There have been stories from mariners from time to time that have witnessed a tidal wave in its infancy. Do they spin tales of a massive curl propelling across the wide expanses of ocean at light speed? Hardly. While what could become a menacing and devistating 100’ wall of water does in fact travel rapidly, It don’t run large early… When experienced out to sea it resembles nothing more that a mild swell; barely noticeable; wouldn’t even spill a drink on deck. Ironic, isn’t it?
What’s the Caller’s point?
Not sure, really. Every reasonable and sane person – and some who’s sanity may be subject to question – that has any clue, would say as we ourselves have on numerous occasions, the King is a shoe-in. Can’t lose. Fuggetaboutit. I mean, how can this guy possibly get beaten? Say it ain’t so. Well…I think there has been a recent lil shift that an Accelerograph would not likely pick up. But…
There is something happening… a vibe, perhaps… an early swell… a gut feeling. That feeling is that Chris Coons may be the recipient of a slippage on a political equivalent of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge fault line; barely noticeable to the naked eye at the moment, but one which – if the plates were to shear just right – could trigger such a wave; or at the very least some Maverick’s size swells this November.
Today’s Rasmussen Report has Mike Castle at a Corinthian Leather comfort level 53% to 32% lead over his upstart challenger. Not as large as Martha Coakley’s 28 point September lead over Scott Brown, but pretty damn solid. It would appear that the King could coast (which he would never do) to the Senate with his experience, name recognition, and reputation as one really great guy… which he is. Why then would we suddenly lose our senses with the sense that Coons could actually make a stink and force the King into playing all four quarters?
Gut and money. The gut says that the Old Guard of either party no longer affords the safe haven of the past; and who is more Old School than Mike Castle? I know, I know…he’s a moderate ; ) and he’ll never be mentioned in the same breath with Trent Lott blah blah blah, but he may actually suffer from being around tooooooo long. Folks now want that political “New Car Smell” and Mike’s Campaign smells like slipping into a 1975 450 SEL w 175,000 miles on it. Cool car, Classic even… but it don’t look and smell like the 2010 E63 AMG. This could become an issue.
The Money says that one Coons dollar is gonna produce more VP (voting power) than one of the King’s. And that Chris is poised to raise a shitload of cash and with the big O on board the scheckles will be jinglin’ a mighty fine tune. Mike’s rare old coins will be a plenty but wont stretch as far nor cough up more voters. Maybe it’s just a matter of that if you are Chris Coons, ya can’t go anywhere else but up. But we think he is quietly going up and The boyz in the cave are watchin.
Final Note: No we haven’t misplaced our marbles and The King is still the King… but he may be in need of a Greg Noll nose rider sometime soon.
February 26th, 2010 at 12:01 am
Polls don’t mean shit, its the size of your ad spend in October, that’s 90% of winning elections. And don’t give me this Scott Brown grassroots bullshit because most voters get subliminally hyptnitized by the advertisements and billboards they forget about the bad stuff. Tea party won’t affect anything because they are a pimple on the ass of the voting mass of senior citizens and average joes that do not pay attention to nothinbg but the commercials in between jeopardy and wheel of fortune every night and you know the only fucker than can afford to buy that shit will win the election, hands down landslide no questions asked. Vote for odonel lol
February 26th, 2010 at 12:21 am
The polls in fact do not always mirror the outcome, but they can accurately measure the tide. The Mass dems could only read em and weep as Scott Brown and his GR BS snuck up on the inside and clipped ‘em good in the end. I don’t think the Mass dems, dems in general, or any incumbent from either party would consider it bullshit, bro.
The voters have always been victims of ignorance and hypnotics. Fact. It is what it is.
I don’t think Mike would share your “mail it in” mantra at the moment.
And what’s the matter with being an average Joe? If you were a highly paid political muse you would work like hell to attract them. Ron Reagan caused landslides with average Joe’s.
But hey, that’s what makes a horse race, eh?
February 26th, 2010 at 12:59 am
Yeah, I guess, but whatever I don’t even like politics.
Go phillies
February 26th, 2010 at 1:05 am
Seems like your posts come out around last call every night, do you guys get loaded at the bars and come up with all this crazy shi+ and post it when you get home? I’m going to have to start cruising the hole-in-the-walls for you outlaws, there’s at least two of you because you have D dirt and R dirt from the ground floor, nobody recognizable would be able to get away with that if it was just one person. You know what, I just figured it out, this is a collaboration between Tommy Ross and Johnny Daniello!
February 26th, 2010 at 4:29 am
The King will still reign. Coons raised taxed 35% in 2 years. I’m no Tom Ross but damn that’s alot.
In Kent and Sussex he’ll get zero traction. Zero. In Sussex that have a budget surplus and gave bonuses. In NCCO they raised taxes 35%
Even the stupid voters along route 896 get 35%.
The King wins. In 12 Carney moves up for Tommy C’s seat and it’s Wedo versus Coons for Congress.
February 26th, 2010 at 8:53 am
doesn’t the 35% equal about $120 bucks for the average homeowner in NCCo to support cops, paramedics and libraries–things people like?
February 26th, 2010 at 10:16 am
Anyone going to DE’s annual hootenanny? Ya know…that gastrointestinal mollusk feast in slower Delaware tonight? Never been, but I kick myself in the ass each year after missing it. I’m sure our alliterative Vonnegut friends here who seem to have a rep for imbibing, will attend this hunter-gatherer feast. Why not? It’s like the pre-Super bowl party before the election; the batchelor party for – well – party hopefuls.
February 26th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
“doesn’t the 35% equal about $120 bucks for the average homeowner in NCCo to support cops, paramedics and libraries–things people like?”
Yes, it does, and a good part of those people voting benefit from that money because it PAYS FOR THEIR JOB!
Hootenanny, what!
February 26th, 2010 at 3:07 pm
The Hootenanny blows. It sucks. It’s cold, standing room only, you can’t get a beer and it’s just a waste of time.
February 26th, 2010 at 7:21 pm
Castle is going to destroy Coons, there will be such an anti-Obama sentiment in the fall after this health care thing fails, cap and trade fails and more people are out of work. Coons is going to be blasted by negative ads with his photos he took with the Obamas and Pelosi’s check she wrote for him last year. Not even a competition. Senator Castle, has a nice ring to it doesn’t it?
February 26th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Don’t underestimate Coons, he’s pretty shady, I’m sure he will have some dirty tricks.