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NRSC Response #2 to Christine O’Donnell and Jeffrey Lord

By on 10.14.10 @ 10:11PM

Note to Spectator Readers: The NSRC Response on Christine O’Donnell — Part 2. We begin with my verbatim answer to Mr. Walsh’s first response. Followed by Walsh’s official NSRC response # 2. Again, we publish verbatim as promised to the NRSC.

FROM JEFFREY LORD TO NSRC SPOKESMAN BRIAN WALSH:

Brian…

Thanks for the note.

Christine O’Donnell herself said this on-air on Sean Hannity’s radio show this afternoon. She also said it to James Rosen on a Fox camera. Have you asked for time from Hannity for Senator Cornyn to discuss and respond? I’m more than happy to post your answers and/or those of Senator Cornyn for Spectator readers. Tonight ASAP. I’m also happy to alert Spectator readers the Senator is willing to answer Christine on Hannity’s show. 

No, I have not seen the item from the Post but I will absolutely post it with a link.

I note that Christine O’Donnell’s name is not mentioned. Are you saying that you will continue to oppose Ms. O’Donnell behind the scenes by cutting off NRSC resources? What you seem not to realize is that this is a very, very old game being played with Ms. O’Donnell. And lots of people understand the game. For the record: Can you please tell me the NRSC spending on the campaigns of other GOP candidates versus O’Donnell? How about Joe Miller v. O’Donnell spending? Ken Buck spending v. O’Donnell. Pat Toomey is ahead by double digits…and a robo-call just came into my home for Toomey. Is O’Donnell getting this kind of help? What about NRSC spending on other GOP nominees versus O’Donnell? The Senate GOP Caucus, the parent of the NRSC, refused to strip Lisa Murkowski of her committee assignments after she not only lost a GOP primary but is actively opposing Joe Miller? Is the NRSC taking any action against GOP Senators who are effectively supporting a candidate opposing the GOP Senate nominee as duly chosen by the voters of Alaska?

Again. I will be happy to post your response verbatim. I will be happy to post any statement from Senator Cornyn verbatim. I’m sure Sean Hannity would be interested in talking to Senator Cornyn about this. There are millions of people out there paying attention to what’s going on in these Senate races, and that certainly includes American Spectator readers.

Please feel free.

Thanks,
 Jeff Lord

Note to Spectator Readers: This is the second response from NRSC Chairman John Cornyn’s spokesman Brian Walsh. As promised, his response is published verbatim, below.

Hi Jeff — appreciate the note. In fact, Senator Cornyn was on Sean Hannity’s show the day after the Delaware primary, talking specifically about that race and expressing his strong support for Christine O’Donnell. I’m sorry you missed the interview. 

But since that time, Senator Cornyn has met with Christine personally, the NRSC has given her campaign a check for $42,000 which is the maximum direct contribution, the NRSC has spoken on a daily basis with her campaign, the NRSC has paid for an extensive poll in her race and in fact, despite the reality that there are currently at least 18 other Senate races that are closer in the polls than Delaware with just three weeks to go, the NRSC’s Political Director was on the ground in Delaware this past week meeting with the O’Donnell campaign. The chief topic of that day-long meeting was to discuss how best to spend the millions of dollars she has raised in recent weeks.

So I ask you — does any of that sound like the actions of a Committee that is trying, in your words, to “sabotage” her campaign?

But on the topic of her fundraising, surely you’re aware of Christine’s tremendous fundraising success — for example she raised twice as much money in just 10 days versus what Chris Coons had in the bank, with hundreds of thousands of dollars still coming in — yet surprisingly that’s also not mentioned in your post. 

In fact, Christine currently enjoys a far greater financial advantage over her Democrat opponent versus a number of other Republican candidates in races where the polls are much tighter.

On the subject of other races though, respectfully, you failed to answer my question — in your view which Republican candidates specifically, should be stripped of the additional financial support they are currently receiving from the NRSC so that that money could be transferred to Delaware? Ken Buck? Joe Miller? Pat Toomey? Rand Paul? Sharron Angle?

