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http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/246031/o-donnell-and-battle-delaware-robert-costa?page=2

In an odd interview with The Weekly Standard last week, O’Donnell claimed, without proof or a police report in hand, that her home and office were vandalized by Castle apparatchiks. “They’re following me,” she told reporter John McCormack. “They follow me home at night. I make sure that I come back to the townhouse and then we have our team come out and check all the bushes and check all the cars to make sure that — they follow me.”

Indeed, as her campaign has gained national attention, O’Donnell clearly has become spooked, to the chagrin of her enthusiastic supporters. She has accused a conservative talk-radio host, who previously had endorsed her, of being “paid off,” and questioned the integrity of Rasmussen’s latest poll because, well, its numbers show her losing. A former senior aide for her campaign has also muddied the field with an unseemly web video that asks whether Castle has been unfaithful to his wife. O’Donnell, for her part, quickly distanced herself from the video, but the taint remains.

O’Donnell’s complicated résumé has also done her few favors. It was reported by Politico last week that she received her bachelor’s degree from Fairleigh Dickinson University this summer — after previously claiming that she was already a graduate. Her past explanation for the lack of a diploma — her unpaid loans — was also debunked by the political website, which discovered that unfulfilled coursework also played a part. To add to the hurt, it was discovered that O’Donnell was previously mired in an uncomfortable gender-discrimination lawsuit with the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a conservative organization in Wilmington.

Exactly. The handful of RINOs have their math, but our math is more complex, takes in far more factors and honestly tries to accurate weigh them, and it’s absolutely clear that we should support Christine 100%.

You’re saying, in a way, that it would be better to have
Angle and Coons instead of
Reid and Castle.
(not implying Christine would lose, just that the top is an improvement over the bottom.

I’m fairly confident Christine will win on Tuesday. I will say this. If Christine loses by more than 10 on Tuesday, I would be shocked. I’d say “whaaa?” If Castle lost by 20 on Tuesday, I wouldn’t be too surprised I’d say “hmmm, I guess Palin has plenty of power, even in the Northeast / Midatlantic, or I guess Republican voters really don’t like Liberals ... or I knew the voters would like Christine or all of these things and more.

Looking at it today, there are a lot of reasons to think Christine will win.

1) Palin endorsement. I don’t know exactly what all the effects will be. But there will be a lot of them.

2) Latest Tea Party Poll. About a week ago, the tea party had a poll with Christine down by 2 with likely voters.
Christine is down by 2 (or even 10), and the Palin factor
wouldn’t add on 10 points?

3) GOP Desperation tactics. Suing the tea party for doing what they’ve done everywhere else. Why didn’t the incumbents think of this before? Because it’s ridiculous.
The only reason they’d do it is because they know they’re going to lose, and they’re throwing some really really weird hail marys at this time. Quarterback drops back to pass, and throws ... is that a cat? They’ve been embarrassing themselves and pissing off conservatives all across the county. Even the NRSC was involved, in a race without an incumbent. Their internal polling must be really really bad for them to do this. Does the GOP really want to embarrass themselves for Castle.

4) The NRSC left earlier this week. They said “oh we’re confident” which is what they should say. They can’t say “oh we’re scared, but we’re pissing people off just by being here, it’s backfiring on us, and we don’t want Castle’s stench on us”

In Castle’s favor

1) The DE GOP and Castles attacks on Christine’s poverty, and her response to harrassment by the DE GOP and Castle could have some positive effect for Castle.

2) Electability Argument? - Is Not Working
NO MORE RINOs beats their unproven theory that this year the people really want a more liberal career politician. And there are plenty of arguments that Christine is actually the more electable.

Pretty excited about all this, and pleased that there is certainly no need for me to post my Christine pic to get the name id up.