I dunno...he spent 1/4 of the article attacking Christine ODonnell. I was unaware that Christine ODonnell was a liberal running for office in 2014...but then, I guess NRO writers like to establish their establishment credentials with every piece.
I don’t know why he had to give her the back of his hand, the article didn’t gain anything by it. I liked her, it irritates me for Repubs to bash her. Maybe like you say he’s sucking up to the NRO management twerps. The rest of the article was pretty good. He’s a good writer.
O'Donnell wasn't a liberal and Stevenson isn't claiming she was. He's merely noting she was an empty vessel -- which she was.
Though an empty vessel, admittedly, might still be preferable to RINO Mike Castle...