Christine O’Donnell is turning her sights on a familiar bogeyman of the Republican base, in her efforts to rehabilitate her image in the Delaware Senate election: The “liberal media” that has made her look bad.
[TPM SLIDESHOW: Christine O’Donnell: Anti-Masturbation Crusader. Witchcraft Dabbler. Republican Senate Nominee.]
CNN reported on an O’Donnell appearance at a local Republican event today, where she reportedly pinned her problems on the “liberal meda,” and on lies that have been told about her.
“I’ve put my name on the line. And I’ve taken a lot of hits, a lot of slander, a lot of character assassination,” O’Donnell said.
Funny thing about the claim of character assassination. One of the things that helped O’Donnell win the Republican primary was the fact that some of her backers — and on at least one occasion, O’Donnell herself — traded in innuendo and rumors about her establishment-backed opponent, Rep. Mike Castle, suggesting that he was gay.
And of course, there is another important question: did the media, liberal or otherwise, fabricate her past appearances on Politically Incorrect — and Fox News — and her statements about witchcraft, masturbation, scientifically-created mice with human brains, and having classified information about an alleged Chinese plot to take over the United States?
The TPM Poll Average gives Democratic nominee chris Coons a lead of 57.7%-37.5%.
Eric Kleefeld
Eric Kleefeld joined TPM as an intern for the final months of the 2006 midterm elections, and then kept showing up for work. His other interests include guitars, old comic books and the politics of various English-speaking countries.
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