Democratic candidate wins New York's 23rd for first time since Civil War

November 4, 12:42 AMProgressive Politics ExaminerKaren Harper

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Thanks largely in part to the very conservative wing of the Republican party, Dick Armey, Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck, the Republican candidate for New York's 23rd district was forced to drop out of the race when she ran out of campaign funds.  Armey, Palin and Beck promoted the third party candidate, Doug Hoffman, of the Conservative Party who has just conceded the election to the Democratic Candidate Bill Owens, according to NBC and the Adirondack Almack.

Hoffman who admitted that Glenn Beck was his mentor conceded the race to Democrat Bill Owens just after midnight, eastern time. 

In other election news, New York City Mayor Bloomberg (I) has narrowly defeated his Democratic rival despite spending some $340 million on the campaign. 

In the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races, Republicans won the day.  Virginia's Democratic candidate, Creigh Deeds was unable to pull in the Democratic vote when he declared that he would opt out of a public option for his state.  Republican candidate Bob McDonnel won. 

In New Jersey, incumbent governor, Jon Corzine, an unpopular Democratic governor in that state, lost to the 'corruption-busting' Chris Christie. 

The most surprising election result of the night was the Democratic win in New York's 23rd district by the Democrat.  The ultra conservatives like Sarah Palin who quit her job as governor, unable to fulfill her duties,  and unstable talk show host, Glenn Beck, seem bent on shrinking the Republican party by excluding moderate Republicans.  Even though their efforts didn't work in New York's notoriously Republican 23rd district, it is likely they will try again.  Together, Beck and Palin have been quite effecient in sinking the Grand old Party.