I found this article to be quite interesting as it isn't something we discussed in class aside from primary battles. In New York's 23rd district election, two republicans and a democrat were facing off for the November 3rd election. Only one of the republicans didn't have support from her own party! Candidate Dede Scozzafava dropped out of the election at the last minute after losing support from her own party. Apparently Scozzafava was too liberal for the republican party and support was thrown completely towards the other republican candidate (who wasn't even a republican candidate before this move).
If there is anything to draw from this it would have to be that money isn't the only thing that is needed as a candidate; you also need the support of a political party in order to run. Without the support from her party, Scozzafava saw no way that running would end up in her favor and dropped out. Of course the republican party was quick to spin the news as a way to secure a win for the party, but it is hard to ignore the details and the action by the party to choosing not to support a candidate from their own party.
http://www.mrc.org/biasalert/2009/20091102090813.aspx
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