When Conservative Doug Hoffman conceded to Democratic Bill Owens on election night, even I thought it was a little too soon. Hoffman, who had been polling ahead of Owens in the race to represent New York’s 23rd congressional district, declared the race over just after midnight when he was down in the count by around 5,000 with as many as …
Despite what you may have heard, there are some small business owners who support the Democrats’ health care reform proposals – including the eight who signed their names to a Health Care for America Now press release that landed in my inbox today. (HCAN is a grassroots pro-reform group.) In my latest Time.com story, I explore whether …
There’s a lot of smart analysis being written about last night’s elections, including great insight from my TIME colleagues Jay Newton-Small and Karen Tumulty. What do the Republican wins in Virginia and New Jersey mean for Obama’s health care agenda? What challenges will Democratic candidates face in 2010? What does New York City Mayor …
Doug Hoffman, the Conservative candidate in NY’s 23rd congressional district race, just conceded the election to his opponent Democrat Bill Owens, according to the Watertown Daily Times. Hoffman’s come from behind, Tea Party-supported grassroots campaign, which forced establishment Republican Dede Scozzafava out of the race over the …
There were two campaign events held in Watertown, NY yesterday. Democrat Bill Owens, vying to represent New York’s 23rd congressional district, hosted Vice President Joe Biden at a rally in the morning. His opponent, Conservative Doug Hoffman, hosted former presidential candidate Fred Thompson and country music star John Rich at a …
Dede Scozzafava is in hot – ok boiling – water with her Republican Party, after bucking the GOP to endorse her former Democratic opponent in the race to represent New York’s 23rd congressional district. (Scozzafava’s endorsement yesterday – after she dropped out of the race on Saturday – threw what was already a turbulent contest …
A new poll released this morning by Siena College shows the race for New York’s 23rd congressional district is still very much up for grabs. The poll taken Sunday – of 606 likely voters – showed Conservative Doug Hoffman with 41% of the vote and Democrat Bill Owens with 36%. But don’t take this to mean Hoffman has the advantage …
Dede Scozzafava, the moderate GOP candidate in the race to represent upstate New York’s 23rd congressional district, suspended her campaign in the wake of yet another poll showing her in third place. The poll, from Siena College, showed Scozzafava with just 20% of the vote, compared to Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman with 35% and …
The current race for the congressional seat in my home district – New York’s 23rd – is being billed as a test case for the future of the Republican Party. The Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman appears to be pulling even or ahead of his opponents – GOP establishment candidate Dede Scozzafava and Bill Owens, running on the Democratic …
The health insurance industry is not an unbiased source when it comes to figuring out how the Senate Finance Committee health reform bill will affect costs. No group stands to lose more and will more fiercely protect its own interests – meaning profits. But that doesn’t mean all studies funded by insurers are completely without merit. …
The last of five Congressional committees with jurisdiction over health care has passed a reform bill. Senator Olympia Snowe was the only Republican to vote with the Senate Finance Committee Democrats, bringing the tally to 14 to 9. Snowe said earlier today that her vote of support today does not guarantee she will vote for the health …
Republican Olympia Snowe just indicated in her closing statement that she plans to vote yes on the Senate Finance Committee’s health reform bill. Her vote is probably not necessary for passage – Democrats hold 13 of 23 seats on the committee – but her support could be crucial to getting a bill passed on the Senate floor. Democratic …
I have a piece on Time.com today examining the claims made in a study released by the health insurance lobby over the weekend. The industry took a pummeling on Monday for releasing what many viewed as a skewed report based on cherry-picked information.
