Breaking News: State GOP to Resign En Masse?

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Rumors are swirling that most of the NCC GOP Committee and the State GOP committee will resign en masse tomorrow and endorse Chris Coons.

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  1. El Somnambulo says:
    September 14, 2010 at 9:25 pm

    Don’t mind them resigning. Don’t want them endorsing Coons. I want a bleeping Democrat in the Senate, not someone beholden to the billionaires on the hill.

  2. Brooke says:
    September 14, 2010 at 9:28 pm

    Fascinating. nice rumor.

  3. anon says:
    September 14, 2010 at 9:34 pm

    Take all the “O” keys, and don’t leave a single paper clip behind.

  4. Joanne Christian says:
    September 14, 2010 at 9:47 pm

    Dear Chris Coons–Please send me your starter kit. You now have my vote in November.

    Sincerely,

    Joanne Christian

  5. Aoine says:
    September 14, 2010 at 9:50 pm

    Coons had my vote the day he talked about a “just, equitable and tolerant world”

    Castle, always the gentleman giving his concession speech – I did not agree with him – but did work with him on various things and he was always a gentleman.

    Now – lets beat the snot out of O’Donnell on Nov 2nd

    Coons – you best get down here to Sussex County…..

  6. dv says:
    September 14, 2010 at 9:50 pm

    he had my vote the day I saw his shiney bald head

  7. Miscreant says:
    September 14, 2010 at 9:56 pm

    “Coons – you best get down here to Sussex County…..”

    He’ll likely get the same “thumbs” up that Castle got.

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  8. MJ says:
    September 14, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    We just got a plug on WDEL. They think this thread is “mischievous.”

  9. Polemical says:
    September 14, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    Look out Dems! The Tea Party Express is heading straight for Delaware – Again! They will try to dirty-trick Coons.

  10. Von Cracker says:
    September 14, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    who wants to counter-protest the nutters?

  11. Von Cracker says:
    September 14, 2010 at 10:00 pm

    i’ll show up in my hippy-liberal-Nixon costume.

  12. Jason330 says:
    September 14, 2010 at 10:13 pm

    Zero mentions of Christine in Mikes non-speech

  13. IT'S TIME TO VOTE says:
    September 14, 2010 at 11:00 pm

    WE GOT WHAT WE WANTED NOW LET’S FINISH THE JOB!!!!!!!

    WE MUST VOTE!!!!!!!!!

  14. Geezer says:
    September 14, 2010 at 11:15 pm

    Uh, dude…quit shouting.

  15. jason330 says:
    September 14, 2010 at 11:59 pm

    Quit or be fired. Do you think the new boss is going to keep Castle’s team in place?

  16. Unstable Isotope says:
    September 15, 2010 at 12:01 am

    The state GOP should resign en masse. The GOP spent party resources attacking their own candidate for U.S. Senate.

  17. Geezer says:
    September 15, 2010 at 12:05 am

    The whole thing is worth it just to see Tom Ross walk the plank. Death threat? What a total wuss. These guys were the Polish cavalry, facing the Blitzkrieg on horseback.

  18. Ishmael says:
    September 15, 2010 at 12:16 am

    did you guys fire the Dem party chairman in the last cycle?

    didn’t the Dems spend party resources attacking their own candidate for governor?

    did the whole Democrat party resign?

  19. pandora says:
    September 15, 2010 at 12:26 am

    I’m thinking they’ll walk on their own. If O’Donnell is counting on Castle voters she’s in for a rude awakening. Not betting on a Kumbaya moment.

  20. yeoman says:
    September 15, 2010 at 12:37 am

    plus 5 internet points to Ishmael. I’ll admit to being skeptical whenever the death of any party is proclaimed quite so loudly, but you’ll have to concede that this is worse than the Markell-Carney rift.

    Also, Geezer, the coal mining Polack in me is forced to point out that the whole ‘poles on horseback against tanks’ thing is a selective exaggeration. In fact, the horseback engagement in question was actually successful, until the Germans were able to counterattack a few days later. Clearly, my Polish bretheren were outclassed, and got whipped pretty good. But, the image of idiot polacks charging their donkeys head on into tanks is incorrect. They had some modern, mechanized units that held the Nazis up more effectively than most in Europe (I’m looking at you, France!)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Bzura

  21. Brooke says:
    September 15, 2010 at 12:39 am

    It must be crushing for them.

    Whatever their mix of selfish motivations and poor strategy, they’ve been handed a drubbing on a world stage by a cranky, flighty, opportunist and some out of town billionaires. The principles that they actually adhere to are betrayed and perverted. The last of the stars they grew up admiring (the second to last being Bill Roth) has been defeated by a person they KNOW to be unqualified for the job and unable to take the seat in the general.

    It could drive you to drink. 🙁

    The people who care about politics have a great deal in common, particularly in Delaware, and I feel for them.

    They’re wrong. I don’t want them elected. But I feel for them.

  22. jpconnorjr says:
    September 15, 2010 at 1:12 am

    hey geez it was a hellluva circular firing squad:) on another note how ’bout Hazel ettin knocked off? and i was totally impressed by Flowere work in Sussex.

  23. Blue Coq says:
    September 15, 2010 at 1:23 am

    I never thought I would agree with Rove. WTF? End of days…

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AeJzpjefH4&feature=channel

  24. anon says:
    September 15, 2010 at 5:33 am

    The principles that they actually adhere to are betrayed and perverted.

    Really? What is Christine saying that is any different from the national Republican platform? Same message, different messenger.

    Christine is just a mirror that allows Greenville to suddenly see how kooky Republican rhetoric really is, and it freaks them out.

    Did Greenville think they could align themselves with kooks and somehow get a pass forever?

  25. MJ says:
    September 15, 2010 at 6:01 am

    Chip worked his butt off in Sussex, plus he had Dustin Baker as his campaign manager (he’s chair of the 35th RD). Velda had no presence down here until the Jamboree on August 28 (and she was late showing up to the event).

  26. Geezer says:
    September 15, 2010 at 7:09 am

    Yeoman: Thanks for the history lesson. I need a new metaphor.

  27. anon says:
    September 15, 2010 at 7:30 am

    As I said in another thread, Ross et al simply fundamentally underestimated O’Donnell’s support – and the anti-Castle vote – in Kent and Sussex. This was a victory for downstate Republicans who finally showed their muscle.

    I don’t think Ross and his folks should resign. There’s no reason for them to. They have to fight for their down-ticket candidates now, harder than ever. Quitting would open the party up to an O’Donnell takeover. Can you imagine Evan Q. as state chairman? As long as they’re not forced out, they can control the pursestrings and make sure that COD doesn’t get any support from the party structure.

  28. anon says:
    September 15, 2010 at 7:32 am

    The big question today in Democratic circles … does Velda try to get the city contract again? 😉

  29. Geezer says:
    September 15, 2010 at 7:40 am

    I think what sank Castle was Mike Protack’s endorsement. Protack lost again, you’ll notice. Just goes to show that GOP voters prefer a pretty face to a porn-star mustache.

  30. Mark H says:
    September 15, 2010 at 8:05 am

    “Can you imagine Evan Q. as state chairman”

    No, but it might be fun 🙂

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