Why is Mike Castle Running From Christine O’Donnell?

Christine's unflinching positions:

Pro-Constitution - Pro-National Defense - Pro-Life - Pro-Family - Pro-Second Amendment - Pro-States Rights - Pro-Border Security - Pro-Free Market - Pro-Freedom - Anti-High Taxes - Anti-Big Government - Anti-ObamaCare. (Aren't these the values we said we are looking for?)

Learn more and support her at: Christine2010.com

Vote Sept. 14th

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http://thedailyconservative.net/2010/08/02/why-is-mike-castle-running-from-christine-o%E2%80%99donnell/

Obligatory Christine pic.

New Christine TV / radio ads from Tea Party Express
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWUChWrwvdE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wEhToXaiDs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEasUPaUPo8

Is Christine electable in November? Rasmussen had her up over Coons in July
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2553576/posts
Castle is being challenged in the state’s September 14 GOP primary by conservative activist Christine O’Donnell. Coons runs virtually even with O’Donnell who picks up 41% of the vote to the Democrat’s 39%.

DeMint endorsement coming?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2556853/posts
"...As O’Donnell criticizes Castle for supporting the bank bailouts, cap and trade and abortion rights, she appears to have caught DeMint’s attention. The two met recently and a spokesman for the senator’s political action committee said DeMint was “extremely impressed.”

“She’s a principled conservative who has been overlooked by the Washington establishment. The senator has not made an endorsement in this race but he's watching it closely to see if O'Donnell can get within striking distance,” Matt Hoskins said.

Tea Party Express: O'Donnell Trails By 2% Among Likeliest Voters
http://hotlineoncall.nationaljournal.com/archives/2010/09/tea_party_expre_2.php
Christine O'Donnell is trailing Rep. Mike Castle by only 2% among voters most likely to turnout in the Delaware Senate GOP primary, according to a Tea Party Express poll. The poll, obtained by Hotline On Call, found that among GOP voters who indicated they are most likely to vote -- or "10s" in polling lingo -- Castle leads O'Donnell 43% to 41%. The Tea Party Express released the top line of the poll on Thursday. That showed O'Donnell trailing Castle by nearly 6%, 43.7% to 38%. These new numbers suggest that Castle is significantly more vulnerable than originally believed.

Mike Castle is a total disaster. Is Christine a little unpolished? Well, no matter how bad she is, we really need to dump Castle into the dustbin of history. He sounds like another Arlen Specter or Charlie Crist.

The party pros really need to learn—again and again and again if necessary—that this stuff won’t fly with the voters.

His ads are so negative and vicious, he’s going to have them backfire and he’s going to lose.

Has Pete DuPont endorsed him?

Roaches always scurry when you shine a light on them.

unpolished or unbalanced...?

Some might call Christine “unpolished”.

BUT...she WAS the Delaware GOP nominee in 2008 to run against Joe Biden. Biden ran for both Senator of Delaware AND VP...may I remind?

Now that same Delaware GOP is going after this woman so much it really sickens.

She had a house foreclosed on. So? As I recall the entire Dem party, which Mike Castle belongs to, gave away lots of money to folks who didn’t pay their mortgages. O’Donnell didn’t move and leave others to carry her house loan, however. She had a boyfriend of some such buy it so if the libs boohoo over those who lost a home, why is it so awful that Christine lost hers?

She got audited by the IRS and they released it all over the place. BUT I read it and it’s a big nothing burger. O’Donnell is evidently not the best bookkeeper but hey, I’m sure Castle and Biden spend hours everyday doing their books and categorizing receipts. I read the IRS letter with my own lying eyes and they accepted the travel receipts she finally submitted...evidently late.

There were some issues with past campaign workers....again...nothing burgers...no huge amounts of money, couple hundred bucks. She says the issue was submission of invoices and such...whoever they are...well she’s never been sued if it’s that big a deal.

Something else with her college loan. again, nothing, nothing...the sort of stuff we’ve all had in our lifetimes.

But the Delaware GOP is out beating the hell out of this woman who THEY nominated in 2008! Now she’s a lying scum bucket.

