‘G.O.P. Candidate, Pushed By Right, Ends Upstate Bid’

‘G.O.P. Candidate, Pushed By Right, Ends Upstate Bid’

‘G.O.P. Candidate, Pushed By Right, Ends Upstate Bid’

Dede Scozzafava, high achiever, was not a zealous true believer.

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‘G.O.P. Candidate, Pushed By Right, Ends Upstate Bid’
            –The New York Times

The GOP’s chief commissars had heard
That there was trouble in the 23rd:
Though every county chairman there had voted
For Dede Scozzafava, it was noted
That she, though certainly a high achiever,
Was not, in fact, a zealous true believer.
If any of the canon caused her doubt,
That justified their push to throw her out.
All commissars need neither rhyme nor reason.
They know that deviation’s always treason.

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