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Christine O’Donnell: Why isn’t the NRSC doing more to help me?
Hotair ^ | 10/15/2010 | Allahpundit

Posted on 10/15/2010 9:30:28 AM PDT by SeekAndFind

Presumptive answer: Because she’s down by 20 points and resources aren’t infinite?

O’Donnell’s comments in her exclusive interview with Fox News followed an offhanded remark she had made in her ninety-minute exchange with Coons: “I’ve had to fight my party to be here on this stage to win the nomination, and to some extent I am still fighting my party.”…

But when this reporter asked O’Donnell herself how she is fighting her own party, the Republican nominee was ready to cite chapter and verse. Tthe Democratic senatorial committee is running ads against me. The Democratic Party is running ads against me,” she said. “The Republican Party on the state level, or on the national level, neither have come in to help me close the gap in the polls. And my opponent, there’s so much to attack him on, yet the NRSC refuses to play, and that, that baffles me. Because he’s a – he’s a sitting duck. There’s a lot to go after him [on].”

If Coons, who’s sitting on a giant lead and set to host Obama and Biden tomorrow, is a “sitting duck,” what does that make every other Democrat in the country? The NRSC (and, by extension, conservative outside groups) are looking at tight but winnable races in Nevada, Alaska, Washington, Illinois, and West Virginia; they’ve got healthy but not prohibitive leads in Pennsylvania, Florida, and Missouri; and they’ve got longshots with a prayer in California and Connecticut, neither of whom needs outside money to pay for ads but who’d certainly benefit from any kind of boost. Given all that, would you guys seriously advise Cornyn et al. to pour money into Delaware — at least before you see some movement for O’Donnell in the polls? At AmSpec, Jeffrey Lord cites sources who complain that the NRSC is sitting on $6 million reserved for Marco Rubio. Given that that race could change overnight if Meek dropped out and endorsed Crist, keeping money onhand for an emergency ad buy in an expensive market seems like … a prudent move, quite frankly. And don’t forget that not only does O’Donnell have $4 million in her own coffers, but bashing the NRSC and the Republican “establishment” the way she’s doing right here is bound to squeeze a few more bucks out of voters in the base. In fact, is that what this is about? Just playing good cop/bad cop with the NRSC to rile up conservatives into donating to her again? Or is it a case of setting up the establishment as a scapegoat if she loses? If only the NRSC and Karl Rove had bought her a few extra ads…

I can understand a new ad buy if next week’s polls suddenly show her within nine or 10 points, but until there are signs of life, how is more money at this point a smart expenditure for Cornyn?




TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: backstabbingagain; christineodonnell; cornyn; delaware; dirtytricks; karlrove; misogyny; nrsc; nsrc; romney; senate; tokyorove
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(Correcting my previous reply)

He should mention that the DSCC has spent over $635,000 on this race, Over $160,000 in each of the last two weeks (per Open Secrets).

The RNSC, I believe, has spent about $42,000.

Just for perspective:
that’s a 15 to 1 advantage to Coons.


101 posted on 10/15/2010 12:41:25 PM PDT by mrsmith
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To: JaguarXKE

>>>she’ll remember this non support.
And so will we!

And not only the NRSC/Rove/etc. I will remember all those nay-sayers on the FR site that she’s unelectable, a liar, dishonest with money, ..... in every thread non-stop.


102 posted on 10/15/2010 12:50:52 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: Psalm 144

>>>I strained so hard to vote for McCain that something internal snapped,

Same here. And it is only because (at the time) a POTUS Obama is just unimaginable.


103 posted on 10/15/2010 12:59:11 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: Al B.; jimbo123

Thanks. I’m not too sure that Rove & American Crossroads are with Romney but they’re not with Sarah Palin, that’s for sure. I think I heard that Rove likes Mitch Daniels, FWIW and Paul Ryan has already said Daniels is his guy.


104 posted on 10/15/2010 1:19:39 PM PDT by onyx (If you support Sarah and want on her Ping List, let me know!)
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To: onyx

Well Daniels just shot himself in the foot with this little nugget.


In a brief interview after his speech, Daniels downplayed the significance of his comments. He stressed that he would support a VAT “under only the right circumstances,” reiterating his desire for it to be paired with a flat income tax.

http://dyn.politico.com/printstory.cfm?uuid=AE531AEC-BDC2-8F80-8F469164A2FAEE60


105 posted on 10/15/2010 3:42:01 PM PDT by Clyde5445 (Gov. Sarah Palin: :"You have to sacrifice to win. That's my philosophy in 6 words.")
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To: Clyde5445

We’ll see. On the surface it sounds like that to you and to me, but I am starting to think he’s the one they’re going to back.


106 posted on 10/15/2010 3:54:49 PM PDT by onyx (If you support Sarah and want on her Ping List, let me know!)
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To: Clyde5445; Al B.

BTW, excellent find!


107 posted on 10/15/2010 3:55:40 PM PDT by onyx (If you support Sarah and want on her Ping List, let me know!)
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To: jiminycricket000

Well said.


108 posted on 10/15/2010 8:07:16 PM PDT by Pelham (Islam, the mortal enemy of the free world)
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To: wardaddy

Oh, yeah...baby!

Word...


109 posted on 10/15/2010 11:33:25 PM PDT by dixiechick2000 (Remember November...I can see it from my house!)
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To: onyx

"We are Mittens for Willard."

“Rove is pushing Romney so aggressively some folks are beginning to wonder what's going on,” grumbled one veteran Republican strategist.”


“Rove has made no secret of his support for Romney as McCain’s VP. ”

110 posted on 10/16/2010 4:13:29 AM PDT by Diogenesis ('Freedom is the light of all sentient beings.' - Optimus Prime)
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To: wardaddy

“conservatism ain’t about giving up”

Amen, Bro.!!!


111 posted on 10/16/2010 7:12:03 AM PDT by BnBlFlag (Deo Vindice/Semper Fidelis "Ya gotta saddle up your boys; Ya gotta draw a hard line")
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