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The Spectacle Blog
A brand new post-debate Rasmussen poll has Christine O’Donnell trailing Democrat Chris Coons by only 11-points, 51%-40%, picking up eight from the pre-debate Monmouth University poll that had her trailing by 19 points, 57%-38%.
The Rasmussen poll is a startling development in a race that has taken an unusual twist in the last 48 hours. It puts Coons perilously close to sinking under the 50% margin. O’Donnell won 150,000 votes in a 2008 Senate bid against then-Senator Joe Biden when Biden was also running for vice president, which in today’s climate could be enough to win.
Appearing on Sean Hannity’s radio show yesterday, O’Donnell reacted to Hannity’s questions about the position of the GOP establishment towards her candidacy. Without missing a beat O’Donnell slammed the National Republican Senatorial Committee for deliberately undermining her campaign during the primary — and once victory was in hand balking on the needed resources on the grounds that everywhere else was more important.
This attack drew the usual Inside the Beltway gasps. What observers missed is that something else is happening as a result of the O’Donnell-NSRC problems.
Whatever O’Donnell thinks of the NRSC, this entire election has become one very big D-Day style invasion by average Americans of every last Establishment or Ruling Class redoubt in the country that’s accessible by ballot box.
And O’Donnell’s attack on the NRSC — initially seen as standard-issue Insider politics that no one cares about beyond the Beltway — has come to symbolize O’Donnell’s, and voters’, disdain for The Ruling Class. In essence, what is ordinarily a deeply obscure Insider’s Washington institution — the NRSC — has become only the latest punching bag on the receiving end of candidates furious blows against this or that Establishment institution.
This approach is clearly reflected in O’Donnell’s startling gain in the Rasmussen poll since her debate this week. The practical matter is that she — as with Sharron Angle in Nevada or Joe Miller in Alaska and others — has understood from the get-go that conservatism is mixing well in this campaign with a visceral dislike of the arrogance that many perceive as seeping from the pores of any Establishment institution. No one would ever think of the NRSC as a “liberal” institution — but “Establishment” — sure. As are all party committees on both sides of the partisan divide. And thus in a peculiarly unwitting fashion perhaps the greatest in-kind contribution the NRSC can make to O’Donnell has already been made: donating itself as a target.
And so O’Donnell gains, her deeply Establishment opponent now perilously close to dropping below the 50% mark.
With three weeks to go, only a crazy person would think the Delaware race is over.
Maybe Christine O’Donnell is bewitching Delaware after all.
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Franklin| 10.15.10 @ 5:15PM
Jeffrey,
Please be sure to contact Mr. Walsh with this information. I quote from his second response to you: "...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."
He better "be there" now. I want to hear that he is sending her money and better yet, go on the warpath WITH her!
Mimi| 10.18.10 @ 10:21AM
The race in Delaware, Illinois, and New York should be a priority for the NSRC. If elected they will be in the LAME DUCK SESSION of the U.S. SENATE... right after the election!!! Think ...people...Your Utility Bills , more bringing down of the ECONOMY, and God only knows what...Pelosi, Ried, and OBAMA will do to this country as thier POWER goes out the DOOR!!!!
Sheila| 10.15.10 @ 5:19PM
While I would like to see O'Donnell win, the idiots of Delaware voted to send Biden to Congress year after year after year; you get the government you deserve and they deserve Coons. Decline and fall.
Kyle | 10.15.10 @ 5:48PM
You go right ahead and continue to think that the past = the future. When it comes to taking back a country, the status quo is usually the first to go.
WL| 10.15.10 @ 5:54PM
As much as I hate it...Sheila's right...some states just seem to be ate up with a desire for MISERY...You would think that the people in these perpetually liberal states....would figure it out....all of them are MISERABLE. Down here in Louisiana...we (NOT ME, but the Majority)....used to take such pride in being SUTHUrN Dem-O-CRATS...but the idiots in my state are NOT IDIOTS ANYMORE...and we are doing JUST FINE...New Orleans still like the good ol victim card...BUT, the rest of us are quite happy with GINDAL...Vitter is good too...LANDRIEU IS GONE in 2012....
