A defiant Christine O'Donnell implored supporters to get out and vote on Election Day, claiming her upstart candidacy is surging against Democratic nominee Chris Coons.
“We don't need another rubber-stamp in Washington,” O'Donnell told an overwhelmingly friendly crowd Thursday night at a 9/12 Patriots rally in Sussex County --the heart of Republican country in Delaware, a generally Democratic-friendly state.
Despite polls showing a sizable gap between O'Donnell and Democratic nominee Chris Coons, the Republican struck a confident tone, challenging Coons to additional debates and criticizing the Democrat for ducking her.
“My opponent is obviously scared,” the Tea Party favorite told The Hill in an interview after the Sussex County event, adding that she received word late Thursday that Coons was pulling out of a debate originally scheduled for Delaware State University on Sunday.
O’Donnell said she suspected the scheduling conflict is simply an excuse to avoid her, adding that her campaign offered to shift its schedule to accommodate Coons.
O’Donnell on Thursday was speaking to the conservatives in Kent and Sussex counties that turned out in large numbers during last month's primary, helping her to a stunning defeat of longtime Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.).
The Republican spoke to a standing room only crowd at a local firehouse, reminding voters that before her primary she asked them to bring 10 friends to the polls on Election Day.
“Well, when you come out and vote this time, I need you to bring 100 friends,” O'Donnell said.
One man in the audience held up a picture of a raccoon, with the words “Harry Reid's pet” in bold black lettering across the top-- a reference to an interview Reid gave to The Hill last month, in which he called Coons, “my pet.”Read more here
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I hear nothing about the Lawsuits brought against Coons by Public Workers claiming being harassed and fired in the recent years. The media should be bringing these out. They bring out things about O'Donnell from years ago.
ReplyDeleteWe can only hope that O'Donnell wins!
ReplyDeleteWe need someone who knows how to analyze the facts and make the hard decisions. Sorry Christine, the O'Donnell show makes for good tv (and campaigns) but not for good governance.
ReplyDeleteAs far as skipping the debate: a wise man knows not to argue with fools. Why would anyone sit there and let you sling false inuendos and misinformation. Candidates (right and left) have gotten away with that strategy for far too long.
Coons is a Marxist to vote for him you must first hate America!
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