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| 2010-09-15 |
| The Tea Party winner du jour and Delaware Republican nominee for Senate Christine O'Donnell repeatedly used cannibalism as a metaphor for the party disunity that has threatened her campaign. "Before all this Republican cannibalism, we were not far behind in the polls" for the general election, O'Donnell said Tuesday night, adding that she hoped the activist and establishment wings of the party could "kiss and make up" for the general election. She continued to use the term to describe the party's mixed reaction to her victory on appearances on Good Morning America and Fox & Friends Wednesday morning. On 8/8 the Daily Kos/PPP (D) had the race Coons 44%, O'Donnell 37%. Since the savage attacks by Castle, Rove et. al. now PPP (D) has it Coons 50%, O'Donnell 34%. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #9 Rove is old & finished, grasping desperately at his fleeting relevance. We dont need you Karl, go away. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2010-09-15 22:53 |
| #8 Rove and the repub leaders need to go. |
| Posted by: 49 pan 2010-09-15 22:39 |
| #7 Very glad to hear M. Steele's comments on Christine's victory. I was having doubts about him of late. As for Karl Rove, I haven't been buying his bs for over a year. Rove is not "The Architect" (of republican strategery- yuk-yuk. Rove doesn't cut the mustard anymore. He Does have the large frontal lobes and a glib tongue going for him. |
| Posted by: AsymeTarzan Ulereper4435 2010-09-15 21:40 |
| #6 The underlying theme is that we need to keep the GOP strong because it's our only choice against the DonkGreenSocialistParty. Not. The GOP leadership is not a whole lot different than the DONKs - thery're in the politics business to get rich and exercise power, not serve. Gut the damn GOP. It's the only way we might get an option that doesn't involve the Kleptocracy. The thing that makes the Tea Party work is that it isn't a political party with a party's organization needs - it's individuals dealing with their local situations. That's why I'm not in favor of the Tea Party Express - the folks running it want to become a "real" party. Remember what Washington said (paraphrased). "The greatest danger to the republic is faction." (his word for political parties). |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2010-09-15 20:21 |
| #5 It wasn't long ago that the MSM and the clever liberal pundits on TV were calling the Tea Party by the name Teabaggers---A derogatory, intended-to-be smutty smarmy put down. I don't hear that anymore. These same people would like to believe the story about Republican cannibalism. They are whistling in the graveyard. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2010-09-15 18:43 |
| #4 In light of the Rachel Maddow video about her, I think she should make her campaign slogan: Democrats Fiddle While Rome Burns. fiddle...get it? heheh |
| Posted by: Martini 2010-09-15 18:30 |
| #3 She has raised $500,000 in less than 24 hours via contributions on her website. Her new goal is $750,000 for the campaign. The RNC is behind her now because they have been swamped with angry emails and phone calls from voters about the Establishment Republicans sniping on her right after she won. All Mike Steele and the RNC is doing today is hiding behind Mama O'Donnell's skirts so that the voters don't beat them up; and because she was able to call in the donor equivalent of an ARCLIGHT strike in terms of money. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2010-09-15 17:53 |
| #2 The same people who are rejoicing in what they perceive as a Trunk Civil War, were just a year ago calling the Tea Party just an astroturf creation of Trunk establishment. They still haven't figured it out just like the good old boys up in the RNC. Both are engaging in gross miscalculation. Let's just hope they keep it up. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-09-15 17:50 |
| #1 Mike Steele said he'd have the party behind her when he commented today, so at least he's doing his job. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2010-09-15 17:44 |