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Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 15, 2010 48 Comments

Christine O'Donnell won the Delaware primary last night, and within minutes (literally) über liberal Rachel Maddow started running video and commentary on MSNBC about O'Donnell's views on masturbation.The pretext for sexualizing O'Donnell was a 1996 video in which O'Donnell was interviewed about her conservative Christian views on...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 15, 2010 30 Comments

The victory last night of Christine O'Donnell over Mike Castle in the Delaware Republican Senate primary signals a sea change.  Not so much because O'Donnell won over the heavily favored establishment GOP candidate; that pattern is not new this election season.Instead, the reaction of the...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 14, 2010 27 Comments

Christine O'Donnell just won the Delaware Primary.Put the rancor of the past couple of weeks behind us, and unite behind her and other Republicans.And get to work (tomorrow, you can celebrate tonight if you want).Remember everything that has motivated us the past year.  Because they...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 14, 2010 13 Comments

Fox News has released a set of polls of likely voters, including in the Nevada Senate race, showing Sharron Angle up a point, 45-44.  This is consistent with several recent polls showing the race a dead heat:Angle drew 45 percent support, while Reid took in 44...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 14, 2010 5 Comments

Meme of the Day:Christine O'Donnell is polling worse than a month ago, which proves that all of our attacks on her for the past month which drove down her numbers were justified.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 14, 2010 0 Comments

This year, the backbone of the conservative movement is provided by the ladies, who are not for turning.  Unlike our men.[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ-M0KEFm9I?fs=1]--------------------------------------------Related Posts:The Party of Whatever Nuts and Sluts In DelawareFollow me on Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 14, 2010 13 Comments

Because not having an ideological purity test means we must have no test at all, no standards, no principles.All that matters is the long shot possibility that if the planets are in alignment and the cards all fall into place in every Senate race across...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 13, 2010 33 Comments

The "nuts and sluts" defense is a common employment law tactic whenever a female employee brings a claim.  It doesn't matter what the claim is, the defense -- after the usual legal mumbo jumbo -- will be something like this:"She's nuts.  And by the way,...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 12, 2010 4 Comments

I previously have highlighted the candidacy of Mike Stopa, running in the Republican primary for Congress in the MA-03 District.  The primary is this Tuesday, September 14.If there are any voters in MA-03 reading, please get out and vote for Stopa.  And tell others.Whoever runs...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 11, 2010 2 Comments

I saw this coming.A couple of weeks after her Nevada Senate primary victory, Sharron Angle appeared on journalist John Ralston's television show.  Ralston apparently is one of the most prominent political reporters in Nevada.At the time, this was my first introduction to Ralston.  Here was how I observed...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 10, 2010 5 Comments

The video of my interview last Wednesday with Glenn Reynolds on InstaVision is available at Instapundit (you will have to register with PJTV to watch it, but it's free).  We covered some of my background in blogging, the Scott Brown race, the Tea Party movement, and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 08, 2010 8 Comments

Renee Ellmers is running for Congress in the 2d District of North Carolina against Bob Etheridge (you remember him, more below).Mrs. Ellmers was kind enough to tape a video for Legal Insurrection readers, asking for your support.  I'm completely on board for her campaign, and...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 08, 2010 17 Comments

My first foray into the Delaware Republican Senate primary a few days ago was to make the point that voters should select the candidate of their choice -- be it Mike Castle or Christine O'Donnell -- and not try to game the overall Senate outcome.In...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2010 5 Comments

The last Gallup Generic Tracking Poll showed Republicans up by a historic 10 points.  I meant, the last Poll prior to the one just released, which a week later shows a tie.Any poll that swings 10 points over a week when there was no news is...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2010 0 Comments

From Kathleen Stewart, whose "It Ain't Your Money To Spend" previously graced these pages, comes Taking Out The Trash (in November): (Lyrics here)http://www.soundclick.com/player/V2/mp3player.swfThe song lyrics and her album Taking Back America are available online, including the soon to be classic Blame It On The Last Administration.--------------------------------------------Follow me...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 05, 2010 30 Comments

Prof. Stephen Bainbridge and Dan Riehl have been debating the Delaware Senate Republican primary, and whether it is worth electing "RINO" Mike Castle.  Bainbridge says yes, Riehl says no.I don't know enough about Castle or Christine O'Donnell to weigh in on whether Castle is a...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 03, 2010 5 Comments

Tipping point approaching.  From The NY Times, Fewer Young Voters See Themselves as DemocratsThe college vote is up for grabs this year — to an extent that would have seemed unlikely two years ago, when a generation of young people seemed to swoon over Barack...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 02, 2010 3 Comments

Mike Stopa is running in the Republican primary for Congress in the 3rd District of Massachusetts.Stopa is not your typical candidate.  Stopa is a Physicist specializing in computation and nanoscience in the Physics Department at Harvard University, and director of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network...

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