An attempt at political inoculation? For the Dem and RINO criticisms of O'Donnell after they were as of just yesterday toasting Karl Rove? That would be slick - but I don't know if it would be necessary.
“An attempt at political inoculation? For the Dem and RINO criticisms of O’Donnell after they were as of just yesterday toasting Karl Rove? That would be slick - but I don’t know if it would be necessary.”
Perhaps. But in O’Donnell’s case, she was in a bruising primary but only 6-7 weeks out from general election. She didn’t have the luxury of time, like Rand Paul and Sharonn Angle. They both got similarly pilloried, but over time got their message out and either pulled even (Angle) or surged far ahead (Paul). O’Donnell also was faced with prospect of very little $. Just think, if she had not received all this opprobrium (with the flames panned by stalwarts of her own party), where would she be now? Maybe 8+ points behind, little $, and little chance of making up ground in this very shortened election cycle (for Delaware). Again, I’m not saying this was a strategy, but there are some very strategic thinkers involved here. Also, like most on FR, I was apoplectically furious w/ Rove. But, I was also perplexed. He’s a paid consultant - that gives him far more $ than the Fox gig. What could he possibly gain by being the most visible guy in O’Donnell’s destruction and, as a result, the Repub’s loss of Senate control? I don’t see how he would gain at all. But, being the very visible bogeyman, taking the heat (and he’s gotten a ton), and driving anti-establishment $ into her coffers on an accelerated timetable might make sense -especially as he’s tonight indicating that she’s beginning to “answer the questions”.
Again, maybe too tinfoil-hat-ish, but it provides a possible explanation (admittedly fanciful).