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Horn: No More Charlie Scozzafavas

by: Dean Barker

Wed Oct 28, 2009 at 20:15:02 PM EDT


It is so nice to be on the same page as Jennifer Horn these days.  She and I agree - the old-style New Hampshire Republican is done.

It's high time to clarify what it means to be a Republican in NH-02, via a proxy comparison in NY-23:

When asked, Horn, an upstate New York native, said she backs the Conservative Party candidate. She said her endorsement doesn't mean anything in New York (she isn't even from that district) but she hopes it adds to a national conversation about the soul of the Republican Party and the role of the NRCC in local primaries.

"Certainly Republicans in New York's 23rd are expressing a strong sense the pro-choice, pro-big government, pro-tax increase, NRCC-endorsed candidate is not their candidate," said Horn in an interview. ""I do think we will see this dynamic unfold in my race. People are tired of having Washington tell them what to do, whether it is what health insurance to have, how to spend their money or who to vote for."

Sure, the NRCC wants Bass (and for the first district, no less!).  But they seem to have forgotten that NH Republicans have to want him too before he can be the nominee.
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Washington has soured everyone.  When we reform the campaign finance system, I hope candidates will be primarily sponsored by individuals who reside in the districts they aim to represent.  The Republican strategy of relegating the check and balance function to a contest between the major parties in Washington is particularly unhelpful.  The Congress was never intended to be a rubber stamp for the executive and the calls for bipartisanship are simply a vain effort to resurrect the wishy-washy club.

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