Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Dierdre K. "Dede" Scozzafava ( ; born April 28, 1960) is an American Republican politician in New York.
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Republican state Assemblywoman Dierdre Scozzafava has suspended her campaign for upstate New York's 23rd Congressional District seat, giving a possible boost to Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman against Democrat Bill Owens , Fox News has confirmed.
The move comes on the heels of a new poll that showed Scozzafava had fallen behind her two competitors in a close race.The special election is Tuesday, and political analysts believe upstate New York could be a preview of congressional races nationwide in 2010 and 2012 as Republican leaders struggle to rebuild, redefine and regain control of Washington.The Siena College poll has Owens picking up 36 percent of the vote, while Hoffman has 35 percent. Scozzafava has 20 percent, with nine percent of voters undecided.It's a turnaround from the first Siena poll on the race in September, which had Scozzafava leading, followed by Owens and Hoffman.Scozzafava's team pulled the plug on the campaign after viewing the Siena poll, sources told Fox ...The Virginia GOP may not have a sitting president to stump for the gubernatorial candidate, but a potential presidential frontrunner managed to fill the bill Wednesd...
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