BUT YOU ARE RIGHT...LIKE RUSH SAYS..."YOU ELECT EM, YOU DESERVE EM"
DRed| 10.15.10 @ 5:50PM
Rassmussen Poll on Sept 27, 2010
Chris Coons (D) - 49%
Christine O'Donnell (R) - 40%
Mike Castle (write-in) - 5%
I think the only one bewitched is Mr. Lord.
ConfusedByThisMath| 10.15.10 @ 6:15PM
So even though the headline reads "O'Donnell GAINS", she has slipped further BEHIND since the previous Rassmussen Poll. The math of politics confuses me!
Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 7:02PM
RINO-CINO Castle was still considering a Write In on September 27 th , PropagandaBoy . 5% prefer some other candidate in the race, and four percent 4% are undecided.
Do Your Homework .
We Tea Party Rebels support Christine O'Donnell .
We Remember on November 2nd .
JASmius | 10.15.10 @ 6:26PM
Christine O'Donnell debuted in the general campaign against Chris "Lenin" Coons trailing by eleven points. Since then she fell behind by as much as twenty one points. Now she's back to trailing by eleven again. In short, she's gained nothing since she won the GOP primary.
Now let's see if she can actually GAIN ground like Linda McMahon has a couple hundred miles up the Eastern seaboard. That's what she's got to do if she seriously expects the NRSC to cough up for her.
(Of course, if she'd waxed Coons in their debate like McMahon powerbombed Blumie and Meg Whitman slapped around Moonbeam and Sharron Angle humiliated Dirty Harry over the past week, maybe - just maybe - she wouldn't need the NRSC's help).
CalMark| 10.15.10 @ 7:13PM
Of course, the polls--ALL her fault. It's not like traitors on "her own side" were dumping on her, undermining her the moment she won...oh, wait...
As soon as she won her primary, the NRSC announced very publicly they wouldn't support her, no way, no how. Then RELUCTANTLY walked it back the next day. I'm sure THAT did no damage.
Oh, and the Republican Establishment types--Karl Rove, call your office--who SHOULD be on her side, DUMPING on her endlessly. I'm sure that didn't do any damage, either.
It's hard to get ahead, let alone to win, when people who are supposed to be on your side are selling you out.
Bo| 10.16.10 @ 9:47AM
They were dumping on her because she's a crappy candidate.
Tim*| 10.16.10 @ 11:05AM
Obviously , a RINO-CINO CastleBoy or A Coon Taxer .
Bo| 10.17.10 @ 11:55AM
No. I'm a conservative with a fully functioning brain.
Patriot| 10.17.10 @ 4:39PM
O'Donnell's our nominee, and she won fair and square--so shut up already you whiny loser.
Mike| 10.15.10 @ 6:49PM
Come on Delaware....WAKE UP!!!
You have a potential SUPERSTAR with Christine O'Donnell. Talk about putting Delaware back on the map!!! She is exciting and has a fine grasp of the issues. She could be the next "Scott Brown". Take a chance with Christine, Delaware. Put an end to the Obama bailouts and ballooning deficits once and for all!!! GO CHRISTINE!!!
joe from Lowell| 10.16.10 @ 11:46AM
Dear Republicans,
Please listen to this guy.
love,
The Democrats
PS - Sarah Palin is a shoo-in if she gets the nomination.
PPS - Please don't throw me in the briar patch!
Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 7:11PM
Christine O’Donnell, Delaware’s Republican Senate candidate, surprised her Democratic opponent, Chris Coons, by raising more than twice as much money in the three months ending Sept. 30, according to the campaigns.
O’Donnell also has twice as much money in the bank for the final stretch of the campaign.
O’Donnell’s campaign and Federal Election Commission records show that the Republican raised $3.9 million in July, August and September; Coons reported raising $1.5 million.
She also ended the quarter with a bigger bank balance — $2.6 million – compared with Coons’s $1.3 million, fund-raising reports show. O’Donnell was the upset winner of a Republican primary in August, beating Republican Rep. Michael Castle, who was considered a shoo-in for the Senate seat formerly held by Vice President Joe Biden.
We Tea Party Rebels Are Supporting Christine O'Donnell .
