On Christine O’Donnell
By Matthew Hoy on September 15, 2010
Christine O’Donnell defeated Mike Castle yesterday in Delaware’s GOP Primary. As I said the day before, I don’t think she’s electable in that blue state. Sen. Jim DeMint might rather have 35 Marco Rubios than 65 Mike Castles – that may make him feel he’s principled, but it’s a Pyrrhic victory. In the latter case, you can stop Barack Obama cold; in the former you’re roadkill.
I hope I’m wrong and the anti-incumbent wave is really an anti-Democrat wave and Christine O’Donnell gets swept to victory in an electoral tsunami not seen before in American politics.
But if the GOP comes a single vote short of capturing a majority in the Senate this November, then I’ll be the first one saying I told you so.
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I didn't really support either O'Donnell or Castle. But maybe DeMint is remembering what RINOs have done over the last decade. Remember Mr "Goodbye Majority" Jim Jeffords? Remember Mr "I'll give the other side a supermajority" Arlen Specter? Remember the gang of 14?
A 51 0r 52 seat majority with Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins and Mike Castle would drag the Republicans to the left. 48 or 49 committed conservatives would be a stronger brake on Obamaism than an unstable majority where the RINOs demand ever more concessions to keep from bolting.
I'd rather the GOP had a better caucus, but they don't. John McCain, Lindsay Graham and other moderates make the Senate at best a wash. We need at least one more cycle before we can tolerate more RINOs.
I would argue that the Pyrrhic victory is the 65 Mike Castles. Congratulations you have elected democrat-lite. Effectively slowing down the Democrat agenda from a break-neck 95 mph to a more comfortable 55 mph. Its interesting that reason Republicans have lost the last few cycles is that the put people like Castle/McCain/Spector/Jeffords in front of us for a vote. Guess what, I don't want to vote for them, I would rather vote for the Republican. And if you had 51 seats with Castle, in six months you would have 50/50 with Biden breaking the tie.
Its funny, that a few months ago it was 5-6 seat pick up BECAUSE of the tea party, now its lose of a 10 seat pick up BECAUSE of the tea party.
I have no use in voting for the 'R' for the sake of voting for the 'R'. Because if I do, and they win, and continue to screw me over, I have no place to go. I want to vote for the Republican, I not going to vote for the Democrat-lite candidate just to vote against the Democrat.
Way to take a principled stand there, Mr. I told you so.
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