It won't be long before we're full swing into the battle for New York's 23rd Congressional District once again. But this time, the eyes of the nation will be a little more spread out. Doug Hoffman knows he'll need to find a different way to keep the momentum going if he wants to do what he nearly did a few months ago. He sat down with our Brian Dwyer to talk about that and a lot more as he gets ready to make another run.

WATERTOWN, N.Y. -- "I tell you," candidate for New York's 23rd Congressional District Doug Hoffman said. "When I finish a tax return and I have to call a client and tell them how much they owe in taxes and I hear that silence on the line, I know what they're thinking."

And that got the Lake Placid CPA thinking. Five months after nearly pulling off a historic upset. Former Conservative Candidate for Congress Doug Hoffman is giving it another shot. This time, hoping to win the Republican and Independent lines as well.

"It's a vicious circle," he said. "As you spend money you don't have, sooner or later you're going to have to increase taxes. We need somebody in Washington that's going to fight for the business people.

Hoffman says the man he lost to, Bill Owens, has failed in office.

"I would give him an 'F.' From day one, he was sworn in on a Friday and on Saturday he voted for the health care bill. He had promised the people of the 23rd District that if he was elected, he would not vote for anything that would increase taxes to the middle class or to small businesses and he would not vote for anything that would reduce Medicare benefits. He did that all at once within 24 hours," Hoffman said.

He says among other problems, the bill misses two big opportunities.

"We know Tort Reform and Interstate Competition will significantly reduce health costs. If those aren't in a bill, how can we be addressing it?" Hoffman asked.

As for don't ask, don't tell?

"I think the military should be telling us what they want done with that. At this point, I haven't heard anything other than a politician wanting it to be changed," Hoffman said. "I think it should stay as is.

And as for that issue of him not actually living in the district.

"I just finished a purchase contract on a house in Saranac Lake, which is my hometown," Hoffman said. "I will be moving into that house as soon as we close on it in the next month."

Hoffman though, would not talk about the possibility of only running on the conservative line should he lose what appears will be a three way primary for the Republican nomination.

Hoffman says he knows the eyes of the nation won't be on him this time around and he'll need to work extra hard to recapture some of that magic and the all important votes.

"Furthermore, I can help unite the grass roots support that I had last year. My grass roots support came from Democrats, Independents and Republicans as well as Tea Party activists and 9/12 groups," he added.

Hoffman will likely be challenged by Watertown Businessman Matt Doheny and State Senator from Pulaski Will Barclay.

Barclay could announce his intentions next week.