Politics Daily lays out how a win for Conservative Doug Hoffmann in NY23 is more than just a single seat victory. Other winners in NY23: Sarah Palin, Conservative Bloggers, Club for Growth.

Much has been made over the special election in New York’s 23rd Congressional District. For some, the attention might seem a bit much, given that it is merely one of 435 House seats.
In reality, this race is about much more than one House seat.
It is a proxy battle in the long-running war between establishment Republicans and grassroots conservatives. Although GOP candidate Dede Scozzafava endorsed the Democrat over Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, after quitting the race with three days to go, Hoffman looks poised to win.

Another change seems to be that conservative bloggers have more clout than ever. The conservative blogosphere has long been accused of being a paper (or electronic) tiger, but bloggers such as Erick Erickson of RedState have forced the issue this year, and the GOP appears stronger, not weaker, as a result.

If conservatives have their way, Dede Scozzafava is merely the first casualty of this war.

As I write this, conservatives are already planning to replicate their efforts in at least two U.S. Senate races – in California, where Chuck DeVore is challenging establishment candidate Carly Fiorina in the race to oust Barbara Boxer – and in Florida, where former House Speaker Marco Rubio is challenging Gov. Charlie Crist in the race to replace the retiring Mel Martinez.