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Published Oct 31 2009 by Daily Kos

NY-23: Dominoes Fall, And A Reflection On Moderates and Women

It did not take long, upon the shocking revelation that DeDe Scozzafava had walked the plank, for a number of political dominoes to begin to fall:

The likely beneficiary of her decision, right-wing Independent candidate Doug Hoffman, commented on...

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