Dede Scozzafava seeking to strike a blow against grassroots conservatives who sunk her campaign has endorsed the Democrat Bill Owens. Unlike the last high-profile act of political treachery — the defection of Arlen Specter to the Democratic party — this goes beyond political expediency. Scozzafava is out of the race, of course. No, this is simple revenge.

Her aim is to characterize this as a “local, New York pol vs. national establishment” race. (Regarding Owens, she proclaimed, “Bill understands this district and its people, and when he represents us in Congress he will put our interests first.”) If you were confused, given that she was the handpicked candidate of national Republican pols, the voters in the NY-23 may be too.

The race is now in turmoil, and what was an unpredictable race is now chaotic. One thing is for certain: sometimes primaries serve a purpose. In this case, in essence, the primary for the Republican vote is being run in the midst of the general election, with an added twist that one of the primary proponents effectively switched parties. Your guess is as good as mine as to how this all shakes out.

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