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Jim Geraghty's O'Donnell Problem

I read  Jim Geraghty's column [The Campaign Spot] on NRO, and have noticed his one man effort to boost Mike Castle's (R DE) campaign.  But Rodge, what's wrong with that?  At first blush, nothing. It's how he's doing it, and who he's attacking in the process. Not Democrat Chris Coons, but Tea Party challenger Christine O’Donnell.  Here's a few recent examples: O’Donnell Would Be Better Served With a Defense Besides ‘That Stuff Doesn’t Matter’ Rasmussen Continues to Follow Orders From RNC, NRSC But it's his most recent [Just What Is Mike Castle’s Voting Record?] that crystallized things for me Lucy.  Here's Geraghty's reasons for pushing Castle. “   The options for Delaware Republicans on September 14 are nominating Christine O’Donnell or Mike Castle to be their Senate nominee. O’Donnell, if nominated, will have (cough) an uphill climb in a state where registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans roughly 329,000 to 179,000. Castle has consistently been corrupt led all polls and his voting history suggests he will vote with conservatives 52 percent of the time or so. If Democrat Chris Coons is elected and votes in a pattern similar to Delaware’s other senator, he will vote the conservative position 12 percent of the time; if he emulates current Democratic senator Ted Kaufman, he will vote the conservative position 4 percent of the time. Over his 17 complete years in the U.S. House of Representatives, Castle has voted the conservative position, as defined by the American Conservative Union, about 52 percent of the time. In 2009, ACU scored Castle at 56. So how did he get that rating from the group last year? ” Oh goody. Votes with conservatives 52 percent of the time, or so.  We're in Lincoln Chafee-Olympia Snowe- Susan Collins territory here. While we desperately try to drive the Nazi's out of Paris, Geraghty's (and others like him) solution is to replace them with a Vichy gummint.  Geraghty has not the faintest clue about what's driving the anger in this country.  None.  Christine O’Donnell for Senate. The Wall Street Journal in an editorial today [The Delaware Senate primary is a test of political pragmatism]  rides with Geraghty.  O’Donnell has lost twice before? BFD; then is not now. Besides, I'm quits with political pragmatism; this is war, baby!