GOP Insiders In Delaware Violated GOP Rules And Caused Republican Losses In Nov. Elections

RED STATE ^ | November 27, 2010 | Jon Moseley

[Grizzled Bear]

Mike Castle would have won. Christine lost. End of story. Was it worth it to run a candidate more in line with conservatism and lose? Or would it have been better to run a RINO who may or may not be in your corner?

Your philosophy leads to more Arlen Specters and John McCains.

[J Edgar]

” .... would it have been better to run a RINO ... “

There is absolutely no circumstance where it is better to support a RINO, say I.

Why, you might ask? The answer is that RINOs work tirelessly to undermine and destroy Conservatives and Conservatism, and they do this deed from within the ranks, cause unrepairable damage. Better to have your enemy in a different uniform, so that he maybe engaged and defeated in an open field. IMHO

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Not only did the Delaware GOP actively join the campaign against O’Donnell and Urquhart, but Tom Ross took the extraordinary step of filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission against Christine O’Donnell and the Tea Party Express. Tom Ross’ attack on the Tea Party Express and O’Donnell before the September 14 primary prompted a firestorm of national criticism by seeming to validate false smears on O’Donnell.

And these bastards tried to turn it around and blame the losses on Sarah Palin and Jim DeMint...

[darkangel82]

IATZ. De-certify them and throw them OUT of the party. I’m wondering if they weren’t democrat operatives.

[glock rocks]

[Brices Crossroads]

“And these bastards tried to turn it around and blame the losses on Sarah Palin and Jim DeMint...”

Make no mistake. The corrupt GOP state parties ( I don’t think they are a majority, but DE and AK are two for sure) are the enemy. Someone needs to complie a list of the state parties and when their next central committee elections/ meetings are.

The Establishment will try to use as many of these apparatuses as they can to sabotage Palin. Much the same thing happened to Reagan in 1976 and 1980. The hostile ones like Ross and Ruederich need to be outed now and removed if possible.

[Col Freeper]

LOL,

Busy making another HUMAN Fulgurite I see.

[Fulgurite is the varietal name given to fused Quartz, Si02, which has been fused by the action of lightning striking the Earth and locally melting the sand.]

[mojitojoe]

[vox_freedom]

You said, re-zotted?

[Brices Crossroads]

Is that an Alaskan reindeer? JimRob just sent Christmas greetings to Made Man.

[FreeReign]

I don’t think COD’s almost 51,000 vote loss can be attritubed to anything more than the voters of DE chose not to vote for her in sufficient numbers for her to win in 10 just like they didn’t vote in sufficient numbers for her in 08 and 06. It’s not like a 30 mile wide by 96 mile long state can’t be covered if one has a good organization....

If Castle had endorsed COD she probably would have received more votes.

[Paleo Conservative]

Or would it have been better to run a RINO who may or may not be in your corner? Not sure, but it is what it is. This internecine finger-pointing is stupid beyond measure.

Given that a RINO would have picked up a seat in a state that hardly ever elects Republcans to statewide office, I'd go with the RINO to improve that odds of taking over the Senate. What's unforgivable is to elect RINOs like Lindsey Graham from a solid red state!

[Allegra]

Hey, domenad...

I think those little tablets you put in the dishwasher are teh awesome!

But then, I've been away for a while...

[BenKenobi]

IATZ

[DelaWhere]

"I don’t think COD’s almost 51,000 vote loss can be attritubed to anything more than the voters of DE chose not to vote for her in sufficient numbers for her to win in 10 just like they didn’t vote in sufficient numbers for her in 08 and 06."

Pure hogwash!

Tom Ross & Co. are a prime example of the 'Peter Principle'. Lacking the ability and will to build the party (both financially and in numbers of party registrants), they chose to continue to suckle from the largess that Castle brought from the lawyers and bankers contributions to his campaign. COD was a threat to their meal ticket - remember, Castle was a major funder of the State Party via his campaign funding...

BEFORE the primary, not only did Ross denounce COD, but he called for and received help from RNC and RNSC for his efforts! They funded party organizers to come into Delaware to establish offices AND to recruit and campaign AGAINST both O'Donnell and Urquhart who were challenging HIS slate. (Yes, he called Castle and Rollins 'MY SLATE' BEFORE the Convention)

While Ross was busy back-stabbing Christine and Glen before the primary, the Dems were busy bringing in new registered voters! (in pretty sizable numbers - who they later made sure were delivered to the polls)

After the primary, Ross' main party office refused to take down the banners (even though the two lower counties grudgingly went with the primary winners), signs and literature for Castle were kept up in hopes that he would run a write-in campaign. (he even said so.) UNTIL SEPT. 30th! (the write-in registration deadline)

This waffling cost both candidates valuable time during which they both had to build their own organizations on a very short time-frame - basically from scratch since the State Party was officially 'sitting on their hands'.

