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NRSC Will Not Support O'Donnell [Update: NRSC now says it will support O'Donnell]
Fox News | 14 September 2010

Posted on 09/14/2010 7:35:04 PM PDT by Lurker

Edited on 09/15/2010 9:49:12 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

Full statement by John Cornyn, head of the NRSC:

“Let there be no mistake: The National Republican Senatorial Committee – and I personally as the committee's chairman – strongly stand by all of our Republican nominees, including Christine O'Donnell in Delaware.

“I reached out to Christine this morning, and as I have conveyed to all of our nominees, I offered her my personal congratulations and let her know that she has our support. This support includes a check for $42,000 – the maximum allowable donation that we have provided to all of our nominees – which the NRSC will send to her campaign today.

“We remain committed to holding Democrat nominee New Castle County Executive Chris Coons accountable this November, as we inform voters about his record of driving his county to the brink of bankruptcy and supporting his party's reckless spending policies in Washington.

“In the weeks ahead, we will decide where to best allocate additional financial resources among the large number of competitive races at stake this November. While it's not in Republicans' interest to advertise our spending strategy to our opponents, it's worth noting that just yesterday, the NRSC's first independent expenditure ad aired in support of Dr. Rand Paul's campaign in Kentucky, where we firmly believe that he will win in November.

“It remains to be seen whether national Democrats will provide a similar level of support for many of their nominees, including in key battleground states like Indiana, Ohio, Florida, Arkansas, Illinois, and New Hampshire, among others. The Democrats' indecision reflects the fact that Republicans are on offense in at least 12 Democrat-held states and we are leading in the polls in seven of those 12 states.

“Finally, on the matter of the New Hampshire Senate race, while the results remain outstanding, we continue to monitor the Republican primary race, and we stand ready to fully support whichever candidate is chosen as the nominee.”


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Delaware
KEYWORDS: cornyn; delaware; election; general; hangemhigh; nrsc; odonnell; rino; rinopurge; rulingclass; support; vichyrepublicans
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To: SeattleBruce
O'Donnell's only chance to win is via zeitgeist and mojo. The NRSC can provide neither.

Maybe Mike Myers can help?

461 posted on 09/15/2010 7:50:07 AM PDT by Crichton
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To: drellberg

“When the McCains and Murkowskis and Roves of the world point out that the the Tea Party and Freepers of the world are very far to their right, they get scorn and ridicule.

I truly don’t understand the difference.”
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I think what you’re seeing is the battle for the soul of the GOP. This is a predecessor for the battle of the soul of the nation, which will happen in 47 days and in 2012. Those of us to the right of the “McCains and Murkowskis and Roves” happen to know from experience what happens when you compromise principles, like those people often do.

That is why we’re passionate about opposing their compromise. They can certainly point out that we’re to their right, or even far to their right, but that they say from their location squarely in the midst of squishy compromise.

See the difference? :)


462 posted on 09/15/2010 7:51:39 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 47 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: Crichton

“O’Donnell’s only chance to win is via zeitgeist and mojo. The NRSC can provide neither.”

A few million $$s will help. You don’t think so?


463 posted on 09/15/2010 7:52:54 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 47 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: Crichton

If the NRSC did the right thing, it would also help unite the party, and recognize the majority Conservative base. We’ll see if they see any value in that - or think they should just spit in our eyes.


464 posted on 09/15/2010 7:54:26 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 47 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: SeattleBruce
A few million $$s will help. You don’t think so?

Nope. Not on advertising at least. And not nearly as much as it would help John Raese, Dino Rossi, et al.

465 posted on 09/15/2010 7:56:13 AM PDT by Crichton
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To: Lurker
By default that means they are supporting the Democratic candidate.
466 posted on 09/15/2010 7:56:22 AM PDT by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: NurseZac
I remember watching McCain and thinking “is he THROWING this election??” because of the utterly stupid things he did. I think he actually made a awesome “mistake” with choosing Sarah Palin. I think that's why they turned on her within his ranks. They thought they had a controllable party mannequin - and thank God they found out different.

1) I think there's no doubt that McCain threw the election. He's one of Soros's boys too.

2) I think it's worse than you say regarding Palin. I don't think they thought she was a controllable party mannequin--she had worked too hard against the corrupt including IN the R party. I think they thought they had a SURE LOSER because she'd be so non-main stream and then they could blame McCain's scripted loss on her with him just making ONE mistake--taking on that WOMAN who pulled him down.

It just got way too hard to support that meme when she was pulling tens of thousands more to rallies than he was. They're still flogging the dead horse of her as the loser, but no sentient being is buying it.