We Remember on November 2nd.
around the track| 10.15.10 @ 7:25PM
Look, she's not going to win, but that is no reason not to get behind her and to abandon the NRSC. Our contributions--small as they may be---should target the anti-establishment conservatives. A cleansing does not result in immediate success. This will take time,but it will give us a Republican party without the arrogant RINOs and their "conservative" buddies.
CHRISTINE 2010!!| 10.15.10 @ 7:35PM
Man up!! With whiny losers like you we'll never take our country back. The once bearded Marxist Coons is on the wrong side of history this year. Everyone is sick and tired of tax and spend liberals. Go get him, Christine!!
O'Donnell can win this election.
Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 9:05PM
Look around the track and there's a whole bunch of horse shit .
IAD| 10.15.10 @ 7:53PM
Mr. Lord,
There are so many things wrong with this post I don't know where to begin. There is nothing startling about this Rasmussen Reports poll. Rasmussen Reports ("RR") polling has consistently given Mr. Coons a roughly 10% lead over Christine O'Donnell.
8/5 RR poll; Coons 46%-36%
9/15 RR poll; Coons 53%-42%
9/27 RR poll; Coons 49%-40% (when Castle was considering write in bid)
10/14 RR poll; Coons 51%-40%
To summarize, Christine O'Donnell's polling numbers have not improved at all in RR polling. Her debate performance and recent ad buys appear to have had zero impact on the state of the race.
IAD| 10.15.10 @ 8:20PM
I mean seriously Jeff, attempting to argue that O'Donnell has momentum by comparing the results of two different polls taken by two different firms with two different methodologies is incredibly lazy and intellectually dishonest (especially when two minutes of research would have told you that Rasmussen Reports has always been something of an outlier in this race in that Coons has consistently held only a 10% or so lead over the course of 4 RR polls). Now if Monmouth or Survey USA or Fox (all pollsters who have the race in the 15-20% range) come back in the next few days with a poll showing that the race has dropped to a 10% gap, we might be looking at some real momentum for O'Donnell. But until then, it would be nice if you could avoid the dishonest spinning...
Troll Hunter| 10.15.10 @ 8:36PM
I mean, seriously IAD, attempting to argue that O'Donnell has nothing going for her by comparing the results of the poll quoted by trolls (she's 20% down and SHE CAN'T WIN!!!) and one taken right after the debate...just shows you're either a) a defeatist; b) a RINO-CINO; c) a troll.
IAD| 10.15.10 @ 8:49PM
Or option d) an intelligent, rational person.
What I'm doing TH is comparing 4 polls taken by the same firm, presumably applying the same methodology each time. When you do that you see there's been virtually no movement in Ms. O'Donnell's numbers. As I noted above, Rasmussen Reports has been an outlier all race long. While all other polling outfits have consistently had this race as a 15-20% lead for Chris Coons over the past month, RR has consistently had it at only 10% or so. Now that certainly can lead to a discussion about which polling outfit is doing a better job of capturing voter sentiment in Delaware. Might RR be using a better methodology than the other pollsters? Who knows. However even if RR is doing a better job than the others, you still can't use their polling to make the argument that Christine has momentum because she's consistently been down by 10% or so in 4 RR polls taken over the past two months.
I hope that this explanation was easy enough for you to understand, TH, but I fear it probably wasn't...
Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 9:14PM
Duuuhhhhhh !
IAD Whole Thing says ," As I noted above, Rasmussen Reports has been an outlier all race long".
Rasmussen ranked 1st in accuracy of 23 Public Polling Firms in The Fordham University Study in The 2008 Presidential Election .
Do your Homework .
The Tea Party Rtebellin Escalates .
We Remember on November 2nd.
DRed| 10.15.10 @ 9:20PM
So, then it's accurate to say that Ms. O'Donnell is doing worse, seeing as Mr. Coons extended his lead over her by 2 points according latest Rasmussen poll.
The tea party is going to do really well in November. They did well getting Ms. O'Donnell this far. But you can't win em all, Timmy. And ignoring facts makes you seem irrational.
Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 9:41PM
Yeah , that's the same crap they were tellin' We Tea Party Rebels about RINO-CINO Mike Castle before We handed him his Ass .
We're droppin' Moneybombs for Chriastine O'Donnell and Coons is way behind on Campaign Funds to buy Media Runs with weeks to go .
