If O Donnell has baggage, she better unpack it for the voters, completely, openly and preemptively- tomorrow
No doubt the democrat has baggage, too. His voting record, for starters.
Couldn’t agree more...she came across as a bit paranoid in that Weekly Standard interview with John McCormack, claiming that operatives from another campaign were hiding in her bushes. Mr. McCormack has been thoroughly trashed in some sections of talk radio and the blogosphere, but he’s hardly a left-wing journalist. Just wait until the MSM comes after Ms. O’Donnell.
There’s also the matter of how she got by on an income of $5,000 last year. And that harassment lawsuit. Believe me, the opposition research staff at the DNC won’t be lacking for ammunition when they go after O’Donnell.
The Tea Party movement has given us some great candidates—Joe Miller in Alaska is just the latest. But it has also given us some clunkers, including that doofus who got the GOP nomination for governor in Colorado—the same guy who lied about his career in law enforcement. Not sure if he has dropped out of the race, but he should. Thanks to his deceit, a potential GOP pick-up is gone.
And I’m afraid O’Donnell will do the same thing in Delaware. It’s one thing to mouth the Tea Party talking points, but most of us expect the candidates to live those values in their personal lives as well. I hope I’m wrong, but in the case of Ms. O’Donnell, I see someone with tons of personal baggage who may not be able to stand up to public scrutiny, and will lose her race in Nov.
An open question to Delaware Republicans: are Castle and O’Donnell the best you can do?