Posted on 10/15/2010 3:47:05 PM PDT by Delacon
A brand new post-debate Rasmussen poll has Christine O'Donnell trailing Democrat Chris Coons by only 11-points, 51%-40%, picking up eight from the pre-debate Monmouth University poll that had her trailing by 19 points, 57%-38%.
The Rasmussen poll is a startling development in a race that has taken an unusual twist in the last 48 hours. It puts Coons perilously close to sinking under the 50% margin. O'Donnell won 150,000 votes in a 2008 Senate bid against then-Senator Joe Biden when Biden was also running for vice president, which in today's climate could be enough to win.
Appearing on Sean Hannity's radio show yesterday, O'Donnell reacted to Hannity's questions about the position of the GOP establishment towards her candidacy. Without missing a beat O'Donnell slammed the National Republican Senatorial Committee for deliberately undermining her campaign during the primary -- and once victory was in hand balking on the needed resources on the grounds that everywhere else was more important.
This attack drew the usual Inside the Beltway gasps. What observers missed is that something else is happening as a result of the O'Donnell-NSRC problems.
Whatever O'Donnell thinks of the NRSC, this entire election has become one very big D-Day style invasion by average Americans of every last Establishment or Ruling Class redoubt in the country that's accessible by ballot box.
And O'Donnell's attack on the NRSC -- initially seen as standard-issue Insider politics that no one cares about beyond the Beltway -- has come to symbolize O'Donnell's, and voters', disdain for The Ruling Class. In essence, what is ordinarily a deeply obscure Insider's Washington institution -- the NRSC -- has become only the latest punching bag on the receiving end of candidates furious blows against this or that Establishment institution.
This approach is clearly reflected in O'Donnell's startling gain in the Rasmussen
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There is going to be a COD/Coons debate sponsored by the Rehoboth Chamber of Commerce on Oct 2O. They are still working out the coverage details. A bit gun shy after the UD/CNN debate I think.
Democrats are nervous about Coons.
In the coming GOP tidal wave, she can win.
You are correct!
It is going to take money. Angle is burning through one million a week in Nevada.
If you can make it in Air ree zona, you can make it anywhere. Sung to the tune New York, New York. Dont forget to tip your waiters.
Castle is basically a lefty and DE voters all know that. He’s been around since dirt.
Michael Barone claims it’s deep blue and he’s the gold standard.
Obama is not all that popular in Del. about 50-50.
zero’s popularity in DE was just discussed last night on Fox. I think it was Dick Morris on O’Reilly or Hannity who said zero was at almost 60% in DE.
The last time DE had a pub senator was the early 1970’s.
I just saw O’Donnell is going on ABC this Sunday morning.
Yes, it was a while since Del. had a GOP senator, how long was it before we had one in Mass?
From TCJ poll released tonight:
Coons 50%
O’Donnell 42%
Analysis from TCJ:
“MODERATES making a slight shift towards O’Donnell while Coons still leads among that group. UNDECIDEDS WERE ALSO DOWN 50% COMPARED TO OUR PREVIOUS POLL, WITH THE MAJORITY OF THOSE DISAPPEARING UNDECIDEDS CALLING O’DONNELL THEIR CANDIDATE OF CHOICE. Support among the GOP base is also up for COD, with 82% now saying they back the candidate from their party, up from 73% in the last poll...”
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2608506/posts
The last pub senator in MA prior to Scott Brown’s election was in 1979, which is more recent than DE has had a pub senator.
The 47-47 thingy is zero v. Bush. What we were talking about was zero’s approval rating in DE, which is close to 60%.
I guess you forgot that Del. has a Republican Senator as recently as 2000-William Roth
‘served from January 1, 1971 to January 3, 2001’
Well, if Bush is getting 47% that shows he must pretty popular as well.
Turnout is where this race is going to surprise people. There is a big big difference between what people think when called on the phone and how many people actually show up to vote. A demoncrat needs to be a good 10 points ahead before election day to head off the title wave at the polls this time.
The sad thing is that if that happens some here on FR will be upset. I frankly don't get it.
We are going to have to accept the fact that the corrupt general population of Delaware have something against O’Donnell, and probably small limited Federal Government as well.
I'm underwhelmed. And I'll predict right now that election day won't be much different for this nutjob of a candidate.
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