WAS THE DELAWARE GOP LYING THEN OR ARE THEY LYING NOW?

Please don’t join the liars. We’ve seen this happen to Sarah Palin, Nikki Hayley....don’t become part of it too.

The Delaware GOP nominated her in 2008 to run against Biden.

If she’s unbalanced now was she also unbalanced then?

Or could the difference be now she’s running against Mighty Mike Castle?

>>>unpolished or unbalanced...?<<<

Just like they tried with Sarah Palin...

Didn’t work then - won’t work now!

I’m not familiar with her or this race, but has Sarah endorsed her?

"As the hand-picked choice of the popular Governor du Pont, he easily won election as Governor of Delaware, defeating former Delaware Supreme Court Justice William T. Quillen. In the campaign, Castle was criticized for being a shadow of his mentor and only promising an extension of du Pont’s program.

Delaware voters however elected him to another term in 1988 when he defeated Democrat Jacob Kreshtool by a wide margin. Castle served two terms when he resigned to begin his first term as U.S. Representative.

Castle’s terms marked the full establishment of what Delaware political commentator Celia Cohen has called “the Age of Incumbency.” Following du Pont’s very successful and popular terms as Governor, Delaware politics seemed to have reached a consensus, with leaders of both parties being regularly re-elected, while working closely and quietly together on a conservative fiscal low tax, pro business, and clean government agenda.

Prior to du Pont only four men had served eight years as Governor and one of those had two non-consecutive terms. From 1977 until the present there have been four governors, two from each party, each emulating Castle in essentially carrying out the program initiated by Pierre S. du Pont, IV."

-Even Wiki pegs him as a RINO.

Hmmm, try this:

http://thedailyconservative.net/2010/08/02/why-is-mike-castle-running-from-christine-o’donnell/

FR doesn’t like that ‘

We’ve seen this happen to Sarah Palin, Nikki Hayley....

O'Donnell is more like Dan Maes than she is like Haley or Palin, wouldn't you agree?

Side By Side Comparison of Christine O’Donnell & Mike Castle:
Jobs	Voted for Nancy Pelosi’s cap and tax energy scheme which would kill 6,117 Delaware jobs and also voted for the job-killing minimum wage hike.	Believes jobs are created when businesses are freed from endless taxes and bureaucratic red tape.
Security	Voted with liberals in Congress to handicap our intelligence and military agencies.	Believes terrorism is an act of war requiring the full force of our intelligence and military resources rather than granting terrorists precious Constitutional rights and outsourcing our foreign policy to the U.N.
Debt	Voted to increase the national debt & consistently supports Washington’s reckless spending.	Believes heaping trillions in debt on the backs of our grandchildren is immoral and that Congress is elected to make the hard choices to preserve our nation’s future prosperity.
Taxes	Voted to keep the death tax, to increase taxes by $3,100 on every American family, and to remove the protection of the middle class from dramatic tax increases originally intended to hit <200 of the richest Americans.	Will fight to remove the crushing tax burden faced by American families and businesses and dramatically simplify the tax code.
Life	Voted to subject children to out-of-state abortions without consent of parents, voted to use U.S. funds to support Planned Parenthood at home and abroad, supports human cloning, and sponsored the bill to destroy, exploit and experiment on unborn children as scientific lab-rats.	Strongly believes in protecting the sanctity of life at ALL stages.
Energy	Voted to ban exploration for American energy, keeping gas prices high, to prohibit drilling in America’s land and waters, and to ban building new oil refineries.	Supports a market-based approach to energy solutions that will keep competition high and energy prices low.
Values	Voted to allow liberal activist judges to strip “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance, against the Constitutional protection of marriage, and against educational choice for parents with children in failing schools.	Believes our country was founded on core values of faith, family and freedom and will fight to defend those values. Will always fight for maximum choice for parents about where to educate their kids, including private, parochial and charter schools or in the home.
Spending	Voted to spend billions on failed stimulus packages & bailouts.	Believes unrestrained government spending is eroding our freedom, destroying our economy and ceding our sovereignty to foreign debt- holders like China.
Accountability	Voted to protect 103 outrageous pork projects that would lead to corruption and waste.	Denounces corrupt pork-barrel politics, including earmarks, and will fight for increased transparency and performance information for every Federal program.
Healthcare	Remained undecided about Pelosi’s government takeover of healthcare until 4 days before vote.	Believes that the solution to the healthcare crisis is less government meddling in the doctor/patient relationship, more competition in the insurance market and more choice for families about their health plan.
Gun Control	Received an “F” rating from the NRA, indicating a strong anti-2nd Amendment position.	Christine’s strong support of 2nd Amendment rights has earned her an “A” rating from the NRA.

