TEA Party - Friend or Foe?

According to a recent poll (link), New York's 23rd Congressional District is still as Republican as ever. When given the opportunity to vote for two candidates, the Republican wins. Throw a third party (TEA Party) candidate in there and what happens? The Democrats win.

Why is that?

As Sun Tzu said, "We can form a single united body, while the enemy must split up into fractions. Hence there will be a whole pitted against separate parts of a whole, which means that we shall be many to the enemy's few." VI:14 (link)

Think it over, TEA Partiers. What is more important - standing up for Glenn Beck's 9/12 principles and losing completely, or finding common ground behind a Republican candidate? Res ipsa loquitur.
 
That is what is so dangerous about Doug Hoffman resolving to run on the Conservative ticket Republican Primary or not.
 
YNN has an excellent piece about a North Country native who's seeking the nomination from the Republican Party (link).
 
Rain or shine, sink or swim, win or lose - the Republican Party cannot afford to be splintered for this race.
 
If Hoffman wins it, let's get behind him. If Doheny wins it, let's come together and kick some donkey.