He answers that question in this New York Post commentary.
I particularly like it when he takes on the GOP establishment…
I’m a lifelong Republican running as the nominee of the New York State Conservative Party. I didn’t leave the Republican Party, the party left me. The GOP bosses in New York and Washington felt the candidate needed to be as liberal as possible. They picked a professional politician, with a voting record more liberal than 46 Democrats in the New York state legislature. They threw principles out the window. Their candidate has voted for increased spending, higher taxes, gay marriage and abortion. She supports “Card Check” (EFCA) and is supported by trial lawyers, gay activists and Big Labor. In 2008 she ran on the line of the radical left Working Families Party, ACORN’s political party in New York.
Doug Hoffman symbolizes the Tea Party movement in this way…
You see I’m not a professional politician; I’ve never sought elected office.
One can only hope the politicians that supported Dede Scozzfava be demoted to position of lessor power in the GOP. Why would they support such a liberal candidate? A one way ticket home might not be a bad idea.
