Things are looking up for Doug Hoffman. Early results show he’s in the lead about 30 minutes after polls closed.
Last night Hoffman had a big rally in Watertown where he appeared with Fred and Jeri Thompson and country star John Rich.
Douglas L. Hoffman’s first congressional campaign stop in Watertown had more campaign staff — three — than attendees.
Three months later, the Conservative Party candidate in the 23rd Congressional District race was a bigger draw here than the vice president of the United States.
Mr. Hoffman’s raucous rally Monday at the Jefferson County Agricultural Society Exhibition Hall drew more than 300 and featured speeches by former U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson and a soundtrack by country music star John Rich.
Mr. Thompson, revered in conservative circles, wasted no time reminding the crowd of what was at stake today. …
