I doubt that. There were so many others with higher stakes.
Not defending Romney, he’s unacceptable, but I don’t really see how O’Donnell effects Romney all that much. Yeah, a O’Donnell win helps Sarah, but why the attacks on Christine and not other tea party candidates? Before the primary, perhaps they wanted to keep Castle around for some reason. Any challenger would’ve gotten the same treatment. Why, especially, after Castle lost, are they still attacking Christine? Maryland is exactly as liberal/conservative as Delaware. Barbara M. is a Dem incumbent, old, in a year when people are pissed at the Democrats? Has the guy who won the primary gotten any press at all? Why not?
Because it shows the Tea Party is no longer just a Red State phenomenon. And can reach into a blue state and primary a RINO.