Why Christine?

Side By Side Comparison of Christine O’Donnell & Mike Castle:

Jobs Voted for Nancy Pelosi’s cap and tax energy scheme which would kill 6,117 Delaware jobs and also voted for the job-killing minimum wage hike. Believes jobs are created when businesses are freed from endless taxes and bureaucratic red tape.

Security Voted with liberals in Congress to handicap our intelligence and military agencies. Believes terrorism is an act of war requiring the full force of our intelligence and military resources rather than granting terrorists precious Constitutional rights and outsourcing our foreign policy to the U.N.

Debt Voted to increase the national debt & consistently supports Washington’s reckless spending. Believes heaping trillions in debt on the backs of our grandchildren is immoral and that Congress is elected to make the hard choices to preserve our nation’s future prosperity.

Taxes Voted to keep the death tax, to increase taxes by $3,100 on every American family, and to remove the protection of the middle class from dramatic tax increases originally intended to hit <200 of the richest Americans. Will fight to remove the crushing tax burden faced by American families and businesses and dramatically simplify the tax code.

Life Voted to subject children to out-of-state abortions without consent of parents, voted to use U.S. funds to support Planned Parenthood at home and abroad, supports human cloning, and sponsored the bill to destroy, exploit and experiment on unborn children as scientific lab-rats. Strongly believes in protecting the sanctity of life at ALL stages.

Energy Voted to ban exploration for American energy, keeping gas prices high, to prohibit drilling in America’s land and waters, and to ban building new oil refineries. Supports a market-based approach to energy solutions that will keep competition high and energy prices low.

Values Voted to allow liberal activist judges to strip “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance, against the Constitutional protection of marriage, and against educational choice for parents with children in failing schools. Believes our country was founded on core values of faith, family and freedom and will fight to defend those values. Will always fight for maximum choice for parents about where to educate their kids, including private, parochial and charter schools or in the home.

Spending Voted to spend billions on failed stimulus packages & bailouts. Believes unrestrained government spending is eroding our freedom, destroying our economy and ceding our sovereignty to foreign debt- holders like China.

Accountability Voted to protect 103 outrageous pork projects that would lead to corruption and waste. Denounces corrupt pork-barrel politics, including earmarks, and will fight for increased transparency and performance information for every Federal program.

Healthcare Remained undecided about Pelosi’s government takeover of healthcare until 4 days before vote. Believes that the solution to the healthcare crisis is less government meddling in the doctor/patient relationship, more competition in the insurance market and more choice for families about their health plan.

Gun Control Received an “F” rating from the NRA, indicating a strong anti-2nd Amendment position. Christine’s strong support of 2nd Amendment rights has earned her an “A” rating from the NRA.

Sarah has not endorsed her. She presumably has her reasons for staying out of it.

I feel the same way about Castle as most folks around here, however, Christine presents another set of challenges. I do not believe she can win in the general and will be very surprised if she prevails in the primary.

Castle has a Lifetime conservative voting record of 52.49. In contrast, McCain's rating is 81.97.

Just to put Castle into perspective.

These are the types of rumors that are not helping credibility.

Well, at least the “switch to democrat” part. It is quite possible Castle won’t stay around forever, but most old men who go into the Senate can’t be drug away except on a stretcher.

Castle doesn’t seem the type to give up power once he has it.