FiveThirtyEight has changed its forecast for this fall’s Senate elections — the chance of a Republican takeover dropped from 26 to 15 percent, thanks to Christine O’Donnell’s primary win earlier this week. Although Ms. O’Donnell and Mr. Coons remain relatively unknown to some Delaware voters, and a comeback by Ms. O’Donnell is not impossible, the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Delaware’
Predicting Elections in an Unpredictable Year
Posted in Politics, tagged Delaware, Democrats, FiveThirtyEight, Polls, Republicans on September 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Delaware Dispatch: Primary Post-Mortem
Posted in Politics, tagged Chris Coons, Christine O'Donnell, Delaware, Delaware Dispatch, Mike Castle, Primaries, Republicans on September 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Wednesday, the day after the Republican primary for Delaware’s open Senate seat, and the smoke is starting to clear. “O’DONNELL IN SHOCKER,” my copy of the News Journal screamed this morning. Tea Party candidate Christine O’Donnell took 53 percent of the vote and the win. Mike Castle, her opponent, former Delaware governor and nine-term [...]
Delaware Dispatch: Senate Candidate Steeped in Tea Party Dough
Posted in Politics, tagged Chris Coons, Christine O'Donnell, Delaware, Delaware Dispatch, Mike Castle, Senate, Tea Party on August 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Tea Party Express, one of the major national Tea Party groups, will soon launch a $250,000 media campaign for Christine O’Donnell, a Tea Party candidate challenging longtime Congressman Mike Castle for the Delaware Republican senate nomination this fall. The primary is September 14, just two weeks away, meaning that money will likely have some [...]
