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'''Christine O'Donnell''' (born August 27, 1969) was the 2010 [[U.S. Republican Party]] nominee for the [[U.S. Senate]] seat from [[Delaware]], but was defeated by Democrat [[Chris Coons]]. She was supported by the [[Tea Party movement]] and has previously been a spokesperson for [[Concerned Women for America]]. | '''Christine O'Donnell''' (born August 27, 1969) was the 2010 [[U.S. Republican Party]] nominee for the [[U.S. Senate]] seat from [[Delaware]], but was defeated by Democrat [[Chris Coons]]. She was supported by the [[Tea Party movement]] and has previously been a spokesperson for [[Concerned Women for America]]. | ||
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| title = The Midterms’ Media Mainstays | | title = The Midterms’ Media Mainstays | ||
| url = http://www.journalism.org/numbers_report/midterms%E2%80%99_media_mainstays | | url = http://www.journalism.org/numbers_report/midterms%E2%80%99_media_mainstays | ||
| publisher = [[Pew Research Center]] [[Project for Excellence in Journalism]]}}</ref> | | publisher = [[Pew Research Center]] [[Project for Excellence in Journalism]]}}</ref> After O'Donnell's primary victory, national Republicans said they were diverting funds from the Delaware race, which they had hoped to win, to other races where they had a better chance. Republican strategist [[Karl Rove]] said, on [[Fox News]], | ||
<blockquote> There’s just a lot of nutty things she’s been saying that just simply don’t add up. I’m for the Republican, but I’ve got to tell you, we were looking at eight to nine seats in the Senate. We’re now looking at seven to eight. In my opinion, this is not a race we’re going to be able to win.<ref name=NYT2010-09-15>{{citation | |||
| journal = New York Times | |||
|date = 15 September 2010 | |||
| author = Jeff Zeleny | |||
| title = G.O.P. Leaders Say Delaware Upset Hurts Senate Hopes | |||
| url = http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/16/us/politics/16elect.html?pagewanted=print | |||
}}</ref></blockquote> | |||
==Campaign positions and issues== | ==Campaign positions and issues== | ||
Frequently mentioned is the idea that she avoided specifics, or even seemed unfamiliar with the issue. In a debate with her opponent on 13 October 2010, both candidates were asked to comment on a specific recent Supreme Court decision. | |||
<ref name=CNN2010-10-16>{{citation | |||
| journal = CNN | |||
| title = O'Donnell, Coons stage feisty debate in Delaware | |||
| author = CNN Wire Staff | |||
| date = 16 October 2010 | |||
| url =http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/10/13/delaware.senate.debate/index.html?iref=allsearch | |||
}}</ref> | |||
===Government spending=== | ===Government spending=== | ||
In an October 2010 debate on [[CNN]],<ref>Original CNN link dead but searching for transcript</reff> moderator [[Wolf Blitzer]] asked her, according to ''Washington Post'' opinion writer [[Stephen Stromberg]], <ref>{{citation | |||
| author = Stephen Stromberg | date= 13 October 2010 |jurnal = Washington Post | |||
| title = Christine O'Donnell is just...wow... [updated] | |||
| url = http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postpartisan/2010/10/christine_odonnell_is_justwow.html }}</ref> how she would cut federal spending -- with specifics beyond just saying she'd slash "waste, fraud and abuse." Stromberg wrote that she "talked about things such as "canceling what hasn't been spent of the stimulus, halting federal hiring, freezing domestic discretionary spending -- that is, proposals that, realistically, don't get anywhere close to fixing the country's long-term fiscal outlook." She then returned to stopping fraud, waste and abuse. | |||
===Church and state=== | ===Church and state=== | ||
===Masturbation== | ===Masturbation=== | ||
==Campaign style== | |||
There is little question that she and her opponent offered clear choices, focused on the "base" of both parties. Analysts suggested the winner would be the candidate that least offended centrists and independents. | |||
In a debate afer she was trailing in the pools, "My opponent wants to go to Washington and rubber-stamp the spending bills" that she said are hurting the nation and Delaware. Later, O'Donnell said, a vote for Coons would cost the average Delawarean $10,000 "instantly" in tax hikes and energy reform costs. At other times, her attacks were less precise and drew scorn from Coons, such as when she said the influence of a Marxist college professor on Coons' political beliefs should "send chills up the spine of every Delaware voter...CNN If it were accurate, if it were true, I'd agree," Coons responded. "It's not accurate and it's not true."<ref name=CNN2010-10-16/> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 13:40, 2 January 2011
Christine O'Donnell (born August 27, 1969) was the 2010 U.S. Republican Party nominee for the U.S. Senate seat from Delaware, but was defeated by Democrat Chris Coons. She was supported by the Tea Party movement and has previously been a spokesperson for Concerned Women for America.
