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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday responded to Vice President Joe Biden's comments about her support for Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in a hotly contested special election.

Republican political consultant Ed Rollins and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., on "Face the Nation," November 8, 2009.

From left, WSYR morning anchor Dan Cummings chats with candidates in New York's 23rd District House, Bill Owens, Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava and Doug Hoffman moments before their first televised debate begins at the WSYR television station in Syracuse .

Well, the off-year election has concluded. Both sides will try to put their best spin on last night's efforts, but there's one story that is far more captivating than the others.

Our view: Neither party should take much comfort in the results of Tuesday's elections, but both should realize the anxiety, dissatisfaction of voters November 5, 2009 T uesday's election results were certainly no good sign for President Barack Obama and the Democrats .

No matter how hard I try. You're so unpredictable. Virginia: Creigh Deeds sucked it , hard.

The extraordinary special election here for the 23rd Congressional District seat ended with a Democratic triumph Tuesday night, but the battle over what it means to the Republican Party is still far from over.

The Tea Party wing of the Republican Party had the perfect strategy for Upstate New York's 23rd congressional district: ► Support a candidate who doesn't live in the district - in this case, conservative Douglas Hoffman.

An ebullient Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele on Wednesday modestly credited conservative and Republican activists and volunteers a day after breakthrough gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey - races into which Mr.

The number one issue on the minds of Americans is the economy . It is all about jobs, taxes, the growth of government, spending and the deficit.

Former Republican Gov. George Pataki has endorsed Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman in a key New York congressional district race that is testing the soul of the GOP .

November 04, 2009 7:23 pm ET - 43 Comments Right-wing media figures enthusiastically endorsed and boosted the failed Conservative Party candidacy of Doug Hoffman in the race to fill a vacant seat in New York's 23rd Congressional District, with several of them hosting Hoffman on their radio or television shows.

A familiar song is being sung after Tuesday's loss by Republicans in a special congressional election in upstate New York.

Doug Hoffman lost his election last night. He was supported by a plurality of talk radio entertainers, and a majority of former half-term governors of Alaska, but it wasn't enough.

With Republicans poised for a strong outcome in three bitterly-contested elections Tuesday, Democrats are taking pains to lower expectations and dismiss commentary that the results are a referendum on President Obama and his policies.

While President Barack Obama was working hard for New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, the Obama people conceded the victory in Virginia of Republican Bob McDonnell by at least double digits.

Frank W. Hardy Nov 3, 2009 Republican Dede Scozzafava's challenges did not come from her Democratic opponent Bill Owens but from neocons within her own party supporting conservative Doug Hoffman.

The Celebrity Tea Party wing of the GOP is trying hard to make one congressional race in New York mean something , anything and as always the CTP whirls a wildly distorted spin as they yearn for a single victory in the political landscape.

A A Nov. 3: NBC's Chuck Todd reports on heated contests in New Jersey, Virginia and New York that could speak volumes about what voters think of how well the president is doing at his job.

Elections in a handful of states today, including governors' races in New Jersey and Virginia, loom as the first significant electoral test of the coalition that swept President Obama and congressional Democrats to victory one year ago.