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Originally Posted by Razor
This is an excellent lesson in why you DON'T EVER QUIT! What is up with pols conceeding elections lately? Its not like hanging in there until the last vote is counted takes any more effort than quitting at the first sign of trouble.
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Originally Posted by afchic
Interesting turn of events in NY Distrcit 23!!!
Mr. Hoffman told the Gouverneur Times that he felt at the time that he "was being a good sport" in doing so. With 93% of the polls in and counted and a margin of over 5,000 votes in favor of Owens, he felt he had lost the election. He now says that "while hindsight is 20/20, if I had known it was that close, I probably would have waited."
Bill Owens was sworn in 2 days later and proceeded to vote in favor of Pelosi's health care bill the following day. While Mr. Hoffman feels that deliberately contesting the results of the election to prevent Owens' deciding vote in the Health Care bill would "not have been very sportsmanlike," and that he, personally, would not like to see a politician manipulate events in that manner, he also indicated that the good of the American people and the citizens of the 23rd district would have weighed in on that decision as well.
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I agree.
Hoffman seems concerned about sportsmanship, but even when the little league team is down by 20 runs, kids are taught to play out the game in the name of sportsmanship.
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