11/5: Florida, Texas, California? Conservative Activists Mull Their Next Stand

Conservative activists aren’t wasting any time in mourning, as one put it, in the wake of their anointed candidate’s narrow loss in New York’s 23rd Congressional District.

Republican Party Chairman Michael Steele is among the realists who look at Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman’s defeat and see . . . a defeat. But the groups, bloggers and radio talkers who poured time, money and passion into the dramatic roller coaster race are taking heart. Hoffman’s meteoric rise from 17 percent to near-victory proves that “the principles of limited government and economic freedom are ascendant” heading into 2010, Club For Growth President Chris Chocola told supporters Wednesday.

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