Can O'Donnell Follow Rubio's Lead?

Last night's victory for Christine O'Donnell in the Delaware Republican senatorial primary will likely lead to a Republican defeat in the election in November, but the optimist in me holds out a shred of hope that O'Donnell pulls it off. I'm not delusional.  I know it will be extremely difficult, but if O'Donnell perfectly mimics Marco Rubio's performance in Florida, she just might eke by her opponent. After all, Rubio was a little-known Tea Party candidate who was also labelled a rightwing nut. If O'Donnell can follow his lead and soften her rhetoric enough to appeal to Independents, she has a chance.

Of course, Rubio has the gift of oratory, while O'Donnell comes across as Palinesque. Her lack of oratorical skills will  be much more difficult to overcome than her financial history or abstinence campaign.