You may recall last November there was a special congressional election in New York’s 23rd District in the North Country. In the midst of the contentious health care debate, Democrats won this district after a true debacle broke out on the Republican side. The Conservative Party endorsed Doug Hoffman over moderate Republican Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava. In the end, Scozzafava dropped out and Hoffman went on to lose anyway.

Well, Republicans are set to split the ballot again this November: not only has Hoffman been assured to have the Conservative line again, but now the Independence Party has given their line to Republican Matt Doheny. That means that no matter who wins the primary this September for the official Republican line, the GOP will have at least two viable candidates splitting the center-right vote.

YNN has the story:

Doheny is fighting Doug Hoffman for the GOP line against Owens. The Conservative Party, which backed Hoffman against Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava in the special election, is so far sticking with him this time around, too.

That’s in spite of the fact that local Republican leaders have complained Hoffman isn’t working hard enough and are behind Doheny.

The Indys backed Assemblywoman Scozzafava last year, and were stuck with her after she was pushed out of the race by the more conservative Hoffman just days before the election.

This is gonna be a whole ‘nother round of fun!

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