NY-23: Why Scozzafava Flipped, Endorsed Democrat, Even as Hoffman Leads Big

“Rep. Steve Israel, a Long Island Democrat and DCCC official, was dispatched to meet face-to-face with Scozzafava in her upstate New York district within hours of her departure from the race to make the case on behalf of the national party.” PPP shows Hoffman leading Owens 51% to 34% with Scozzafava still in race.