Doug Hoffman “Unconcedes” In The New York 23 Race
He did so on Glenn Beck’s radio show today.
Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman has “unconceded” in New York’s special House election after reports that the vote margin between him and Rep. Bill Owens (D) has narrowed.
Hoffman conceded the race on Election Night after learning he trailed Owens by 5,335 votes. But the Syracuse Post-Standard reported last week that the margin had shrunk to 3,026 votes after recanvassing.
Hoffman appeared on conservative commenatator Glenn Beck’s radio show this afternoon. Beck asked the him if he would “unconcede.”
“Yes, if I knew this information at the election night, I would not have conceded,” Hoffman said. Beck asked him again if he was “uncondeding” and Hoffman replied “If that’s possible, yes.”
Officials in the upstate New York district are still counting over 10,000 absentee ballots, which also had Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava’s name on them. Scozzafava dropped out of the race three days before election day citing poor fundraising and polling returns. She then backed Owens.
Owens would need to get 65% of the absentee ballots to win, and that’s unlikely to happen. I don’t think Hoffman will win. But just imagine if that’s how it ended up. Hoffman has not only been sworn in in the House, he’s cast votes.
But it is a lesson for politicians: Don’t be so quick to cave to media pressure to concede.
