{"id":8430,"date":"2010-09-20T19:18:26","date_gmt":"2010-09-21T00:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/community\/jesuscreed\/?p=8430"},"modified":"2010-09-20T19:32:46","modified_gmt":"2010-09-21T00:32:46","slug":"why-the-fuss-over-odonnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jesuscreed\/2010\/09\/20\/why-the-fuss-over-odonnell\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the fuss over O’Donnell?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I\u2019ve got a theory\u2026<\/p>\n

Here we\u2019ve got a State with 3 electoral votes, my friends. 2 Senators.<\/p>\n

Here we\u2019ve got a State in the last election that had about 62% for Obama (D) and 37% for McCain (R). In the last senatorial election, it was 70% for Democrat and a whopping 29% for Republican.<\/p>\n

In the primary, folks, in the primary, a Tea Party candidate wins \u2014 Christine O\u2019Donnell \u2014 and the news media, all hours of the day, are obsessed with her.<\/p>\n

What, seriously, are her chances of winning the election come November? Not many.<\/p>\n

So, why the fuss? I\u2019ve got a theory.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Simple: she looks like Sarah Palin.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s your theory?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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