Talk to Us on November 2nd PropagandaBoy .
DRed| 10.15.10 @ 9:47PM
I was just pointing out the facts, my friend. Propaganda is, for example, saying "her deeply Establishment opponent now perilously close to dropping below the 50% mark" when a canditate's poll number increase from 49-51%.
Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 10:25PM
So am I , Sport .
Aaaand , ya ain't my friend , Reddy.
We Got The Money The Energy & The Time to Hand Coons His Ass , as We Handed RINO-CINO Castle and His Flunkies Their Asses.
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates .
We Can See November From Our Houses .
IAD| 10.15.10 @ 9:27PM
Are you really that dense, Tim*? As I said in my post RR has been an outlier in Delaware but I also said that they may actually be right. The problem is, even if they are right, their polling does not support the argument made by Lord that Christine has momentum (as she's been consistently 9-11% down in their polling). But if you can't understand this simple point, you're beyond help...
TheVoiceOfSanity| 10.16.10 @ 4:03AM
It's amazing that they can't understand this. Rush Limbaugh was the same way today. This Christine Madness is making real dolts of some formerly sensible people.
Jeffery Lords headline for this piece is patently misleading when it claims Rasmussen "says" she gains eight.
Here's the actual lead from the Rasmussen site:
"Coons Still Posts Double-Digit Lead Over O'Donnell"
Jeremiah| 10.16.10 @ 5:26AM
You pathetic libtards have fallen so far so very fast! Look at you begging for every little crumb you can find. LOL! 22 months and you're groveling for every little optimistic bit of a poll you can find.
How the mighty have fallen. It couldn't have have happened to a nicer bunch of fascist liberal losers.
Obama sure has been "The change you dumbtards can believe in!"
Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 9:33PM
Then you're hyper-Dense IAD Whole Thing .
IAD said ,"Might RR be using a better methodology than the other pollsters? Who knows. "
Asked & Answered .
HostileLogic| 10.15.10 @ 9:50PM
I still can't get over seething at Karl Rove over his petty screed against O'Donnell on Fox News.
Damn! I love this Tea Party movement!
Seitz| 10.15.10 @ 11:58PM
Good lord. Only a total idiot would compare the results in one poll to the results in another. And only a total effing MORON would compare the results in a Rasmussen poll to any legitimate poll. But this is Lord we're talking about, so we aren't dealing with your garden variety moron. We're dealing with an exceptionally ignorant moron.
Jeremiah| 10.16.10 @ 5:31AM
Rasmussen is one of the most accurate polls out there, lamebrain. Even a dumbass like you should know that.
PCC| 10.16.10 @ 12:27AM
If Castle had won the primary, the GOP would be one seat closer to a republican senate, instead of one seat further away.
Nick| 10.16.10 @ 12:40AM
PCC,
It doesn't matter, as far as the fate of the Republic is concerned, if there is a Republican senate.
It only matters if there is a CONSERVATIVELY run senate.
Bo| 10.16.10 @ 9:50AM
Duh.... urp... Coons in the Senate make Senate more conservative than Castle in Senate.... duhhh... Tee Parpy!
Nick| 10.16.10 @ 1:44PM
Bo,
Actually, it does.
Since this was the seat held by O'Biden, if Commie Coons wins, it is a net loss of zero, if you are just counting D's and R's. If you count the almost 40 years of entrenched power O'Biden had in the senate, it is a loss for the liberals. And, thus, a plus for consevatives.
If stinking liberal Castle had won the primary and then the general election, he would have been another S-P-E-C-T-E-R. Or, Jumpin' Jim Jeffords. Or, Linc Chaffee. Plus, Castle would've brought 20+ years of liberal entrenched power in Congress.
Thanks to Miss O'Donnell's win, Castle is also out of the House of Representatives! This makes the House more conservative.
Jeremiah-The REAL Real One| 10.16.10 @ 2:18PM
Don't mind Bo, Nick, his trailer trash momma dropped him one too many times on his teeny, tiny noggin. Poor thing.
Bo| 10.17.10 @ 11:59AM
If my mom dropped me on my head maybe I'd be dumb enough to follow your bozo's logic.
Nick| 10.17.10 @ 2:47PM
Bo,
What a well reasoned, and thoughtful, rebuttal of my arguments.
