Is Dede getting the last laugh?

Through the NY-23 race, Conservative Doug Hoffman was the media darling, gobbling up huge amounts of free air time from right-wing radio and TV outlets.

Conservative web and print operations backed him as well.

But in the weeks since the election, Scozzafava has emerged as a regular voice in the national media, featured in Politico, New York Now, and coming up this weekend on CBS’s program Face the Nation.

Scozzafava’s perspective retains a profound relevance as Republicans consider a “purity” test for future candidates that would require them to sign-off on conservative values before winning GOP support.

Conservative activists have also threatened to “scozzafava” other moderate Republicans in New York and around the US.