I know that it's become popular to get all down in the dumps about the Delaware Senate race. I know that it's all a "done deal" and no amount of campaigning or prodding can change the outcome. The die has been cast.
Alea iacta est.
These words were made famous when Julius Caesar spoke them as he led his army across the Rubicon. Caesar was now in direct defiance and civil war and past the point of no return.
O'Donnell won her primary despite the best efforts of the Delaware GOP and Castle. This race was a contentious one and it has been, more than any other, like a civil war between the moderate and conservative factions of the party.
Since her win she has largely been on her own, still fighting the smears on the left and the potshots from the right. She has had to do all the post primary work, like reuniting the party, without the assistance of the State party. Despite this she has launched what I think is a good ad campaign combined with mailings. She also beat Coons in back to back debates in a matter of 24 hours.
At this point, two weeks out from election day and 2 debates left, a
new Rasmussen poll shows Coons at 51% and O'Donnell at 40%.
Now ask yourself this.
If the
Delaware GOP had held just one event for O'Donnell since the primary, could this race be closer?
If the
Delaware GOP had posted a full throated endorsement of O'Donnell, might that have caused this race to tighten?
