I'm hoping against all hope, that this gal can somehow pull off an upset. I would love to see not only the Moonbats made a mockery of, but also the likes of Charles Krauthammer, Mort Kondrake, and Karl Rove, who have done nothing to suppor this gal.
On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Bruce Majors <[email protected]>wrote: > Christine O'Donnell versus the Ruling > Class<http://teapartiers.blogspot.com/2010/10/christine-odonnell-versus-ruling-class.html> > I spent several weekdays the last 3 weeks in October in Sussex County, the > southernmost of Delaware's 3 counties (Kent and Newcastle being the middle > and northern counties). This was not new territory for me, as Rehoboth > Beach is the Hamptons/Fire Island/Provincetown equivalent for DC urbanites > like me, and I have DC friends and past customers and colleagues who have > moved to Rehoboth or Lewes, and DC friends and former colleagues who own > property in Milton and elsewhere. > > I did some canvassing and phone banking for O'Donnell (I am definitely a > partisan), but I also listened and observed, from lunch counters in > Georgetown, to coffee shops in Milton, to libraries in Lewes, to gay bars in > Rehoboth. And one thing is clear: Chris Coons is a complete non-entity > with no fans. In the bluest of blue Democratic precincts, Rehoboth Beach's > premier gay bar the "Blue Moon," people think he will win and worry that > O'Donnell (whose gay sister supports her campaign) is too "rightwing" and > too unpredictable. But no one has anything good to say about Chris Coons > himself. > > In one debate O'Donnell (who has beaten Coons in every debate, despite > being outnumbered 3 to 1 or more, as the "journalists" moderating have > clearly been simply on the attack against her) did something that a few > other tea party supported candidates (particularly Sharon Angle) have done > this year: she made it explicit that her opponent is a profiteer off > statism, that Chris Coon's family enterprise makes money off expanded > government spending and regulation, in particular off the "Cap 'n' Tax" > schemes to destroy jobs and industries that require fossil fuels. > > And the "class" issue is obvious to anyone with eyes who is actually in > Delaware. Only in rich areas favored by lawyers, lobbyists and others who > make money off political connections, do Coons yard signs outnumber > O'Donnell ones. So in rural towns like Greenwood or Ellendale, and in rural > areas between towns, O'Donnell signs far outnumber Coons's. In Rehoboth > Beach, where for example lobbyist Jack Abramoff's bought what had been a gay > bed and breakfast and turned it into a satellite office, Coons' signs > dominate. > > Compare the average incomes of the towns where Coons and O'Donnell yard > signs are more common. (This was hard to do because up until about 10 days > ago there was an extensive campaign by Coons supporters, if not the Coons > campaign itself, to steal O'Donnell yard signs, including from the side yard > on Chestnut Street at the house I was staying at in Milton. Some of the > perps were identified and apprehended, and claimed they were stealing signs > so they could put them in their own yards.) Greenwood has a median > household income of $43,000 and Ellendale $44,000. The state average for > Delaware is $57,000, while Rehoboth Beach (even though full of retirees, > singles, and imported eastern European lifeguard and retail labor) has a > median household income of $62,000. Upper middle class people for Coons! > (All data from: > http://www.city-data.com<http://www.city-data.com/city/Rehoboth-Beach-Delaware.html> > .) > > If we look at who actually has yard signs in front of their houses, we see > that Coons signs begin to outnumber O'Donnell signs by a factor of 4 to 1 or > more as you get 2 blocks from the beach, where a new McMansion can easily be > $3 million. On one block of Rodney street alone, two blocks of the beach, > four expensive looking, renovated houses have Coons signs. The one > O'Donnell sign is before a modest home that belongs to widow. And who else > lives there and has a Coons sign in their yard? > > Well, the political class for one. At 125 Stockley, 2 blocks from the > Delaware Bay, Rehoboth Beach commissioner Paul Kuhns has a Coons sign. At > 41 Sussex, 3 blocks from the beach, Rehoboth Beach commissioner Patricia > Coluzzi also has Coons signs. Ms. Coluzzi is well known for her letters to > the editor this electoral cycle supporting candidates who will ensure that > no energy exploration ever takes place in Delaware or its bay. Which is no > doubt helpful in protecting the value of a $1, 2, or 3 million Rehoboth > manse. But doesn't do much to employ someone in Greenwood or Ellendale > whose median household income is 2/3 that of the Rehoboth average. > > And the political class of Delaware, is in line for some dough if the Obama > regime gets to keep raising taxes and spending for its slush funds. Last > year Rehoboth Beach got $140 million of Obama stimulus to spend to "redo" > its boardwalk, 10 times the annual city budget of $14 million. Even in towns > where city commissioners and mayors are only paid small stipends, having a > say in funneling that kind of money is something we know the political class > will fight tooth and nail for. > > > > http://teapartiers.blogspot.com/2010/10/christine-odonnell-versus-ruling-class.html > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at > http://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
