As a point, I’d like to point out to all the naysayers of third-party candidates that a third-party candidate almost won in NY-23, actively running only one month, with next to no name recognition and actively opposed by mainstream Republican “leaders”). Take that for what it’s worth.

Michael (and all the rest of the national “leaders): Can you hear us now?

Id say the Republican committeemen in up state New York who put together the Scozzafava’s fiasco are stone deaf as well, their meticulous attention to detail, skillful vetting of Ms Scozzafava as a valid Republican and their brilliant coordination of the Lake Saranac Congressional district election had all the savoir faire and tactical finesse of a second grade playground snowball fight. And almost as much intelligence!