Christine O’Donnell wins GOP primary in DE

[Maggie]

I don’t get the joke, SB. If someone could explain it to me – that would be great. But making light of the “issue” and couching it in terms of youthful indiscretion is the right way to deal with the statement. My gut tells me there is more where this came from…but it is what it is.

I guess I don't get her humor (or if it was humor at all). I can only assume she is implying that Rove is involved in witchcraft.

Bottomline is character matters and although the Tea Party has produced some very good candidates, but they have also failed on some. At this point based on what I know of her, I wouldn't vote for her.

I am glad it is not just me. I have no idea what O’Donnell was talking about. And I think much of the criticism of Rove has been unfair.

This time, as I wrote, I would vote for O’Donnell in the general election (in this race, I would have voted for Castle in the primary…reluctantly, very reluctantly). It is too important of an election and every vote in the Senate counts. At least O’Donnell will be a reliable vote against the administration’s policies whereas Coons will rubber stamp anything the administration proposes.

And as you probably know, I think you are right about the teaparty – while their impact has had an overwhelmingly positive influence they probably overreached in DE. I certainly wish the DE teaparty had found a better candidate; however, Rubios, Millers and Browns, etc don’t grow on trees.

As an aside, who knows maybe O’Donnell will turn out alright. She is relatively well spoken and seems to handle the media well. One thing I have learned during this election season is that if everyday individuals are encouraged to run (which is a good thing) they are not going to fit the typical politician mold (which is a mostly good thing) – so I am learning not to hold them to as high of a “standard” as I might otherwise.

A second and third aside: (1) Perhaps O’Donnell can make it close and force the DNC to expend money in DE as opposed to other states – other than a win it is the best case scenario; and (2) I don’t think the attempt to demonize O’Donnell or tie the teaparty (in a negative way) to the GOP will have much influence nationally - the Democrats are seriously misreading the electorate.

This 2010 election is fascinating – unlike anything I have ever seen.

[RoyalShock]

I don’t get the joke, SB. If someone could explain it to me – that would be great.

My take on it is that witchcraft = evil, Karl Rove = evil. Evil supports evil.

[Maggie]

That is about as good of an explanation as I can imagine.

[ISASO]

Why is it that the self-professed party of tolerance, acceptance and open-mindedness conduct the most vicious, relentless personal attacks on people they don't like (aka fear)?? Are people missing out on this ultimate irony?

[1979Shocker]

New Christine O'Donnell campaign slogan: "Yes Wiccan."

[Maggie]

New Christine O'Donnell campaign slogan: "Yes Wiccan."

:) Okay - that was sort of funny.

[rZ]

If she were a democrat and revealed that she had “dabbled” in witchcraft in her youth, the left would hold her up as a shining example of how those who are a part of the oppressed minority can overcome religious bigotry and dogma to become an example worthy of the respect and admiration of all of our children. She would then be appointed as our new "religion czar" tasked with overseeing the government takeover of God.

[1979Shocker]

O'Donnell nonprofit failed to file required tax forms

By BEN EVANS
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON —

A nonprofit evangelical group founded and run by Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell of Delaware is at risk of losing its tax-exempt status for failing to file required federal tax forms.

IRS documents reviewed by The Associated Press show the group — Savior's Alliance for Lifting the Truth — is on a list of organizations threatened with revocation of its nonprofit status on Oct. 15 because it has not filed returns for three consecutive years.

The IRS is offering the delinquent groups a one-time reprieve if they get their filings in by the deadline.

[ISASO]

So, that also makes her eligible to be on Obama's cabinet.

[SubGod22]

So, that also makes her eligible to be on Obama's cabinet.

I'm not sure she's avoided enough to be eligible for that yet.

[shoxlax]

For somebody that, according to the pundits, stands no chance in hell in her Senate race she sure gets a lot of attention from the lame stream media.

[ISASO]

I cannot recall a defender of Mr. Grayson answering this question so I will re-post it.

Why is it that the self-professed party of tolerance, acceptance and open-mindedness conduct the most vicious, relentless personal attacks on people they don't like (aka fear)??

[Maggie]

Maggie, what's the word on the Congressional District in your neck of the woods that went blue in a special election last year.

I don't remember the details, but it was a 3 way race that went blue for the first time in like 100 years. Is the incumbent Dem running for re-election and have primaries taken place? Is there a chance for a repeat of the same screwball outcome?

Thanks as always for your insight.

Honestly, I have not paid much attention to the race in NY-23. Owens will be the incumbent Democrat who beat Doug Hoffman, who was on the Conservative Party ticket, and Dede Scozzafava (the squishy Republican). This time around the Republican nominee is Matt Doheny and I don’t know much about him. He actually beat Doug Hoffman in the Republican primary; however, Hoffman also is the Conservative Party nominee and has indicated he will continue to campaign. So the short answer to your question is: Yes. NY-23 is setting up to be a three way race, yet again.

Doc, you seemed interested in the NY-23 race. Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate, recently dropped out and asked his supporters to back the GOP nominee Doheny (note: Hoffman will still be on the ballot).

I would take the polling in the article with a grain of salt; however, this is obviously good news for Doheny. It is likely Owens will not go back to Washington.

NRCC: Doheny Up 14 Without Hoffman In NY-23 (Updated)

Hoffman just went up a few notches, respect wise, in my book. I wish him well.

[WuDrWu]

Thanks Maggie. Yes I am very interested, but it is hard to follow even the 90-110 competitive races across the country.

If I work hard and research (in some depth) 3 per day, I'll get to look at each race just once before election day.

And that ignores things like our district, where nobody gives Raj Goyle a chance nationally, but he certainly has a chance from my point of view.

It's good to see that it's likely we can put another district back in the red. There is still a lot of work to do though.

Can I just say that there is something truly wrong with politics when a guy like Charles Rangel is polling at 79%? John Stossel did a piece about whether or not some people should vote.......it was a good piece.


As always, I really appreciate your insight and intelligence. I feel smarter every time I read one of your posts.

[Maggie]

I don’t know if anyone watched the O’Donnell/Coons debate last night but I would be interested your opinion if you did.

For my part, and I’m not a fan of O’Donnell, if Delaware voters tuned in, expecting a bubble-headed, wacky ditz to ramble about masturbation, mice with human brains and Satanism, they probably wondered where she was and why some woman who seemed to know about the issues was on stage instead. All of those cable television appearances paid off for O’Donnell as she was relatively polished, serious, engaging and nothing like the caricature painted in recent months.

To be sure, O’Donnell has a lot of quirks, a lot of questionable decisions in her past and a lot of evasive answers about those bad decisions. But while I watched she didn’t come off half bad, given that it was basically three against one. The moderators were pretty awful. Both Blitzer and the local reporter seemed hell bent on… well, the metaphor burning a witch comes to mind.

As for Coons he certainly played it safe, which in a way is all I would expect him to do at this point. His answers were pat, predictable, almost rote recitation of the standard-issue Democratic narrative. Not good enough, in my judgment, in many other states. Probably will be, in this case.

Well I guess I don’t know if what she did last night will move the needle in her direction. When you are down double digits in the polls, as O’Donnell is you have to accomplish two things: (1) Promote your own agenda; and (2) tear down your opponent – which is difficult to pull off at the same time.

After it is all said and done, O’Donnell is a very conservative candidate, which a lot of personal baggage to overcome, in a not so conservative state. That makes her a tough sell to Republicans, Independents, and center-left Democrats.

We shall see.