[kevao]

So then why are the Dems still pouring enormous resources into DE? I smell a rat.

[smoothsailing]

So then why are the Dems still pouring enormous resources into DE? I smell a rat.

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[donhunt]

It ain’t over ‘til the fat lady sings.

[Question Liberal Authority]

So then why are the Dems still pouring enormous resources into DE? I smell a rat.

A few possibilities:

First, Obama hasn't shown much aptitude toward the efficient use of resources.

Second, an Obama endorsement is worth approximately negative 10 points. You don't see Obama endorsing anyone where the race is tight. So far, Obama has been campaigning in places like Delaware, Washington DC, and Comedy Central.

Third, the Democrats have had success in recent elections by turning a single Republican into a punchline, and then painting the entire Republican party with the same brush. Before, it was Mark Foley and his text messages to pages and Larry Craig and his toe-tapping in the airport restroom. They also got away with painting Sarah Palin as an airhead and George W Bush as a frat boy.

Fourth, the GOP Establishment has abandoned O'Donnell in a snit, partially because if O'Donnell succeeds, she will show that you don't need the GOP Establishment to get elected. This is the same GOP Establishment that tells us we must hold our nose and vote for 'moderate' candidates just because they have an R next to their name (example: McCain vs Hayworth, Specter vs Toomey).

Fifth, O'Donnell might be a sacrificial lamb here. In 1994, the big focus of the Democrats and the media was Oliver North running for Senate in Virginia. If you watched talking head shows or late night comedians, you'd think that the only race in the country was Oliver North vs whats-his-face. When the election actually took place, Oliver North lost and dozens of other Republicans won.