Your family must be very proud.
Patriot| 10.17.10 @ 4:42PM
They are--Bo fits right in with the crude assortment of freaks, fools and nuts who comprise his trailer trash family.
TheVoiceOfSanity| 10.16.10 @ 3:59AM
Good grief, yet more nonsense from Jeffery Lord?
Rasmussen says nothing of the sort. O'Donnell hasn't gained anything in Rasmussen polls. You can't compare two different pollsters with each other like that. CoD has always done a little better in Rasmussen than in the other polls.
If she suddenly makes a big gain in successive polls by the same organization, then you have something.
I know this Delaware race is the only thing that matters to the Jeffrey Lord battalion, but posts like the above only make you sound even more like nincompoops. Or maybe you've just been hexed by Miss Witch.
Jeremiah - The Real One| 10.16.10 @ 10:25AM
Look, I totally admire the tea parties. I completely support the overthrow of the ruling class. But I have run a few regional campaigns...and one of my rules always was...give me good information. Mindless doom and gloom does me no good, nor does pollyanna pabulum.
I desperately hope O'Donnell wins. I told several old friends last week that, in the end, I think she will because it is a way for people to voice their contempt for the entire ruling class. Her victory would, more than any other single race, innoculate Jim DeMint from the blowback the NRSC and the Senate GOP Caucus have planned for him. Shoot, her victory might be enough to push the timid GOP establishment to actually do something rather than, like Scottish Lords, just going to the king to negotiate their own terms of surrender while explaining to all us tea partiers that nothing can be done while expanding their own lands and titles.
So I was terribly excited when I read the headline to this article. But when I read the body, my heart sank. You can prove just about anything using different polls with competing methodologies. When comparing apples to apples, IAD and TheVoice of Sanity have done us a favor puncturing this pollyanna picture. There is clearly a lot of wood yet to be chopped in Delaware. Best to quit celebrating and get back to chopping.
Jeremiah-The REAL Real One| 10.16.10 @ 2:15PM
You mean: Concern Troll--The Real One. Doofus.
TheVoiceOfSanity| 10.16.10 @ 4:14AM
Actual Rasmussen headline on this poll, taken from his website:
"Coons Still Posts Double-Digit Lead Over O'Donnell"
Jeffrey Lord's headline is so misleading it's ridiculous. I know that, astoundingly, this is the only race he cares about, but he's making himself look like an utter moron.
Maybe the Rasmussen poll is more accurate, but it hasn't shown a jump at all for her. She's been completely static in the Rasmussen for weeks.
This reflects either dishonesty on Lord's part or an amazingly weak grasp of logic.
I originally subscribed to AS nearly twenty-five years ago, but this blog has gotten pathetic. NRO, the Weekly Standard and Commentary all are vastly superior, but I'm sure they are seen as neocon outposts. This place seems headed to Joe Sobran-Pat Buchanan la-la land.
Jeremiah| 10.16.10 @ 5:28AM
If you don't like AmSpec why do you post here?
You can go now--no one will miss you. Promise.
Tim*| 10.16.10 @ 6:57AM
Actually, VoiceOfAss you're Pathetic.
Ya got an obsessional hang up with another Conservative Tea Party Woman daring to challenge The RINO-CINO Eunuchs of The GOP And The Socialist Fops of The Jackassian Party .
Kiss Off Sweetie Pie .
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates.
Rise Up In Rebellion !
Tim*| 10.16.10 @ 7:32AM
Apparently , Divinity Student Coons got himself a Problem with Catholics .
Coons raised questions about whether Ms. O’Donnell’s faith would drive her positions on social issues like abortion, prayer and evolution.
O’Donnell said, “I would argue there are more people who support my Catholic faith than his Marxist belief.”
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates .
Rise Up In Rebellion !
Siegfried X| 10.16.10 @ 8:53AM
Christine O'Donnell outraises Chris Coons more than 2-to-1 [politico.com]
Delaware Republican Christine O’Donnell raised a substantial $3.8 million during the last three months, more than twice what her Democratic opponent raised...
her candidacy is certainly well-funded: She reported $2.6 million in the bank as of Sept. 30...
