be a very lucky move, for there was never any guarantee at the outset that Dede would withdraw from the race. They were perfectly willing to sacrifice a safe GOP seat in a three-way race -- and that's a form of suicidal politics. ...
New CW: It’s a conservative district, what did you expect?
The moderate middle is still the grand prize in America's competitive two-party system. Both Democrats and Republicans need moderate voters and congressional members to control chambers and agendas. That CW hasn't changed -- and that's why an intraparty attack on a party's moderate center is so shocking.
