Posted on 11/05/2010 5:38:33 PM PDT by markomalley
NEW YORK, NY – Former recent Delaware senatorial candidate and Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell took a bold stance in a pointed interview on NBC's “Today Show.”
Host Meredith Veiera challenged Ms. O'Donnell with a litany of tough questions, asking if Sarah Palin failed her and if Ms. O'Donnell’s principled campaign cost the GOP seats in her election and others down ballot. Undaunted, O'Donnell fired back at the Delaware and national GOP establishment with the truth behind the campaign.
O'Donnell explained how GOP insiders maneuvered to undermine her campaign from day one. According to O'Donnell, the beltway political class joined forces with the Delaware GOP to silence the voice of the people. In O'Donnell’s view, it was not her insistence on principle which caused her loss, but the refusal of the political ruling class to fully support her, who could not forgive O'Donnell for soundly defeating their hand-picked, establishment candidate - Mike Castle - in the primary, O'Donnell continued. Castle never did endorse O'Donnell upon her win, which is an unusual public rebuke, even after a rancorous primary.
Without party backing, O'Donnell’s campaign claims they had to build the get out the vote effort from scratch in just six short weeks, ultimately costing her the election. O'Donnell told Veiera, however, the backroom machinations went much farther. Washington D.C. political insiders undermined her campaign, including Karl Rove, Vice President and former Delaware Senator Joe Biden, and according to some even the White House.
Faced with such powerful foes, O'Donnell remained committed to what she described as "giving a voice to the voiceless." Standing up for the political interests of everyday Delawareans, like the farmers and workers who make the state great. She concluded the interview, assuring Delaware that she will continue her fight to represent small government, lower taxes, and the traditional values that make America strong.
Go Christine! Out those corrupt bastards!
You go girl!
Just saw her on O’Reilly too, she’s great. I hope that now she can get out and get her message out. She has a lot to offer.
Something tells me Christine will have the last laugh.
The kid has spunk. I’ll give her that.
True- but enough!
Good thing it wasn’t a drinking game where you had to take a drink everytime Bill O’Reilly told her she screwed up by not coming on “the Factor” - or I’d be smashed now.
Aside from the bloviator she did a great job. We have not heard the last of Ms. O’Donnell.
I am impressed in a positive way with Christine O'Donnell. The Republican elite and Castle lack integrity because they did not instantly get behind Christine as the winner of the Republican Primary. There is no excuse for the lack of support and undermining of her campaign.
Why do the Republicans even have primaries if the results are not honored? Have they inherited the scumball behavior of the Democrats?
It was obvious that the party elites were against her the minute that Rove went Rogue. I have no idea if she could have pulled off a victory or not, but when you’re fighting liberals on the left and right, the battle is that much harder.
I’m glad that I gave NO money to the party. I donated to individuals that I liked only. I will continue this strategy, as I have since 2006.
Karl, is that you???
It wasn’t exactly a secret but other than that its right on.
Christine was just on with O’R. Of course he insists that if only she came on his program things would have been different.
She was awesome and didn’t let him roll all over her.
He is just so egotistical. blech.
GO CHRISTINE GO
She isn’t liberal enough to be a daily conservative commentator for the MSM.
There are plenty of objective outlets with far more viewers/listeners.
Starve the leftist beasts of ratings and $.
We won't forget.
You must have posted on the wrong thread because you are out of it.
Guess you are young because COD has been around WAY before she started running for office.
The GOP still doesn’t get it. They need to be taught another lesson.
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