Surely you’re aware that money doesn’t grow on trees so that for additional money to be sent to Delaware, it would have to be taken out of another race. Which ones are you proposing to be stripped of their financial backing?

The reality is that the NRSC is looking at the Delaware Senate race no differently than the Committee does for any other race in the country, in any election cycle. On that subject, I’m wondering why you have not mentioned another strong conservative candidate — Republican Jim Huffman in Oregon who, according to the RealClearPolitics poll average, is actually polling closer to Ron Wyden than Christine currently is to Chris Coons — despite having far less in his campaign war chest than Christine. We are proud to support Jim as well and have said the same thing to his campaign that we’ve told the O’Donnell campaign and a number of other campaigns, which is that if they can begin to close the gap between their Democratic opponents, then we will be there. In the meantime, we will dedicate staff resources, fundraising assistance, strategic advice or anything else they might need to move their campaigns forward — all things that have been also offered to the O’Donnell campaign. Yet, you don’t seem interested in Jim Huffman’s candidacy along with that of other conservative Republicans in races around the country? Why is that?

It’s our responsibility to the NRSC’s over 400,000 donors to make sure the limited amount of money we do have is allocated in the very best way possible — which is why the NRSC is currently investing in Ken Buck, Pat Toomey, Sharron Angle and other strong conservative Republicans who either have slight leads, are running neck-in-neck, or are slightly behind their Democrat opponents. And this brings me back to my earlier question — specifically which of these Republican candidates are you proposing we abandon in order to shift additional resources to the O’Donnell campaign’s already bulging war chest? 

Of course, you’re likely not interested in any of that though — because as you note below, there is an unfortunate game going on here. The reality though is that we’re not the ones playing it. 

Regards,
 Brian

Note to readers: As we post this, we learn that anonymous “GOP sources” are now attacking Sean Hannity over at the redoubt of conservatism known as The Huffington Post. Incredible. More to come in the morning.

View all comments (58) |

Daezy | 10.14.10 @ 10:33PM

The GOP will lose conservative support BIG TIME if they continue their subliminal attacks on Jim DeMint, Lemar Alexander, along with Dino Rossi, or Christine O'Donnell, or Ken Buck, or Pat Toomey, and including Sean Hannity.

Is the GOP supporting the Lindsey Grahams or the Jim DeMints of the party? They are obviously NOT listening, and will go by the wayside along with the Democrats.

Tim*| 10.14.10 @ 11:08PM

We Tea Party Rebels Are Urging Our Kingmaker Jim DeMint To Run For The Presidency In 2012 .
We are urging Jim DeMint & Sarah Palin to campaign for Christine in Delaware ,while We Drop More MoneyBombs For Christine .

The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates Beyond November .

Rise Up In Rebellion !

Tim*| 10.14.10 @ 11:17PM

Christine O'Donnell has now debated Coons again today at The Hotel du Pont on North Market Street in Wilmington . Coons said he admired O'Donnell's "Persistence " . Christine said she admire Coons "Ability to Debate " .

The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates

We Can See November From The du Pont Hotel .

The Tea Party

tonypal| 10.14.10 @ 11:22PM

We who stand with the Tea Party and the candidates who were supported by Tea Partiers will ultimately be victorious. There's simply too many of us and we have all the energy. Jim DeMint is not necessarily the best presidential candidate, but he is certainly suited to be republican leader in the Senate, perhaps even majority leader. DeMint will have a great deal of support from all the newly elected conservatives along with the support of all committed conservatives. McConnell is a fine senator, but he's just not cut out to be leader.

CalMark| 10.14.10 @ 11:26PM

Very slick response, Mr. NRSC. Except for your sarcastic parting shot. That makes it unbelievable

What about the Murkowski Conspiracy (or should I say, "ConspiracIES," plural) in the Senate GOP? What about the anti-O'Donnell machinations?

You're accusing O'Donnell of being a whack-job indirectly, because the NRSC is just doing SO MUCH for her.

Support goes beyond money and window-dressing. Sometimes a fulsome "friend" is a backstabbing sellout. Sounds a lot like the NRSC is that "friend."

Based on track records, I'll take O'Donnell's word over the NRSC, every time.

This whole thing stinks to high heaven.