O'Donnell was raised a Roman Catholic in New Jersey. Her early interest in theater gave way to politics and evangelical Christianity. She joined the Republican Party and spoke up for its most conservative supporters, represented the anti-abortion organization Concerned Women for America and later appeared as a commentator in various media outlets, including Fox News. She ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for one of Delaware's Senate seats in 2006, but won the official candidacy in 2008. In 2010 she once again took the nomination (with the support of the Tea Party movement), defeating the Republican favorite Mike Castle, for what would be an unsuccessful bid for the Senate.
The Pew Research Center Project for Excellence in Journalism determined that she was second only to Barack Obama in news coverage, coming from virtually no name recognition. Many of her statements were controversial and drew media attention. [1] After O'Donnell's primary victory, national Republicans said they were diverting funds from the Delaware race, which they had hoped to win, to other races where they had a better chance. Republican strategist Karl Rove said, on Fox News,
There’s just a lot of nutty things she’s been saying that just simply don’t add up. I’m for the Republican, but I’ve got to tell you, we were looking at eight to nine seats in the Senate. We’re now looking at seven to eight. In my opinion, this is not a race we’re going to be able to win.[2]
Campaign positions and issues
Frequently mentioned is the idea that she avoided specifics, or even seemed unfamiliar with the issue. In a debate with her opponent on 13 October 2010, both candidates were asked to comment on a specific recent Supreme Court decision. [3]
Government spending
In an October 2010 debate on CNN,Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag how she would cut federal spending -- with specifics beyond just saying she'd slash "waste, fraud and abuse." Stromberg wrote that she "talked about things such as "canceling what hasn't been spent of the stimulus, halting federal hiring, freezing domestic discretionary spending -- that is, proposals that, realistically, don't get anywhere close to fixing the country's long-term fiscal outlook." She then returned to stopping fraud, waste and abuse.
Church and state
Masturbation
Campaign style
There is little question that she and her opponent offered clear choices, focused on the "base" of both parties. Analysts suggested the winner would be the candidate that least offended centrists and independents.
In a debate afer she was trailing in the pools, "My opponent wants to go to Washington and rubber-stamp the spending bills" that she said are hurting the nation and Delaware. Later, O'Donnell said, a vote for Coons would cost the average Delawarean $10,000 "instantly" in tax hikes and energy reform costs. At other times, her attacks were less precise and drew scorn from Coons, such as when she said the influence of a Marxist college professor on Coons' political beliefs should "send chills up the spine of every Delaware voter...CNN If it were accurate, if it were true, I'd agree," Coons responded. "It's not accurate and it's not true."[3]
References
- ↑ The Midterms’ Media Mainstays, Pew Research Center Project for Excellence in Journalism
- ↑ Jeff Zeleny (15 September 2010), "G.O.P. Leaders Say Delaware Upset Hurts Senate Hopes", New York Times
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 CNN Wire Staff (16 October 2010), "O'Donnell, Coons stage feisty debate in Delaware", CNN