Castle, btw is a LEFTIST, who voted FOR Cap and Trade and reluctantly voted against Obamacare, a decision he made three days prior to the vote. He said he would not vote to repeal Obamacare. There is absolutely no guarantee he would vote with Republicans instead of Democrats more than 30% of the time.
We disagree about Christine's prospects for victory. With everyone behind her, this is a race she could have won, and BTW, still might.
It would seem ROVE and the rest of the Republican establishment, don't seem to understand how important the majority is in the Senate. Otherwise, they would've kept their BIG MOUTHS SHUT and backed Christine, once Castle lost. Instead, just after she won and for several days thereafter, they were all over cable networks, harshly criticizing Christine, writing negative articles and whining that Christine couldn't win, which makes victory for her, all the more difficult.
See, this is where your going wrong. Even if every Republican in the entire country got behind her she was going to lose. She is not a good fit for statewide office in Delaware at this time.
Knowing this is why the establishment and analysts who understand political realities made such an effort to make sure Castle (the candidate who could win this Senate seat) won the primary. With this in mind, of course Castle and Republican's who understood the stakes threw everything at her in the closing weeks. It is not as if Democrats weren't going to use the same Oppo Research once the general election campaign got going.
You really can't blame them when you realize that these people are in the business of winning elections. It's their life. They knew if COD won that primary it would mean one lost Senate seat. Our excellent chance at a pickup in that state evaporated the minute COD declared victory in her primary.
And while I do agree, every Republican should support and vote for her. This argument is worth having. We are going to lose some races this cycle because we nominated bad candidates. It's something we should avoid doing in the future and this can be a learning experience.
And I still find it hypocritical that Christine is angry that the "establishment" didn't support and endorse her considering she did the exact same thing in 2006 by running as a write in.