Sep
23
2010
CNN/Time/Opinion Research has released polls of seven governor and Senate races in four much-watched states: Delaware, Colorado, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. There are no big surprises in the results compared to other polls. Notable is the fact that the Republican candidates are winning among independents in five races, and the two where that is not the [...]
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Sep
18
2010
During a trip to his home state Friday, Joe Biden said the race for his old Senate seat is not a sure thing for Democrats, warning them to campaign “as serious as you possibly can.” The vice president didn’t mention Tea Party favorite Christine O’Donnell by name, but he said a win by the Republican [...]
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Sep
16
2010
Delaware GOP Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell may well be the new face of conservatism. And while there would surely be some benefits to this, it could also fundamentally change some long-standing tenets of conservatism. A political party or movement isn’t just defined by the policies it advocates, but also by how it fights (which actually [...]
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Sep
15
2010
As soon as Tea Party insurgent Christine O’Donnell pulled off her upset of longtime Delaware congressman and former governor Michael Castle for the GOP Senate nomination, pundits and political pros were writing off the GOP’s chances to win the seat formerly held by Vice President Biden. A Public Policy Polling survey conducted Sept. 11-12 suggests [...]
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Sep
15
2010
Christine O’Donnell, an insurgent Tea Party candidate and Sarah Palin protege, stunned nine-term Rep. Mike Castle and the Republican Party establishment Tuesday night when she trounced the former two-term governor, 53 percent to 47 percent. Not only is the Delaware Senate seat seen as crucial for control of the Senate, it is also the seat [...]
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Sep
15
2010
Tea Party conservatives emerged from the final big night of the 2010 primary season with at least two shocking upsets: Their pick in Delaware’s Republican Senate primary, Christine O’Donnell, toppled veteran Rep. Michael Castle. And Buffalo developer Carl Paladino, a political newcomer allied with the Tea Party, defeated former congressman Rick Lazio in New York’s [...]
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