Doug Hoffman unconcedes New York 23

  The elections from earlier this month in which Republicans made some gains are over, or are they? As I first wrote about here, the votes are still being counted in New York 23 where Doug Hoffman conceded the election to Democrat Bill Owens and the results have tightened up considerably and the final result will rest in the large number of absentee ballots. Doug Hoffman could still win this race.

  When Doug Hoffman conceded the election it provided Nancy Pelosi the means to legally swear in Bill Owens just in time for him to vote for the healthcare reform bill because technically the race was no longer contested. But the official results are still coming in and the race is closer than anybody thought. This has prompted Doug Hoffman to unconcede his concession on Glenn Beck’s radio show earlier today.

  In the unlikely event that Doug Hoffman actually pulls off the victory, Democrat Bill Owens will have to be removed from congress and Doug Hoffman will be sworn in. While this would not reverse the vote that was already taken on healthcare reform, a Hoffman victory would be another feather in the cap of a possible conservative resurgence.

  The strange New York 23 race continues to get even more strange.