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Other than what’s been relayed to us by Jeff Lord about his exchange with NRSC spokesman Brian Walsh about Christine O’Donnell’s campaign, I don’t know where the truth lies. Seems like Walsh makes some valid points, but as we all know, activity and support go beyond just money.
On the other hand, Charles Krauthammer’s column this morning (his assessment of the overall campaign season, in which he doles out several “honors”) seems telling:
Luckiest guy on the planet. Chris Coons, Delaware. He draws the short straw to run against the anointed Republican establishment candidate Mike Castle, who had never lost a statewide election in 12 tries. Good soldier gamely plays sacrificial lamb — then, bingo: Castle stunningly loses the primary. Coons is now up by 18 points.
Unluckiest guy on the planet. Beau Biden (see Delaware, above), groomed for years to inherit his father’s seat. After Castle declared, however, the young Biden decided to forgo the race, citing important unfinished business as attorney general. He must now watch Coons walk off with the family jewel.
Most important socio-demographic trend. The rise of the conservative woman. Sarah Palin’s influence is the most obvious manifestation of the trend. But the bigger story is the coming of age of a whole generation of smart, aggressive Republican women, from the staunchly conservative Nikki Haley (now leading the South Carolina governor’s race) and the stauncher-still Sharron Angle (neck-and-neck with Harry Reid in Nevada) to the more moderate California variety, where both Carly Fiorina (for Senate) and Meg Whitman (for governor) are within striking distance in a state highly blue and deeply green. And they are not only a force in themselves; they represent an immense constituency that establishment feminism forgot — or disdained.
So Krauthammer discusses two of the biggest stories of the campaign season where O’Donnell is at the core of both, and he can’t even mention her name?
Can this be anything other than Beltway Republican establishment resentment?
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ggoblue| 10.15.10 @ 9:11AM
i clearly remember him being in favor of $4 per gallon gasoline....what could be more elitist and out of touch with middle america than that?
limousine republican all the way
17 days until the tsunami!!!
Eric Cartman| 10.15.10 @ 10:14AM
Some people are too smart for their own good.
Franklin| 10.15.10 @ 10:21AM
I like and respect Charles. He does have one downfall - he's human.
Becky| 10.15.10 @ 11:39AM
yes, and he's been wrong before. He and George Will both can be snobby at times, but overall, still valuable thinkers.
Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 10:24AM
We Tea Party Rebels Don't Allow That NeoCon Punk To Define Our Tea Party or Our Candidate .
Get Bent ChairBoy .
LarryK| 10.15.10 @ 11:36AM
Classy.
And you can leave out the CL.
Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 7:22PM
Asswipe .
And you can leave in The A .
ml| 10.15.10 @ 10:53AM
Just a few 'Tea Party" candidates will win in November.
heir2freedom | 10.15.10 @ 11:22AM
Krauthammer is a robotic pragmatist. He dismisses the emotional fervor Americans have for their Constitutional freedoms in favor of "statistics".
Castle was a cinch to win the primary, just as Coons is for the general. Word to the wise: Don't count your chicken eggs before they've come home to roost.
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Tim*| 10.15.10 @ 11:26AM
Oh Really !
Watch and learn , Sport .
NVA Patriot| 10.15.10 @ 12:33PM
Two older men have reached the age, this political season, where their self-importnce outstripped their prudence - Harry Reid & Charles Krauthammer. The difference - Harry Reid affects your life and will be retired. Charles doesn't impact your life and won't retire. He will become a parody of establishment Republican through the 2016 cycle - which is how long it will take to cleanse Washington.
John2| 10.15.10 @ 1:43PM
Well stated. For years Krauthammer had a knack for seeing things from different angles; provocative but reasonable.
Not so these days. He has misfired more over the past year than the previous 10 or 20.
p-squared| 10.15.10 @ 12:56PM
Charles seems to be taking O'Donnell's victory personally, as if he has some personal ties to Castle beyond commentator/ politician (and I don't mean they're gay). From where I sit, it seems like there is some "Woe is me" hand-wringing by O'D going on. She certainly isn't helping herself with the "I'm you" ads and not doing her homework on basic softball questions like Supreme Court decisions. She supposed to be some anti-GOP establishment Tea Party darling, but she's complaining about not getting establishment GOP help. Screw 'em, they are the same folks that said you had no chance, so go do the deed and prove them wrong!
J Kelley| 10.15.10 @ 2:07PM
O'Donnell won the primary, so Republicans are susposed to back the winner. It is really that simple. It would appear we need to weed out the Old Guard. In the past we have elections so the people could pick who they wanted to hold office. This is why I say "down with all RINO's and Blue Dog Democrats.
dad29 | 10.15.10 @ 4:16PM
Newsflash, Charles:
Christine picked up TEN POINTS on the spread after the debate.
serfer62| 10.15.10 @ 5:52PM
All you have to do is remember The Hammer is part of the Ruling Elite
Patriot| 10.15.10 @ 8:01PM
I'll never trust Krauthammer; he supports a ban on all guns and abortion on demand.
He's a RINO form hell IMO.
Bo| 10.16.10 @ 10:35AM
O'Donnell is going to get her clock cleaned because she's a daft fool. It doesn't take a genius to see that. If you think somebody pointing that out is automatically a RINO, you're a daft fool, too.
Patriot| 10.16.10 @ 2:22PM
Anyone who supports the abolishment of the 2nd Amendment is a daft fool, commie libtard.
Crawl back under your rock.
No Complacency| 10.23.10 @ 6:53PM
we conservatives ought not to count our chickens before they hatch, either.
conservative candidates can poll terrifically well, but if not enough citizens mosey on down to actually vote...
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