"You have ideology that’s really not based on any sort of substance . . ."

Dede Scozzafava, the Republican NY-23 candidate saw a drop in her polls after Sarah Palin and Fred Thomson crossed party lines and endorsed the Conservative Party candidate. Scozzafava said the GOP was very mean to her and stated: 

“You have ideology that’s really not based on any sort of substance that can move an agenda forward, that can really help people in this country.”

“I don’t think it’s good for the health of our party. Any party that just tries to purge members that might have any sort of independent thinking, I think, eventually will run itself to very much of a minority status.”

Scozzafava returned the favor and endorsed the Democratic candidate, Bill Owens, who won the election. It was the first time a Democrat had won in her upstate New York district since the Civil War. 

"In Bill Owens, I see a sense of duty and integrity that will guide him beyond political partisanship. He will be and independent voice devoted to doing what is right for New York," she said. "Bill understands this district and its people, and when he represents us in Congress he will put our interests first."

Owens later praised Scozzafava for her work in public service.

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