With polls showing moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava in third place in the NY-23 special election, behind Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, she may have to deal with a label that is not often applied to major-party candidates — that of the spoiler. But who, exactly, is she spoiling?
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=135859