Any thoughts that you could count on financial, organizational or coordinating help from the State Party after the primary wins was totally devoid!!! (NO Party machine here!) Totally Ba$$ackwards to my way of thinking!

Guess that's about what you would expect from someone who just accepted the job because nobody else really wanted it (he admitted to that), even though it paid pretty well and had lots of perks with no real oversight or demands on you...

p.s. Now his minions are having to rely on parliamentary quorum calls at Sussex County party meeting when the overwhelming majority of those present wanted to censure him.

Changes ARE coming! You Betcha!!!

[Moseley]

The choice was clear: run a RINO and win, run a conservative and lose.

This is false, "MadeMan"

In 2006, the party insiders chose Jan Ting, a moderate as their US Senate nominee. Jan Ting lost 29% to 70% to the thoroughly boring Tom Carper.

The fact is, run a RINO and lose. If you run a RINO, you've got NO volunteers, no team, no one who actually cares about the RINO winning. A candidate who does not inspire anyone to volunteer or get involved has *NO* chance of winning an election.

Mike Castle would have lost the election -- bad. Mike Castle got by because no one challenged him, and because there was an uneasy alliance and agreement with the Democrats. The GOP tacitly agreed that the GOP would not seriously challenge Biden and the Dems would not seriously challenge Castle. It was a deal. Mike Castle was not a strong candidate.

[Moseley]

Your argument is faulty. The NRC rule prohibits the NRC from backing a candidate in a primary. The Delaware rule saying it follows the national rule does NOT mean that the delaware committee can’t back a candidate in the primary — that would require the RNC rules to state that STATE committees can’t back candidates.

The Delaware Bylaws "import" the National Rules. The Bylaws require the Delaware Bylaws *BOTH* to be (a) in COMPLIANCE with and (b) CONSISTENT WITH the National Rules.

(a) In compliance with would only require the Delaware Bylaws to be applied narrowly in strict compliance with what is actually required directly by the National Rules.

(b) CONSISTENT WITH the National Rules would require MORE BROADLY that the Delaware Bylaws be applied so as to PARALLEL the National Rules, and to MATCH them in substance.

Also, note that nothing in the Delaware Bylaws authorizes the Delaware party to spend any money or inkind efforts or other activity in support of a candidate in a primary. It only prohibits a non-endorsed candidate from accessing Party resources during the primary. It does not authorize the Party to actually campaign for one candidate against another.

Combined with the requirement that the Delaware Bylaws be interpreted CONSISTENT WITH the National Rules, the Delaware GOP is prohibited from actively campaigning against one primary candidate over another primary candidate.

Remember that Christine O'Donnell was the Party's 2008 official nominee for US Senate. If there were ever a case when such a rule applies it would be when one of the primary candidates was previously endorsed and nominated by the Party.

[Moseley]

I don’t think COD’s almost 51,000 vote loss can be attritubed to anything more than the voters of DE chose not to vote for her in sufficient numbers for her to win in 10 just like they didn’t vote in sufficient numbers for her in 08 and 06.

Your argument is circular and baseless. First, ALL the Republican candidates statewide lost in the 2010 election, not just Christine O'Donnell. Second, the question is WHY did the voters vote for the Democrats. You state the end result as if it were an argument or an explanation. Third, Christine O'Donnell was not officially on the ballot in 2006 for US Senate in the general election. She sought the nomination, but moderate Jan Ting was hand-picked by the Party.

The Party's hand-picked moderate Jan Ting lost 29% to 70% in 2006.

When the Party insiders are actively spreading falsehoods about a candidate and create a national media firestorm, the question is WHY did the election turn out as it did? When you have the party insiders savagely attacking on eof the nominees, this attracts media attention like flies to manure. The media loves stories about Republicans attacking Republicans. The Party insiders spread falsehoods for years.

[Moseley]

I bet if the digging goes a little deeper, Rove’s fingerprints are on this. No wonder he was so angry after Christine O’Donnell won the primary. He bet against her (and the people) and lost.

Christine O'Donnell has said publicly -- just after the primary win and long before the election results -- that Karl Rove (directly or through his people) and the NRSC were talking all year to all the tea party groups and other groups to urge them to get behind Mike Castle.

[Moseley]

Eureka! An obscure intra-party bylaw that no one’s ever heard of screwed the whole election!

No, as you are quite obviously aware, it was the actions of the Party insiders in violation of the rule that ruined the election. It was "our way or the highway." They did not want a conservative to win the election.

It was the actions of Party insiders that caused the trouble. And the impropriety of their actions is underscored by the rule they violated.