After losing the Republican Party's nomination, Doug Hoffman was the [[Conservative Party of New York]]'s nominee for a special election to [[Congress]] from the 23rd district, running against liberal Republican [[Dede Scozzafava]] and Democrat [[Bill Owens]]. A September 2009 poll showed the three candidates in a statistical tie, with Scozzafava at 20%, Owens at 17%, and Hoffman at 17%.<ref>http://www.clubforgrowth.org/media/uploads/09-09-24-poll-summary.pdf</ref> The Hill newspaper editorialized that "Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman is beginning to look like he might be a force in the upcoming New York special election." <ref>http://912candidates.org/ny/2009/09/05/912-candidate-doug-hoffmann-u-s-congress-ny-23rd-district/</ref> | After losing the Republican Party's nomination, Doug Hoffman was the [[Conservative Party of New York]]'s nominee for a special election to [[Congress]] from the 23rd district, running against liberal Republican [[Dede Scozzafava]] and Democrat [[Bill Owens]]. A September 2009 poll showed the three candidates in a statistical tie, with Scozzafava at 20%, Owens at 17%, and Hoffman at 17%.<ref>http://www.clubforgrowth.org/media/uploads/09-09-24-poll-summary.pdf</ref> The Hill newspaper editorialized that "Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman is beginning to look like he might be a force in the upcoming New York special election." <ref>http://912candidates.org/ny/2009/09/05/912-candidate-doug-hoffmann-u-s-congress-ny-23rd-district/</ref> |