Bo| 10.16.10 @ 9:53AM
Just think how much that $3.8 million could help candidates who aren't flakey losers like O'Donnell. What a waste of money.
Tim*| 10.16.10 @ 11:42AM
“National Republicans are not going to invest real money in this race and her primary opponent, Rep. Mike Castle, is refusing to endorse her,” DeMint wrote to supporters of his political action committee, the Senate Conservatives Fund. “The dirty little secret in Washington is that the establishment is quietly rooting for Christine to lose so they can continue to peddle their discredited line that conservatives cannot win.”
This is why We Tea Party Rebels are dropping Our Moneybombs for Christine O'Donnell .
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates .
Rise Up In Rebellion !
Tim*| 10.16.10 @ 10:47AM
Gee , that's what all The Loser Castle RINO-CINO AgendaBoys say .
joe from Lowell| 10.16.10 @ 11:48AM
Did you just look at two different polls from two different organizations using two different methodologies and report that the difference in their results is evidence of a trend?
That's a dumb as insisting that someone couldn't have been lynched if he was beaten to death in public instead of hung.
Jeremiah-The REAL Real One| 10.16.10 @ 2:13PM
That's "hanged" stupid troll--and I'm sure you're poorly "hung." LOL
Tim*| 10.17.10 @ 10:51AM
Interestingly, the same attempted Nationalized Mainstream Media Marginalizing of Sarah Palin & We Tea Party Rebels is now going on once again with Christine O'Donnell & We Tea Party Rebels.
Apparently , The Ruling Class Elitists do not want We ,The Great Unwashed to take away their Rice Bowl .
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates .
Rise Up In Rebellion .
John22| 10.17.10 @ 4:36PM
I truly believe Miss O'Donnell will win Delaware by a good margin. I am aghast at how the secular media paints people like her. THESE PEOPLE (O'Donnell and Palin) ARE MORE LIKE YOU AND ME than all those Ivy League pretenders! Let us support the party of REAL people like you and me, broken and imperfect. More power to the Tea Party movement!
John22| 10.17.10 @ 4:40PM
Oh I forgot my very unscientific but very valid theory as to why these polls are wrong: I am an independent voter, quiet and sedate, working class person who will defy death, if need be, to vote this Novermber 2. I got a phonecall from a pollster. I turned it down. I am sure there are millions of us in the entire United States, including the great state of Delaware!
Patriot| 10.17.10 @ 4:44PM
God bless you, John22--from your lips to God's ears.
GO CHRISTINE!!
albert constantine jr.| 10.18.10 @ 8:50AM
Actually in Delaware, there is less than a million of anyone, and unfortunately, reliable conservative voters are far from a majority or plurality. In 2008, against Biden, Ms. O'Donnell tied Biden in percentage points in Sussex County (the southernmost and most conservative of Delaware's three counties, with about 25% of the population). She performed well in Kent (the middle county and also somewhat conservative, with roughly another 25% ), and lost decisively in New Castle County (largely urban/suburban and liberal with around half of the population). In the 091410 primary, she defeated Castle in Kent and Sussex counties, but not in New Castle County. Coons is the New Castle County executive; those of us in the county who bear the financial burden of his broken promise to not raise property and sewer taxes should be ready to rise up and hand him his defeat based on this alone. While the battle is an uphill one with heavily entrenched labor and other special interest support behind Coons, heightened attention to this demographic of over taxed property owners, combined with more connection by Ms. O'Donnell with upstate voters could prove decisive.
Thom| 10.17.10 @ 6:30PM
Having observed American politics going on 4 decades now I’m a realist. In a state that gave Joe Bite-Me-Dumbass Biden a Senate Seat for nearly 4 decades by wide margins would have to do more than change a few spots to become something close to being aligned to what Christine’s beliefs are. Given that she has more money than her opponent and is self financing despite snubs from the upper crust Republican establishment I’m not sure the Republican establishment really has much to offer there.
In a state where your choice would have been a liberal Democrat masquerading as a Republican and true blue Democrat Marist the actual choice would have been between the Prince of Darkness and Satan. You would hardly notice the difference between the two possibilities.
