Doug Hoffman vs. ACORN
Conservative Hoffman says ACORN stole the NY-23 congressional election from him. Could that be?
Dough Hoffman is accusing ACORN of stealing his election.
(doughoffmanforcongress.com)
Conservative Party politician Doug Hoffman is accusing ACORN and union activists of stealing the congressional election from him in New York's 23rd district. Hoffman has taken back his concession to Democrat Bill Owens, and is asking supporters for donations to finance a recount after a recanvassing cut Owens' margin of victory nearly in half, to just 2,832 votes. Election officials said Hoffman's charge was "absolutely false." Is Hoffman out of line, or did fraud tip the election in NY-23? (Watch Liz Cheney talk about ACORN's role in the NY-23 election)
Hoffman's nuts -- but conservatives will believe him: It's tempting to assume that poor Doug Hoffman has "gone mad," says Steve Benen in Washington Monthly. But "right-wing paranoia" is rampant -- a recent poll says a majority of Republicans actually believe ACORN stole the president election for Barack Obama.
"How deep does the paranoia run?"
There was something fishy in NY-23: A fresh look at the ballots narrowed the gap by 2,300 votes, says Robert Stacy McCain in The American Spectator, so clearly "misreporting can affect political outcomes." If there was criminal tampering, it should be prosecuted. Either way, the tightened tally "makes it a near-certainty" that Doug Hoffman will challenge Bill Owens in 2010.
"NY23: Hoffman charges vote 'mischief' by ACORN, unions"
Hoffman hurts himself by crying fraud: The math now makes it nearly impossible that Doug Hoffman will get the election result reversed, says David Weigel in The Washington Independent. ACORN didn't even have volunteers in NY-23, so Hoffman might want to quiet down. "This isn’t the sort of behavior that wins over a skeptical electorate looking at a possible rematch."
"NY-23: Hoffman accuses ACORN, unions of 'tampering’ with election"
Show: Oldest | Newest
12 Comments
Posted by Eric, Friday, November 20, 2009, 3:38 pm Though it is amazing that ACORN might stoop as low as to tamper with an election, it is even more amazing that Dough Hoffman would risk his reputation and openly accuse them of such an act. If his accusations where to prove false he might lose all his credibility. Let as all hope for his sake that the media does not reduce the popularity of Dough Hoffman to the utmost minimum.
Posted by Aaron, Friday, November 20, 2009, 4:55 pm When a liberal cries foul in any election on any scale, it is given the utmost gravity and best coverage by the biased media outlets. When a conservative does the same, look how he is treated in such esteemed journals as the Washington Monthly. It's sad how low our standards are with respect to socalled journalism these days.
Posted by Rebecca, Friday, November 20, 2009, 6:20 pm ''ACORN stole the NY23 congressional election from him. Could that be?'' Are you serious? Yes, this thing smells of ACORN, as well as evil DeDe. I live here and it is more than possible. It is PROBABLE.
Posted by James Charlet, Friday, November 20, 2009, 6:29 pm The most telling part of this article is the fact that ACORN did not even have representatives in the district. Mr. Hoffman seems to be attempting to ride the tidal wave of bad press against that organization to a media victory since his reactionary agenda was defeated by the voters of the district. Also, Aaron, I would be careful where you toss accusations. Was it not the right side of the aisle who over and over again contested the election results in Minnesota last year to great fan fare?
Posted by Lou, Friday, November 20, 2009, 6:40 pm And if I were you, James, I wouldn't flaunt the MN result as any kind of argument against voter fraud. I don't think in the entire history of American elections, there has been a more obvious case of a stolen election. Al Franken, US Senator? Does that sound like anything other than a punchline on SNL?By the way, where is the fact that ACORN didn't influence the NY23 election? Because the article says so? Wake up!!
Posted by James Charlet, Friday, November 20, 2009, 6:56 pm Lou, state your source. Yelling wake up at people is no way to conduct yourself in civil society. I am more than willing to accept what you have to say if you have any proof to back it up. All of the records released thus far show no proof that there was a member of ACORN anywhere near that district. A lot of people would have thought that the star of Bedtime for Bonzo being president was an SNL skit, but that happened. You state no facts to support your position.
Posted by James Charlet, Friday, November 20, 2009, 7:05 pm As for Minnesota, it has a Republican governor, their highest executive. If he is effective, and there was fraud by a Democrat, you would sure think he would have made sure it was discovered. In the case of NY 23, the burden of proof would fall on you. Claims of fraud are accusations of illegality, and in this country, there is a presumption of innocence until proven otherwise. If you Hoffman have no proof that ACORN was there, then we are to believe they weren't until it is proven otherwise. See David Weigel above.
Posted by mjira, Friday, November 20, 2009, 10:30 pm ACORN didn't even have volunteers in NY23, so how could they steal the election, pretty powerful group, if they weren't there how could they tamper with the election? I want Hoffman to say how... it doesn't need to be detailed just feasible..what an insult to the american people, to district 23 and the entire political process to put on this farce, not only does Hoffman lose credibility but the entire conservative movement.This is unfortunate since conservatives may have good ideas but will be marginalized and excluded from the discourse
Post a Comment