"In recent weeks, the special congressional election in New York’s 23 district has been heating up, with “big tent” and “establishment” Republicans — such as Newt Gingrich, the RNC, and the NRCC — backing Dede Scozzafava, and “purist” Republicans — such as Sarah Palin, Rick Santorum, and Bill Kristol — backing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. Scozzafava had been “under siege” from these conservatives “because she supported gay rights and abortion rights and was considered too liberal on various fiscal issues.” Today — just three days before the election — Scozzafava has announced that she’s withdrawing because polling shows her too far behind to win:" - Steven Perez from Bookmarklet

"Conservative Party"?!? - Steven Perez

From their website: "The Conservative Party was formed in 1962 to restore a meaningful choice to the voters of New York State. At that time, the three existing political parties espoused the doctrinaire liberal philosophy of the welfare state at home and the collectivist ideology abroad. In just four short decades, the party has grown from a small band of conservative-minded men and women to a statewide organization of almost 170,000 individuals dedicated to the traditional American values of individual freedom, individual responsibility and individual effort." http://www.cpnys.org/history - Steven Perez

Apparently, the loonies in the GOP are too warm and fuzzy for these hardcore conservative warriors. - Steven Perez

Well on its way to becoming an obscure regional party in the warm confines of deep rad nascar country the GOP continues its march to ideologoical purity. Permanent minority purity... ;) - WarLord