With respect to Castle, that wasn’t the impression I got. I said I only believed he would serve part of the current term (with the Dems “allowing” him to serve it) and retire to have Biden, Jr. to succeed. I don’t believe Coons was considered a serious candidate until Castle went down (and now Biden, Jr. has nowhere to go unless he wants to wait for the now dead-end job of Governor or challenges one of the other Dems, which I’d be surprised if he does).
Yeah Coons was a sac lamb, and that’s why you should always try to find the best candidate you can to run especially in states/districts that lean your way. If the rats had nominated some D-bag off the street rather than the boring and little known (despite holding a relatively high office (County Exec)) but perfectly credible Coons, they may not have won.
And O’Donnell only got 40% against him in a Republican year, so anyone on the train for the rematch needs to wake up, she’s not viable. And I say that as one of the first freepers to talk up her candidacy in 2010. I saw there was an attractive woman, a conservative running against one of the worst RINOs and I jumped right on the bandwagon with both feet.
Turned out to be a lose lose situation and now years later I find myself in the position of arguing against the people that have Palinized her, people that for the most part hadn’t heard of her yet when I first noticed her campaign, the irony is thick.