Posted on 11/05/2010 11:35:02 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
(VIDEO AT LINK)
From Morton Kondracke: “The people who got slapped the hardest in this election — besides Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama — are Jim DeMint and Sarah Palin. Jim DeMint and Sarah Palin are responsible for the fact that the Senate did not go Republican. They’re the ones who are responsible for Christine O’Donnell. They’re the ones who are responsible for Joe Miller in Alaska. They’re the ones who are responsible for Ken Buck in Colorado. They’re the ones who are responsible for Sharron Angle in Nevada.”
Republicans picked up 6 seats. That was their best showing in 18 years.
And Kondracke is whining about it?
First he is math challenged.
Republicans needed 10 more seats on Tuesday. They picked up 6. He blamed Palin and DeMint for not taking 3 more. That would have left them 1 shy.
Apparently Morton Kondracke is under the impression that Democrat Scott McAdams will win in Alaska. Foolish. Scott McAdams conceded. It is between Republican Miller and Republican incumbent Senator Lisa Murkowski. So there is no loss there.
Yes, Christine O’Donnell ruined the chance for a pickup in Delaware. That would have been Seat No. 7.
In Colorado, Ken Buck upset Lieutenant Governor Jane Norton to face incumbent Senator Michael Bennet. The only outside force that could have tripped Ken Buck was Tom Tancredo’s third-party run for governor. It was a case in that Senate race of a weak state party, good candidate. I really think that is a stretch by a mile to blame Palin or DeMint cost anyone anything in Colorado.
As far as Nevada goes, Sue Lowden was a good candidate (Danny Tarkanian could not get elected to the state Senate) but she still would have faced the president, the SEIU and the powers of the sitting Senate Majority Leader. I said all along, Reid would pull this off. Reid won by 5. I don’t see Lowden doing much better than that.
Left out of teh equation is Rand Paul. Despite people like Morton Kondracke calling the man crazy, Doctor Paul took Kentucky by 12 points.
To put that in perspective, moderate Mitch McConnell won Kentucky by 6 points in 2008 — a state McCain/PALIN took by 16 points.
Moderate Jim Bunning won by 2 points in 2004 on the coattails of a 20-point win by President Bush.
Jim DeMint and Sarah Palin did not cost Republicans Connecticut or Washington state or West Virginia or California. Winning those 4 would have given Republicans the Senate. Who do we blame for that? John Cornyn?
It is foolish to be looking at the cup as empty when it is three-quarters full.
The rest of Morton Kondracke’s analysis has some merit. Palin quitting her job as governor of Alaska will remain an albatross. There is a reason her pony appears to be 7 points behind Lisa Murkowski in Alaska.
What disturbs me about Morton Kondracke is that he is ignoring the elephant in the House:
That is the big news. Republicans had their best mid-term in 72 years and took back the House. The inability of a Washington pundit to see what is in front of him greatly amuses me.
Blah, blah, talking points, blah, blah, hate Sarah Palin, blah, blah.
What else is new?
This is a dog bites man story......Kondrake is wrong on EVERYTHING!
—Limbaugh wiped the floor with Kondrake’s comments yesterday-—
Not to mention that there was a slight cost to eliminating a couple of RINOs.
With that said, the loss of Miller in Alaska, doesn't show well on Palin. No two ways around that. It looks bad.
As for Buck in CO. Nothing to do with Palin. Everything to do with the top of the ticket there and the GOP having NO real candidate for Gov. Tancredo cost us, because he brought people out just to vote AGASINT him....which ended up costing Buck at least a couple % pts and the min. (Enough that he very likely wins).
As for DE. I was glad just to see Castle out of there. The guy was garbage. I'd rather Coons be there. As for O'Donnell she was an awful candidate that was immature to boot. Her immaturity came off more and more.
NV. Simple case that Angle did not make that race entirely about Reid. She had to make herself part of it. Her Vs him. That is why we lost. If she would have left herself out of it and simply nationalized that race....we win. Can we blame that on Palin. Of course not.
“Yes, Christine O’Donnell ruined the chance for a pickup in Delaware.”
WRONG!
So? Mort Kondracke has been proven to be wrong 99&44/100% of the time.
What’s new about that?
While I support Palin, I am sure a lot won’t vote for her because she quit.
My wife said as much. People don’t want a quitter in the presidency.
That said, I think she would be a good candidate and those situations are unusual.
Ann Coulter didn’t seem convinced that Castle would’ve won. Seems silly to blame O’Donnell (and Palin) for Democrats voting for a Democrat.
I’m lost on this one. Totally confoost.
When has Mort Kondracke ever NOT been wrong?
Not often mentioned is Hillary using her second term as NY Senator to run for POTUS. She didn’t resign until she had the SOS offer.
Some albatross!!!
The rest of Morton Kondracke’s analysis has some merit. Palin quitting her job as governor of Alaska will remain an albatross. There is a reason her pony appears to be 7 points behind Lisa Murkowski in Alaska.
Hmm...I wonder why Sean Parnell won the way he did then?
http://juneauempire.com/stories/110410/loc_730858976.shtml
What little respect I had for Kondracke is now gone. He is just another Beltway Liberal jerk.
Thank you. I didn’t want to pile on. LOL
Kondracke is a moron and was obviously taken out to dinner on Rove’s tab.
Its clear we could have picked up 2 more seats.
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