McCain was forced to act the total fool on the "sudden" and convenient run on banks, proclaim Obama to be a fine family man that no one needed to be afraid of and who would make a fine president, and then somehow fail to use the tens of millions he had in donations against Obama. The scumbag used those millions against a genuine conservative--JD Hayworth.

The vampire has indeed been exposed!

467 posted on 09/15/2010 7:57:14 AM PDT by Sal (Obama maxed out the Race Card, awakened the Sleeping Giant and filled it with a terrible resolve.)
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To: orchid
“Don’t donate to the party - donate directly to the candidate.”

It's the only solution.

468 posted on 09/15/2010 7:57:25 AM PDT by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: SeattleBruce
We cannot and must not think about a 3rd party - we must think about taking OVER the 2nd party slot - whatever that entails. That’s because history, Constitutional and election law relegate against 3rd parties

This is what the liberals have been doing for 30 years. Co-opting the 2nd party, via RINO's.

Meg Whitman is a democrat. Scharzennegger is a democrat. Castle is a Democrat. Poizner is a democrat. Snowe, Collins, on and on. The GOP party bosses support Fiorina, another ruling class elite wannabe, but reject out of hand O'Donnell. Spend a million on leftist democrat Dede Scozzafava against conservative Hoffman. And then there is Michael Steele.

RNC, NRSC infested with ruling class elites.

How can the liberals not win when they control both parties?

469 posted on 09/15/2010 7:57:30 AM PDT by ecomcon
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To: Crichton

Well then they need to do it to support the majority Conservative base and unite the party, if not for more practical reasons. I’m not convinced that $3M can’t help, btw.


470 posted on 09/15/2010 7:58:23 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 47 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: SeattleBruce
If the NRSC did the right thing, it would also help unite the party, and recognize the majority Conservative base.

Let's be realistic.

The NRSC will play where they want to, and probably do some good in those races; they'll get what's coming after the election.

471 posted on 09/15/2010 7:58:54 AM PDT by Crichton
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To: Lurker

The NRSC won’t get a damn dime from me. I donated $50 directly to O’Donnell.


472 posted on 09/15/2010 8:03:01 AM PDT by Wyatt's Torch (I can explain it to you. I can't understand it for you.)
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To: fwdude

Me too, except I think I will just send a coupon for tea instead. Actual tea bags might be perceived as some kind of “uspicious substance,” especially if people want to paint grass-roots conservatives as potential terrorists.


473 posted on 09/15/2010 8:09:12 AM PDT by cvq3842
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To: fwdude

uspicious = suspicious


474 posted on 09/15/2010 8:09:40 AM PDT by cvq3842
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To: SeattleBruce

On the topic of whether O’Donnell can win in November:
Let’s say 40% of Ds vote and that goes 90% for Coons and 60% of Rs and Is vote - and she gets 60% of those votes - she can win.
http://elections.delaware.gov/reports/e70r2601_20100901.shtml

STATEWIDE [Deleware]

County Democrats Republicans Others Total

Kent 46,208 32,948 26,450 105,606
New Castle 194,504 101,496 92,301 388,301
Sussex 52,026 48,352 27,461 127,839
Statewide 292,738 182,796 146,212 621,746


475 posted on 09/15/2010 8:12:51 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 47 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: cvq3842
Grass-roots conservatives will always be painted as potential "terrorists" by the MSM and the faux conservatives and leftists in the political class, so what's to lose? I'd rather send a strong message, especially when our imput is solicited.
476 posted on 09/15/2010 8:13:46 AM PDT by fwdude (Anita Bryant was right.)
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To: fwdude

I guess if there is any blow-back, you could just convert to Islam - and then no federal authorities would ever dare question your motives.

(super sarcasm alert)


477 posted on 09/15/2010 8:15:10 AM PDT by cvq3842
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To: ecomcon

“How can the liberals not win when they control both parties?”

We can all plainly see what’s happened to this country when liberals win.

WE’VE STORMED THE GOP GATES. NOW WE STORM DC.


478 posted on 09/15/2010 8:15:25 AM PDT by SeattleBruce (T minus 47 days to SMACKDOWN - Tea Party like it's 1773! Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14!)
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To: frogjerk

The GOP is becoming the “third party”


479 posted on 09/15/2010 8:17:23 AM PDT by Drill Thrawl (Rahm and George at Doe's when the knife came down)
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To: Lurker

Contemplating what Rush will say about this......


480 posted on 09/15/2010 8:19:46 AM PDT by FourPeas (Pester not the geek, for the electrons are his friends.)
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