Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman is now the primary obstacle to the Democrats’ chances of taking over the House seat in New York’s 23rd congressional district. You know how we know this? Because they’re running attack ads against him.

It’s rather fascinating to hear a Democratic ad talking about how on our street “it’s lost jobs, foreclosures and record debt” when the president had his stimulus plan passed half a year ago and Democrats have been running New York State for the last three years.

Dede Scozzafava is now, officially, an afterthought.