NVA Patriot| 10.14.10 @ 11:35PM

Jeff,

Please tell the NRSC the issue is not ***ONE*** race. It's the behavior of the NRSC over the entire cycle where they persistently denigrate the conservative in the primary while elevating the traitorous RINOs. How do we know they are traitorous? We have eyes and ears - we see Murkwsri, Christ, and Castle. All were favorites of the NRSC. The NRSC was playing for 4-5 senate seats this year. The Tea Party is playing for dominance of the political scene, summoning our inner Patton, our inner Grant, our inner Sherman. We’re now looking at taking 9-12 seats in a single cycle. So who knows more? NRCS or Tea Party? Well for those who can count to ten – not hard to figure.

Please inform the NRSC they have for all intents and purposes made themselves irrelevant. They are one step above a Democrat and perhaps not even that decent. At least the Democrats declare themselves to be against conservatives. The NRSC pretends to support with artificial counts all the while attacking conservatives like DeMint with whisper campaigns.

We Tea Partiers are not the characters that the NRSC imagines us to be. We are the people who have spent our lives managing the complexities of modern life made worse by a feckless federal government. We now been pushed to our breaking point and we understand it’s either us or them in a political death match. Elites (including the NRSC) vs. the Country class. We’re done with a feckless, unconstitutional federal government. We’re done with individuals and organizations, like the NRSC, who seek to perpetuate a feckless, unconstitutional monstrosity.

So to the NRSC – you won’t get our money, you won’t get our support, and your current leader Senator Cornyn will get a primary challenger. McConnell will likewise get a challenger. I suspect those challengers will win.

Warrior | 10.15.10 @ 10:33AM

Very well said. Mr. Lord, most of us identify ourselves as Conservatives!!! I am not a Republican and would only consider being one if Republicans return to their core values. The Pledge is a joke as is many of the Republican party supported candidates. The Pledge does not attempt to balance the budget or significantly reduce the size of government. Nothing in the Pledge states where Republicans will return to only governing with the Constitution nor does it address any fundamental issues with judges legislating from the bench. If Mr. Walsh is reading these responses, with no due respect I wish to related to you a hearty FU and please feel free to pass this along to your cronies.

thirteen28| 10.15.10 @ 3:07PM

"So to the NRSC – you won’t get our money, you won’t get our support, and your current leader Senator Cornyn will get a primary challenger."

Man, I hope so. I'm in TX and I'm chomping at the bit to vote against Cornyn in the primary as much as I'm chomping at the bit to vote against Democrats this year.

Sheila| 10.15.10 @ 5:23PM

I, too, cannot wait to vote against Cornyn. I tell him so every time I call his office (waste of my breathe, I know) to tell him he's an embarrassment to me as a Texan.

TheVoiceofSanity| 10.15.10 @ 1:00AM

How much money is the party giving Joe Miller, who still has a shot to win (unlike O'Donnell)? Does anyone care, or is it all about O'Donnell for most of you? I think McConnell should go to over the Murky Affair, but all this fussing about O'Donnell is just stupid.

Can you people not see the forest for the Christine Tree? There's Miller, Buck, Angle, Rubio, Toomey--these are races worth fighting for (Florida probably is sewn up).

O'Donnell will be just fine after she loses. She'll publish a book, "co-authored," that you all will buy, her inspirational life story (can't wait for the chapter on how to put off paying back $5000 to your college for ten years). FOX will give her a contract as a guest commentator (can't wait till she appears with Rove). Meanwhile the serious people like Rubio and Toomey will be doing the serious work.

rrebell| 10.15.10 @ 9:00AM

Even Christine loses he did a great favor, get rid of a dinosaurus fake the rino. The national GOP won't forgive her. But on the other hand the "traditional" fellow traveler GOP will be the third party. November is only the beginning.

Ed H| 10.15.10 @ 9:47AM

Rubio probably has Florida "sewn up", but with no thanks due to the NRSC. The NRSC supported Christ in the FL GOP Primary. The point of all this is the actions of the NRSC this election cycle. They entered Primary races across the country, often supporting those who are clearly RINOs. Not matter what damage control John Cornyn did, the fact remains that his staff on the NRSC declared that they would absolutely not support O'Donnell after she won the Primary. They took their toys (and support for Castle) and went home. They should all be looking for a job, but they are not.

