The old truism, oft attributed to former House Speaker Tip O’Neill, seems to be the reason the Democrat won in NY23–the only nationally-highlighted race yesterday, outside Virginia and New Jersey, to survive a Republican sweep, an apparent early repudiation of Barry.
I thought it was old Texas favorite Sam Rayburn who said it first, but I seem to be wrong about that. Anyhow, in the end, it came down to local perceptions of Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman and his opponent, despite Hoffman’s endorsements from many national Republicans, including Sarah Palin. An Ann Althouse reader in NY23 explains what those local perceptions were. They had nothing at all to do with Barry.
One thing Mr. Sam did say that seems to fit the Democrats’ overall situation: "When you get too big a majority, you’re immediately in trouble."
Via Instapundit.
UPDATE: It certainly didn’t help that Hoffman didn’t even live in the district. Geez.
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