For Christine to win she has to convince a lot of people who have already indicated they will vote for Satan and Delaware is not Massachusetts. Having donated to her campaign twice now I certainly hope she can pull this off but the people of Delaware have demonstrated their love of Marx time and time again over the decades. If Christine is the best Conservatives can do and Liberal Democrat Mike Castle is the best the Republican Party can do then I think that speaks to the problem in Delaware as well as anything.
The outcome of the Nov 2th election will be but a skirmish like Concord and Lexington bridges and there will be a lot more bridges to cross before anything of substance changes if ever. People concerned about the loss of our founding principles need to be prepared for a very long struggle with losses. Delaware like California has a lot invested in Marx and isn’t likely to change its spots over one or even two election cycles. You need to be prepared for both the good and the bad the morning of Nov. 3rd. It is just the beginning of a serious struggle for the heart and soul of principles this Nation was founded on. Just the beginning.
Tim*| 10.17.10 @ 6:58PM
So far, Christine O''Donnell has knocked off The Only United States Delaware Representative ,who held that office for 9 Terms , who was Delaware's Lt.Governor , and Delaware's Two Term Governor .
For the uninformed, We Tea Party Rebels Play 4 Quarters, and with 17 days to hammer out another Delaware upset ,We intend to BEAT The Delaware Taxer Coons on November 2nd .
Lead ,Follow or Get The Hell Out of Our Way .
The Tea Party Rebellion Escalates .
Rise Up In Rebellion !
Beboper| 10.17.10 @ 7:48PM
The O'Donnell opposition, with their purile ad hominems, has made much of the ridiculous 'witch' charge.
We might, in fact, wish it were so: it may very well require witchcraft to battle the Vampire Liberals that have been systematically sucking the life out of this country and all its producers.
Maybe they do indeed fear her - on both sides of the isle.
Huladeb| 10.17.10 @ 10:01PM
If Christine O'Donnell loses, we will never know if she could have won had she had the full support of NRSC and establishment republicans from the evening of the primary win to election day.
If O'Donnell wins, we will know that she did it in spite of the national republican establishment.
In any event, they have hurt their fundraising efforts for 2010, and perhaps for 2012 as well. I am loving the Conservative PACs.
TeaPartyPatriot4ever| 10.18.10 @ 4:53AM
This is EXACTLY what we, the American People / the American Patriotic Tea Party Folks, Independents, Conservatives, Republicans, Reagan Democrats, Libertarians, in every City, Town, State, Farm, Suburb, and street corner on Main Street, are all fighting against, and not just against Obama, and his Liberal Socialist Marxists Facist Democrats, but the Arrogant Liberal style Republican Ruling Class Party Establishment Elites, together, have all but ruined this great Nation called America, just so they can keep their precious power and control apparatus, and their precious seats of power, for life.
Well that BS is coming to an end, as they, all of them on both sides of the aisle, have awakened the sleeping giant, called the American People, who are the Real Power in this country.
That's exactly what Christine O'Donnell is fighting against, and fighting for, the American People, , for the return of our Govt. back to the People, for Strict Non-Waivering Adherence to the U.S. Constitution, and the return to Fiscal and Financial Sanity, and Economic Prosperity.
Mimi| 10.18.10 @ 10:47AM
What a great POST!...You have captured the MOOD of the TIMES! Everything in a NUT-SHELL! We have two weeks to go... and for us PATRIOTS it's been quite a ride....This (First Battle) were hanging on...So keep on HANGING ON AMERICA , JUST HANG-ON...as per Sarah Palin!!!!!
Paul Oxenreider| 10.18.10 @ 8:17AM
Christine O'Donnell has the conservative principles that we desparately need in the Senate, for the entire country. Her qualifications are her understanding of personal freedoms and limited government power - period. She is exactly what we all need to promote liberty rather than tyranny.
Mad Hatter| 10.18.10 @ 9:50AM
A Repub bubbles in a cohort's spa,
"Cash for O'Donnell?" he snorts. "Ha!
You know what's best?
I'll make a clean breast!
If support she wants, a sports bra!"
Mimi| 10.18.10 @ 10:54AM
O'Donnell will win! She is doing hand to heart campaigning right along...if the 2 counties that she is strong...come out in droves, and they will, These folks will be part of the main-stream that will take part in saving the NATION.