That is the problem, and much of the reason O'Donnell has become a symbol. The rest of the reason, as Eric Erickson put it, is Christine is sacrificing so others may win. Until this past week very little national media attention has been focused on races other than Delaware. Since national media attention means disparaging and sarcastic attacks on the Republican, Christine has been taking the hits for the other Conservatives in the races across the country.

Your sarcastic attack on her (though I doubt you think it was sarcastic), and her supporters, tells a lot about you.

Ed H| 10.15.10 @ 9:50AM

Errata: Obviously the NRSC did not support Christ in the FL Primary. Sorry for thinking of Christine and Crist at the same time.

Ran | 10.15.10 @ 1:01AM

Mr. Lord,
I wonder if O'Donnell is become the poster-child of the Tea Party Rebellion, a lamb to slaughter as it were, for the illiberal forces of the NRSC and the old-line media. Should she be defeated, they will hold up her head on a pike and claim that "moderate" Castle had been the better choice all along, etc. etc...

...I'm not expecting Christine O'Donnell to win. I expect that the polls are wrong and that she is much, much closer if not even slightly ahead. We will know soon enough.

Either way, though, the NRSC blew its credibility - and a lot of future $upport - with their unconscionable backing of Crist. Like it or not, Walsh has to admit that the O'Donnell campaign is a nationally symbolic one and that failure of the NRSC to enthusiastically support her is far worse than a lost opportunity to "make up" with the Party base.

Thank-you for the posts from Mr. Walsh. Shall stay tuned...

Ran

Spicy Cold Noodle| 10.15.10 @ 6:40AM

I just read Huffington Post article Mr. Lord noted at the end. Mr. Walsh stated this: "So I ask you -- does any of that sound like the actions of a Committee that is trying, in your words, to "sabotage" her campaign?" I think the article based on "two top GOP insiders" make it very clear that NRSC is in fact trying to do just that. This looks a lot like how some staffs at McCain campaign treated Gov. Palin at the end of 2008 election. I really hope Mr. Lord get to the bottom of this issue.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....63487.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/.....63604.html

Siegfried X| 10.15.10 @ 6:59AM

"The chief topic of that day-long meeting was to discuss how best to spend the millions of dollars she has raised in recent weeks"

Is O'Donnell really trying to win or is she just a crook who wants to get as much cash as she can so she can live on it after the election?

Why is she smearing her own party when she already has more money than she can spend, and more money than her opponent?

The election is only 18 days away. What is her real reason for wanting to stockpile millions of dollars?

Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 9:03AM

" NRSC Blitzes Sestak: The NRSC is going up with its first IE ad in Pennsylvania on Wednesday (October 13th). The ad, provided to Hotline On Call, hits Rep. Joe Sestak (D) hard on the stimulus, health care reform and cap and trade, using clips of Sestak interviews.

"What did Joe Sestak think of the stimulus bill that failed to create jobs?," the narrator asks. "It's the minimum amount needed, I would have voted for $1 trillion," Sestak responds. On health care reform: "Hard for me to vote for a bill that doesn't have a public health care option in it," Sestak says. On cap and trade: "I pushed hard for the cap and trade bill."

"There's left. There's far left. And then there's Joe Sestak," the ad concludes.

While Republican Pat Toomey has led Sestak for many months, the NRSC's decision to spend millions in the Keystone State shows they can't take the race for granted. President Obama and Joe Biden's rally last weekend certainly helped rally the African-American base in Philadelphia, which needs to turn out in force for Sestak to win.

While it is the first time the NRSC has launched its own ad in the Pennsylvania race, it is worth keeping in mind that the committee has already given $1.7M to former Rep. Pat Toomey's (R) campaign in coordinated campaign funds "

rrebell| 10.15.10 @ 9:07AM

Her own party was running against her in the primaries, her "own" party want her to lose. I do not think it is too much to ask your "own" party support one after winning the primaries. She may lose or she may not, but I do not think that your "questions" are fair at all. You can ask al most every candidate the same especially many have a lot more dubious backround than Ms O'Donnell. I would take her any day opposite to any rino or socialist.

