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Originally Posted by Joe
What do you make of Sara Palin endorsing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in the NY-23 special election?
Any broader implications for republicans? Like the threat of Sunni/Shiite schism within the party?
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Sarah Palin and MANY other Republicans were right to endorse Hoffman, as demonstrated by the supposedly Republican candidate's (Dede Scozzafava) endorsement of the DEMOCRAT Owens (who she was supposedly running against) after she withdrew from the race today. Most Republicans recognized her not merely as a RINO, but as more liberal than many Democrats. The split between Conservatives, moderates, and liberals in the G.O.P. has been long-standing. I don't think that the "Sunni" element will be strapping bombs to their bodies in party caucus, but may try to "moderate" the liberal direction their party has been trending toward.