The editorial board of the Watertown Times took another whack at the pinata today by suggesting that Doug Hoffman is not a man of his word...Translated, that means he is a liar, liar, pants on fire.
Mr. Hoffman says he will continue to actively campaign for Congress on the Conservative Party line even though he lost the GOP primary to Matt Doheny. First, I doubt he will really do much and since his name is on the ballot anyway, there is no way he could "drop out."
With a relative paucity of funds and no affinity for actually running a campaign, his best bet is to cultivate the free media and insist on any debates out there.....However, since he has consistently refused to do a program as low key as the HOTLINE, can he even take advantage of the most rudimentary ways of reaching an audience ? I don't think so.
The Doheny high command thinks he will fade away and draw only 5%, and they feel Rep. Owens is so crippled by his ties to Speaker Pelosi that he will fail to reach 40%....I think that's a tad optimistic, but I don't have any polling data, so my views are a guess.
Getting back to the liar charge. Major party candidates always lie when they sign the acceptance statement to get on a minor party line. I view the acceptance as a pledge to the party members who signed your petition that you will represent them......
If you failed to do so, thats a lie.
Now, Mr. Hoffman did say he would support the GOP nominee last year, who was chosen by a split decision in a back room. Whether he lied or changed his mind after more thoughtful consideration is up to you folks to decide.
A lie implies an overt effort to mislead or deceive. He has said all along he will run on the Conservative line, so that's what he is doing.
Remember a thing about these minor party lines and the cross-endorse, or fusion voting that creates these situations....The major party's created the system and use it to their advantage all along....When someone has the tumerity to not play by their rules, they and their media acolytes get all pissy about it.....
My advice to those worried about the Conservative Party and its nominee...Get over it and go win the election.
Watertown Daily Times Hoffman's decision
11 comments:
If they think that Owens is at 40% they are smoking some good shit.You and I both know they have there work cut out for them.You are right the pissing and moaning wont help.Bill Owens can be beat if they put the same effort as they did in the primary.Doug if you or your staff is out there you are a liar and no you did not keep your word.All the things Doug has said and done in the last couple of months just makes you feel sorry for him as a person.I think he makes it so he believs himself everyone around him just looks at him to say wow he is getting old.....This is one of your better blogs in sometime keep up the good work...
Thats amazing the WDT telling someone is a liar.. Thats exactly what Patty Ritchie says about their star reporter. Of course she said it nicer.. He misquoted me she said.. He said he didnt.. remember
Fun with Numbers: Assume that Matt Doheny has a 55% to 45% vote margin over Rep. Owens without Doug Owens in the race. With Doug Hoffman in the race and he takes 20% of Doheny's votes (not implausible), then Owens ends up with 45%, Doheny 44% and Hoffman 11%. The challenge for Doheny is to keep Owens from getting more than 45% of the vote (by competing for moderate voters) and to keep Hoffman under 10% of the vote (by competing for conservative voters). I am not sure Matt Doheny can do both of those things at the same time.
Yes, using the word "liar" or "lie" against/or toward an elected official has been a no-no ... why? Proving they lied is very difficult.
Besides, making promises and not delivering to the voters is not a lie - it's the other side's fault.
There is no doubt, MD34inFL, that Owens has a huge advantage with Hoffman in the race. And I agree with you that I see Doheny coming in second the way things stand. We're looking at Nancie again, with our little Man yupping his way along, borrowing and spending away our future. I congratulate you already. What I cannot understand is why anyone would support this Owens/Pelosi joke. This is a very bad time to be an American. You know what is going on is not sustainable.
My prediction is Owens 50%,Doheny27% and Hoffman 23%..
I'll have what the Doheny high command is smoking.
Evil.. Doheny has lots of money. They dont smoke it they snort it. At least four of his staffers..
No, I think its five of his staffers, his janitor and his mother. Very brilliant line of discussion.
All I can say is you dolts better hope Hoffman stays in to split the vote. Otherwise, your boy will be in deep doo.
That bastion of liberal leaning sportsmen and sportswomen otherwise known as the NRA endorsed Owens.
Americans for Prosperity(for the already prosperous) is visiting our community. Just remember this organization disagrees with alot of the funding for Fort Drum including our regional healthcare alliance.
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