Former Sen. Al D’Amato (R-NY) appeared on Neil Cavuto’s TV show, and said that he’ll likely be making an endorsement soon in the NY-23 special election — and that he’s leaning heavily towards backing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman over moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava.
“I will say to you that I am leaning heavily towards the Conservative,” said D’Amato, citing Scozzafava’s support for the Employee Free Choice Act as major point against her.
D’Amato was first elected in 1980, defeating liberal Republican incumbent Sen. Jacob Javits in the GOP primary. He was re-elected in 1986 and 1992, and then defeated in 1998 by Chuck Schumer.
