How long will "Scozzafava" remain a verb?

While Doug Hoffman has been pretty quiet post-NY-23, Dede Scozzafava, who didn’t even finish the race, has become a national figure – and figure of speech.

Check out the interviews with the Washington Post (“My name’s a verb now.”), and with CNN and MSNBC, below.

The small-town Assemblywoman and former Gouverneur mayor has become a national symbol of the Republican Party, and she doesn’t seem to be resisting. In fact, given the bright lights and baiting by the likes of John Roberts and Rachel Maddow, one thing we can say: Scozzafava is articulate, confident, and sticks to her message on the national stage.

So is she the flavor of the week? Will the GOP forget Dede Scozzafava by next month, let alone next November? Or will conservatives take to trying to “Scozzafava” other moderate lawmakers across the country? Will moderates coalesce around the likes of Dede Scozzafava?

If so, the candidate who dropped out – rather than the winner – could be the lasting legacy of the 23rd Congressional district special election.

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