Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O’Donnell had some fun answers in a debate yesterday when asked to name a Democratic Senator she could work with: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — who she herself noted is not a Senator anymore — or Joe Lieberman.
During a debate on the PBS station in Philadelphia (which includes Delaware within the local media market), the candidates for Senate in Delaware were asked to name a member of the other party they could potentially work with in the Senate. O’Donnell was asked first. She paused, and then said “Well, she’s not a Senator anymore, but I would definitely have to say Hillary Clinton. I use her name a lot on the campaign trail, because she is someone that I admire. She is a woman who’s had to hold her own in a man’s world, and I think she’s doing an amazing job right now.”
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She also added that she would be a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — which is in no way a guarantee if she were elected, though it is common for candidates to mention the committees they hope to serve on — and work with Clinton there.
During his response, Democratic candidate Chris Coons mentioned such names as Richard Lugar, Lindsey Graham, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. He then criticized O’Donnell for having defeated Congressman Mike Castle in the Republican primary, precisely because Castle had a history of working across the aisle.
Coons continued: “One of the real risks as we go forward, is that if we elect someone who literally cannot name a single currently serving senator in my party with whom she would work–”
O’Donnell chimed in: “Senator Lieberman.”
Joe Lieberman, of course, is not a Democrat anymore — he sits in the Democratic caucus, but is now an independent who supported John McCain in the 2008 presidential election.
The TPM Poll Average gives Coons a lead of 55.5%-37.2%.
(Via Think Progress.)
