Breaking. Early indications that NY-23 went to the Democrats

Dave Weigel at the Washington Independent:

I caught Watertown, N.Y., Mayor Jeff Graham, who endorsed Conservative Party candidate NY-23 Doug Hoffman this weekend, looking very glum at Doug Hoffman’s election party. I asked him what happened in Jefferson County, where Watertown is located, and where Democrat Bill Owens is leading the vote.

“We lost,” said Graham. “The Scozzafava endorsement, the [Watertown Daily Times] endorsement of Owens–I mean, they roughed Hoffman up.”

Could Hoffman still pull out a win? Graham grimaced. “It’s over.”