The argument for Doug Hoffman

Erick Erickson is one of the most prominent conservative bloggers to take up the Hoffman banner.

A couple of posters to the In Box conversation have pointed out, fairly I think, that we need to see an argument on the right comparable to the one that Frank Rich makes in the NY Times today.

Erickson gives a concise, articulate and zealous summary of the argument for Doug Hoffman.

Friends, it is not every race. It is not every issue. It is not all the time. It is rarely, if ever, all or nothing. There is always room for disagreement. But when confronted by the facts, issues, and positions of the candidates in NY-23, as in the Florida Senate race, we either hang together or we might as well hang separately.

In the 24 hours since this became a 2-way race, Erickson has called for resignations and firings among the Republican leadership, so he can hardly be described as a GOP mouthpiece.

(Similarly, Frank Rich is often out of step with the Democratic leadership…)

In the day since Dede Scozzafava dropped out, some of his argument is dated, but the essay still articulates well why many conservatives see this as a key national race — and why they view some local issues as “parochial” — to quote Dick Armey.

Read the full post here.