Ed H| 10.15.10 @ 9:53AM

Don't feed the troll.

TennesseeVolunteer| 10.15.10 @ 7:07AM

Whoever this Brian guy is, he is clearly letting Jeff and all of us know that they could care less about what we think....and the NSRC will pay the price.
Using sarcasm to make your point is a BIG LOSER for anyone who is trying to make friends, or amends. Clearly, his aim is to be right at all costs, just like the ruling class politicians of both parties.
These guys don't get that we are in this for life. Our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.

Siegfried X| 10.15.10 @ 7:12AM

Is Jeffrey Lord ever going to answer any of the questions which were asked him? They show that much of what he is saying is incorrect. Or is he just going to keep repeating lies?

Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 10:13AM

"The Democratic senatorial committee is running ads against me. The Democratic Party is running ads against me,” O'Donnell said, according to Fox News. “The Republican Party on the state level, or on the national level, neither have come in to help me close the gap in the polls.

"And my opponent, there’s so much to attack him on, yet the NRSC refuses to play, and that, that baffles me," she added. "Because he’s a — he’s a sitting duck.”

We Tea Party Rebels Support Christine O'Donnell .

The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates .

We Remember In November

Siegfried X| 10.15.10 @ 10:27AM

So support everyone in the Tea Party, even if they are corrupt liars like O'Donnell? That's as bad as the Republican establishement saying that we need to support anyone called "Republican".

Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 10:38AM

Corrupt ???????

Siegfried X| 10.15.10 @ 10:29AM

NRSC: "... in your view which Republican candidates specifically, should be stripped of the additional financial support they are currently receiving from the NRSC so that that money could be transferred to Delaware? Ken Buck? Joe Miller? Pat Toomey? Rand Paul? Sharron Angle?"

Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 10:49AM

"While Republican Pat Toomey has led Sestak for many months, the NRSC's decision to spend millions in the Keystone State shows they can't take the race for granted. President Obama and Joe Biden's rally last weekend certainly helped rally the African-American base in Philadelphia, which needs to turn out in force for Sestak to win.

While it is the first time the NRSC has launched its own ad in the Pennsylvania race, it is worth keeping in mind that the committee has already given $1.7M to former Rep. Pat Toomey's (R) campaign in coordinated campaign funds "

Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 10:55AM

Republican Pat Toomey now holds a 10-point lead over Democratic Congressman Joe Sestak, the widest gap between the candidates since early April in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race.

A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Pennsylvania shows Toomey earning 49% of the vote, while Sestak picks up 39% support.

Gary | 10.15.10 @ 7:15AM

Maybe Brian should take a look at the NRSC website
http://www.nrsc.org/ their link to http://delaware.nrsc.org/ doesn't work.

Do they really have a microsite for Christine.

Oh, and Brian, tell us how much money you spent on Christ and Murkowski.

Gary | 10.15.10 @ 7:24AM

Notice the difference between the site for Joe Miller and the site for Toomey at http://www.nrsc.org/

Not much support for Joe.

http://alaska.nrsc.org/
http://pennsylvania.nrsc.org/

jj murphy | 10.15.10 @ 8:07AM

Mr. Lord,

Please keep up the fight with the NRSC. I think you have struck a very sensitive nerve judging from the replies from Brian.

As others have mentioned, it is not only the way they are treating the O'Donnell campaign, but a host of other issues over the years that show they are truly part of the Ruling Class mindset. After the election I think the NRSC should have a change of leadership AND staff. (Maybe Brian should have his resume handy?)

OneMoreCarol| 10.15.10 @ 8:34AM

As long as Michael Steele is Chair of RNC, there will be a divide in the Republican Party . . . the true Conservatives will side with TEA Party Republicans and the rest will just be RINO Republicans [with a few Statists thrown in for bad measure].

The NRSC's influence over Conservative Republicans diminishes a little more each day and will eventually be worthless unless the RNC replaces Steele [and his porno watching hirees] with true Conservatives with the values of our Founding Fathers as expressed so clearly and unmistakably in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the USofA.

