For conservative activists across the country, Doug Hoffman’s rise is a cause, a crusade. The push to turn out a massive vote on Tuesday will be epic. <\/p>\n
Actor, activist and former US Senator Fred Thompson will join Hoffman in Watertown today.<\/p>\n
For Democrats, the NY-23 race offers a rare chance to pick off a district that has voted Republican since the Civil War. <\/p>\n
Labor groups and Democratic activists are all-in as well, with Vice President Joe Biden is also arriving in Watertown later this morning. <\/p>\n
Residents of the district have been barraged, buried, battered by mailings, robo-calls and radio and TV spots. <\/p>\n
Whoever wins tomorrow, it’s been a remarkable political journey, sparked by former Rep. John McHugh’s appointment as Army Secretary, driven by the summer’s tea party zeal, and culminating in this weekend’s topsy-turvey weirdness. <\/p>\n
Once the votes are counted, I’m guessing a lot of unanswered questions will remain. What’s the future for moderate Democrats like Bill Owens in these “purple” districts?<\/p>\n
And what will the post-Obama GOP look like? Ultra-conservative? Or is there room for moderates like Dede Scozzafava?<\/p>\n
One thing is certain. After Tuesday, those ideological debates will shift far away from our rural towns and our local meeting halls. <\/p>\n
We’ll get back to more familiar politics, where it’s all about neighbors and people we know and the future of our own North Country. <\/p>\n
I for one am looking forward to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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