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Similar to the Drudge Report, the TCOT Report primarily focuses on linking to breaking news stories that are of interest to conservatives. However, the publisher, Michael Patrick Leahy, occasionally writes TCOT Report exclusives, spotlighting the goal to publish news at a speed "faster than any other current news source." Leading up to the [[New York]] 23rd special elections vote, in an exclusive breaking news story, the TCOT Report uncovered the widely controversial actions by Assemblywoman [[Janet Duprey]], how she "threw the nomination to her friend Assemblywoman [[Dede Scozzafava]], despite the wishes of the majority of [[Republicans]] in the county where she also serves as party chairman."<ref>Michael Patrick Leahy. [http://www.tcotreport.com/23ny1.html Nomination of Liberal Republican in New York 23rd Tainted by Breach of Trust], ''The TCOT Report'', October 19, 2009.</ref><ref>Michael Patrick Leahy. [http://www.tcotreport.com/josephoct20.html Republican County Chairman in NY 23rd Slams Scozzafava, Says He's Written Off Election], ''The TCOT Report'', October 20, 2009.</ref><ref>Michael Patrick Leahy. [http://www.tcotreport.com/implosionoct21.html Is Dede Scozzafava's Campaign Imploding Due to Erratic Leadership and Very Odd Behavior?], ''The TCOT Report'', October 21, 2009.</ref> As the story unraveled, Dede Scozzafava, as the Republican nominee for [[Congress]] in the 23rd Congressional District special election, dropped out from the race less than an hour after a Siena Poll showed that she could not win.<ref>Michael Patrick Leahy. [http://www.tcotreport.com/sienapolloct31.html Scozzafava Drops Out of NY 23 Race as Final Siena Poll Shows It's a 2 Man Race Between Hoffman and Owens], ''The TCOT Report'', October 31, 2009.</ref> The TCOT Report endorsed conservative candidate [[Doug Hoffman]], as he was the [[Conservative Party of New York]] nominee for Congress from the 23rd district.