Siegfried X| 10.15.10 @ 8:49AM

According to a recent article, they are looking to replace Steele with establishment Republican Haley Barbour.

rrebell| 10.15.10 @ 9:17AM

In November the first stage of the beginning of the revolution will end. The clearing out of the rinos will continue. Beating the democrats makes no sense if they are replaced by rinos. They are the same only their pace is slower a bit. We will not go away in spite of their hopes.

Siegfried X| 10.15.10 @ 9:40AM

NRSC: "... Christine currently enjoys a far greater financial advantage over her Democrat opponent versus a number of other Republican candidates in races where the polls are much tighter.

On the subject of other races though, respectfully, you failed to answer my question -- in your view which Republican candidates specifically, should be stripped of the additional financial support they are currently receiving from the NRSC so that that money could be transferred to Delaware? Ken Buck? Joe Miller? Pat Toomey? Rand Paul? Sharron Angle?"

mryan| 10.15.10 @ 9:48AM

I'm amazed at how much time you're wasting on a pitiful candidate at the expense of others who are more qualified and don't embarrass the Republican Party and the Tea Party. I've been voting Republican since Jerry Ford. I am very conservative. I'm exited by the energy the Tea Party has injected in our politics. It's resulted in some very good candidates, e.g. Rubio, Miller, Buck, Paul, Angle, etc. They have run disciplined good campaigns. I've watched O'Donnell and I can only conclude that she's an idiot. The media is having a field day making her the poster child for all Tea Party candidates. It's truly depressing. Trying to label someone a Marxist in a debate over tax policy, as O'Donnell did, is simply moronic. No one buys that kind of attack anymore. If she thinks that will win votes, I want to know who is advising her because they should be fired. The NRSC is right to put money where it will help good, qualified candidates who are running credible canmpaigns and have a chance get elected. In federal races I have always voted Republican but, I would have a hard time voting for O'Donnell (although, if the choice was Coons I probably would hold my nose and vote for her) because she is simply a joke. I don't see why you are using your site to stir up an intraparty fight over such a poor candidate. The NRSC should put money where it will do some good, not on a loser like O'Donnell.

Tyler| 10.15.10 @ 10:23AM

Wait a second. No one is labeling Coons a Marxist- he labeled himself that. More importantly, his personal history confirms it. Not bringing this to light would be a major mistake. People may refuse to see the truth because they don't want to believe it, but it is the truth.

I don't think you really understand what we're up against here. Christine O'Donnell is not a poor candidate. She is merely the chosen target of the establishment because she is viewed as the most vulnerable of the new wave of country class conservative political candidates. They are trying to make her a figurehead of "Tea Party America" and then smash her down in order to dispirit and destroy us. If she was not running they would be targetting someone else and they would be seen as "crazy".

I don't know if she will win, though I very much hope that she does. Either way, the result won't make or break this movement. There are just too many people who have woken up to how our country is being ripped away. If O'Donnell goes down three more will step in behind her. The Republican establishment are dead men walking- they just don't know it yet.

DRed| 10.15.10 @ 1:24PM

"People may refuse to see the truth because they don't want to believe it, but it is the truth."

Case in point, Christ Coons didn't label himself a marxist, nor does his personal history indicate he is a marxist. But don't let that get in your way.

And don't worry about Ms. O'Donnell. She'll be finally holding down an actual job for the first time in years in a few weeks when Fox hires after.

DRed| 10.15.10 @ 1:24PM

"People may refuse to see the truth because they don't want to believe it, but it is the truth."

Case in point, Christ Coons didn't label himself a marxist, nor does his personal history indicate he is a marxist. But don't let that get in your way.

And don't worry about Ms. O'Donnell. She'll be finally holding down an actual job for the first time in years in a few weeks when Fox hires her

Tony| 10.15.10 @ 11:06AM

Anyone who see O'Donnell as a good candidate has got some slanted view. She is dishonest, snarky, and uninformed. Is that someone you want as a leader? Really?

Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 7:18PM

Tell that To The Jackass in The Oval Office, Asswipe .

bill capron | 10.15.10 @ 11:08AM

Okay, this is what’s going on; the Republican Party is first and foremost into protecting the Republican Party. They don’t believe in Conservatism, so it’s up to us to train them, or replace them. In previous years I’ve given $1,000 and more to the party at various levels, and maybe $500 to candidates. Now I give the party nothing, and will this month start a monthly donation of $100 for DeMint’s Conservatives Only Fund … and I’ve given over $1,000 to the conservative candidates directly. AND, I’m thinking we don’t really want the Republicans to win the Senate this year, because we would be rewarding bad behavior [or as my house cleaner explained her reason for not voting, she didn’t want to encourage them]; instead, let them stew one more election cycle and feel the pain of the TEA parties that at the party level hold the electoral edge. I can [happily] accept 40 solid conservatives to block the President’s court picks, etc, but 51 Republican votes and all I see is compromise and capitulate; the House will control the spending, because their conservatism is a lot less suspect.

mryan| 10.15.10 @ 11:11AM

Tyler, I do understand what your up against. O'Donnell is simply not the cure. In fact, she makes your movement look unserious and foolish when there are so many other candidates who do not. This isn't just the medias fault, O'Donnell has supplied them with plenty of ammunition to go to town on and predicibly they did so. Seriously, do you believe she would have won the primary if the voters had known half of what came out after the primary? The Tea Party folks in Delaware did a very poor job of vetting this candidate. If O'Donnell is the type of candidate folks in the Tea Party think are going to change the Republican establishment and Washington, then the movements is already dead because it will justifiably be seen as a fringe movement. Look, the Tea Party has already had some early successes and will have more come November and it will be good for the GOP and our country. Unfortunately, they stumbled when they picked O'Donnell. It's not worth wasting more time, money and breath on. Focus on the candidates who can win. O'Donnell can't and won't and probably doesn't deserve to.

Sean| 10.15.10 @ 11:38AM

Walsh never answered any of the specific questions. 43k in support. How much support has O'Donnell received versus Crist and Murkowski? I bet they got way more support before he decided to turn independent. We can pretty much tell they don't want O'Donnell to win at all or even come close.

aDEvoice| 10.15.10 @ 12:52PM

This Delaware voter cast a primary vote for Christine O'Donnell because of her stated fiscal conservative beliefs and commitment to vote in the U.S. Senate according to those beliefs. As to her past beliefs and statements, especially those that relate to social viewpoints, Christine is a work in progress. We all walk a certain path in living our lives from birth to death. What one of us hasn't said or done something awkward, silly or in overall poor judgement in our past that, in looking back, we would never endorse or agree with in our present life?

The comment has been made that one who sees her as a "good candidate has got some slanted view." Any one of us has a "slanted view," and we can't help it. Whatever comes into our brains comes through our filters of background experiences and beliefs--our perceptions of life. Our views always slant toward those perceptions. The viewpoints of posters here are definitely slanting in various directions.

Some posters here have variously described Christine as an "idiot," "dishonest, snarky and uninformed," and a "corrupt liar." These are strong views and strong accusations. My opinion is that Christine's personality and actions do not fit their perception of what a senatorial candidate should be like, whereas those of others (Tea Party, Republican?) currently running do. Taking a personal dislike to someone could very well lead one to make such charges.

As for me, I have been amazed that Christine has handled herself so well (in the face of a good deal of ill will) in explaining all accusations against her and also by her command of the issues of the day. She comes across to me as intelligent, honest, direct, forthright and someone who gives a what-for about the tax-paying people of DE. She literally glows with the vibrancy of life and light shines through her. Does this make her an unserious, unfit candidate? I don't think so. My gut feeling is that she is a quick learner and would grow into high office. In my slanted view, I think she would be very qualified for the job of U.S. Senator for the state of Delaware.

Chris Coons? Not so much. I didn't appreciate my property taxes increasing at alarming rates over the past several years at his command. Don't even mention his leading DE to the brink of bankruptcy. Ms. O'Donnell's "flub-ups" pale, to me, in comparison to what Mr. Coons has managed to inflict on Delaware taxpayers. In debate with Ms. O'Donnell he has come across--to me--as arrogant and untruthful (he's just a capitalist?--please).

