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Huckabee speaks to N.Y. Conservative Party in midst of special election

By Aaron Blake - 10/14/09 10:08 AM ET

Former GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will be speaking at an event for the Conservative Party in upstate New York, while the party attempts to defeat a Republican in a nearby special election.

Huckabee’s presidential primary foe, former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.), has already backed Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman over GOPer Dede Scozzafava in the race, and now Huckabee’s efforts could bolster Hoffman too.

The dinner is being held Oct. 27 in Syracuse, which is just outside the 23rd district’s western border. Three counties in the 23rd are participating.

It's not clear whether there is any connection between the special election and Huckabee's speaking engagement.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/63027-huckabee-speaks-to-ny-conservative-party-in-midst-of-special-election

Comments (10)

Good for him…support the candidate not the party.BY Steve on 10/14/2009 at 14:16
huckabee a conservative? he approved budgets that would have made scozzafava blush.BY yeah on 10/14/2009 at 15:26
@Yeah…Huckabee was the Governor of one of the most democratic states of the Union. If he had vetoed those budgets (which by the way created a surpluss in Arkansas while cutting taxes, imagine that?!) they would have been overridden by the legeslature. Why create a rift? Huckabee made a great Governor and he will make an even better President in 2012.BY Lucas on 10/14/2009 at 16:38
Never before have I attended a poitical rally or had a political sign i9n my yard but as of today I have done both. Go Mr. Hoffman!BY Bernice Gardner on 10/14/2009 at 21:23
where do i find, their voting records on these issues or any, KNOW THE FACTSBY ron on 10/14/2009 at 22:44
Exactly how long do you think it would take for Scozzafava to jump lines and go Arlen Spectre? She may have done well for herself in Gouverneur, and that is where she needs to stay.BY Davis on 10/15/2009 at 08:10
Who should you trust to make sound decisions as your representative during a financial crisis where record deficits are being racked up, a lawyer, (Owens), a career politician, (Dede) or an accountant/buisness owner and employer., (Hoffman)? I'm betting on the accountant/business owner.BY JayG on 10/15/2009 at 08:54
Hoffman is the only qualified candidate in the race. The other two dupes are exactly what is WRONG with politics - too many self-interested lawyer-politicians who have pandered to special interests to get ahead. It's a mafia-like racket, now run by the Chicago Boyz (Rahm, Obama)… And the liberal pro-abortion pro-cap-and-tax ACORN-enabling Skuzzyfavor racket is to run as a Republican and govern as a liberal Dem. Tell her to jump in Lake Champlain, the Republican party is sick and tired of these treasonous liars.BY PJM on 10/17/2009 at 10:44
@ LUCAS:1. Arkansas is an old time Democratic state (think Ronald Reagan before he became a Republican). People vote for Democrats not because they are liberal, but because they are Democrats. There are probably some Democrats here in Arkansas who are, as a result, more conservative than Huckabee.2. Huckabee was anything but a conservative: He favored college scholarships for illegals and called those who opposed that legislation racist. He also granted clemency to convicted rapists and murderers until the people of Arkansas rose up in anger and told him to stop it. He was known for meeting with the convicts and spending much time with them, but refusing to meet with families of the victims of the convicts. He also pushed the BMI trash in our state. He was about as liberal as a Republican could come at that time. Maybe, Huckabee has changed his image since then while being on the national stage, but I don't see any evidence that he himself has really changed. I still haven't heard him apologize for questioning the salvation of a real conservative like Jim Holt. I still haven't heard him apologize to those victims' families for the arrogant and mean spirited way he treated them. And I still see no real evidence that he is a small government leader who wouldn't like to see the government run our health care system and control every aspect of our lives himself. I just wanted to give a bit of a perspective about what type of governor the Huckster really was from someone who has lived in Arkansas almost all of his life.BY Joseph on 10/23/2009 at 14:58
i agree with PJM whole 100%!!BY Dorrine on 10/30/2009 at 16:37

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