To my lights, there is something that is so very strong about Christine O'Donnell. She has shown persistence and great courage in standing up for her beliefs in the face of an awesome amount of criticism and derision. Amazingly, some will deride her as dumb, ignorant, lazy, stupid--you name it--for doing what she's doing. But those of us in this game for a higher cause perhaps can more accurately measure the worth of a person like Christine O'Donnell and say, "ride on, lady, ride on!!" Even multiple losses tend eventually to result in victory.

Kyle| 10.15.10 @ 1:10PM

NEWS FLASH: O'Donnell down 11 in new Rasmussen Poll. So much for the 20 points down argument.

Bo| 10.15.10 @ 3:18PM

The Republicans of Delaware chose her as their candidate. If you're a Republican (or conservative) and you're not from Delaware, you should support the chosen candidate or at least not comment negatively about another state's selection. Just simply keep your thoughts on the matter you have no say in to yourself. If Rove, NSRC, Krauthammer, etc, would have initially done this, she may be in much better shape. We have enough on our plate without bad mouthing a state's Republican candidate.

Siegfried X| 10.15.10 @ 4:22PM

" you should support the chosen candidate or at least not comment negatively about another state's selection."

Does that mean we can't criticize RINOs?

Tea Bags for All!| 10.15.10 @ 4:22PM

Everyone else (not here) is having a laugh over the "veracity" and "integrity" of this article's author, Jeffrey Lord.

What happened to stating unequivocally that these are all just lies and smears against Sean Hannity and Christine O'Donnell in an article that was quietly and conveniently deleted?
http://spectator.org/blog/2010.....ack-untrue

Nice work trying to get rid of all the caches of this page from Google and Bing searches, but unfortunately, the cache itself is never deleted: http://webcache.googleusercont.....GW_enUS352

LOLZ@TEABAGGERS

Troll Hunter| 10.15.10 @ 4:39PM

Dude...have a cup of tea, and lie down until you stop foaming at the mouth.

Oh, and don't forget to take your medication.

Siegfried X| 10.15.10 @ 4:48PM

Reagan also had an 11th commandment:

"Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican."

Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 7:20PM

Siegfried X| 10.15.10 @ 10:27AM

So support everyone in the Tea Party, even if they are corrupt liars like O'Donnell? That's as bad as the Republican establishement saying that we need to support anyone called "Republican".

Siegfried X| 10.15.10 @ 7:34PM

Reagan's 11 commandment was for people in power, not citizens. We ALWAYS can speak. The comments of citizens don't swing elections, but those in power can.

Republican politicians (O'Donnell) and columnists (Jeffrey Lord) shouldn't be publicly trashing each other between the primaries and the general election. There needs to be a cease fire with the RINOs until November in order to beat the Democrats.

Jesse| 10.18.10 @ 11:57AM

Cease fire with the RINOs!? Screw that -- we need real conservatives running as Republicans! If they're not real Republicans what's the point!?!

In my state we have a guy running for Senate, supposedly as a Republican, who is pro-choice, he supports gay marriage, and he's said all kinds of good things about the bank bailout. And what happens? -- Jim Huffman is 22 points behind the democrat in the latest poll (http://tinyurl.com/2ulxzrn). He's being abandoned by the true base of the party.

I'm not gonna support a guy who's pretending to be a Republican just b/c he's got an (R) after his name!
--No RINOs

Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 9:26PM

Horseshit . The GOP Doesn't Own We ,Tea Party Rebels .

They Need Us More Than We Need Them .

Aaaand , O'Donnell And Jeffrey Lord weren't trashing each other . Get your thoughts together .

The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates

Screw The RINO-CINO GOP .

Brian| 10.16.10 @ 7:40PM

Dear NRSC:
Latest independent polling in OR has Wyden beating fake conservative law PROFESSOR Huffman by 22 points (see http://tinyurl.com/24zrnhe). That's what happens to pro-gay, pro-abortion, pro-illegal immigration, pro-bailout candidates -- like Huffman -- who pretend to be conservatives!
--AngriestDog

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