Glynnis MacNicol | Mediaite
In an attempt to quell the civil war that has erupted in the Republican party after Christine O’Donnell‘s win in Delaware on Tuesday, RNC head Michael Steele is advising (pleading?) with the party to calm down.
I don’t know if she can win until we try. How can you claim defeat before you attempt victory. This makes no sense, so stop it! Stop it! Let’s get behind our nominees and win the election.
Steele, who is clearly eager to put on a welcoming face to any and all Tea Party comers, spoke to John King yesterday and said he was not willing to make any accusations that some members of the GOP establishment were ignoring the meaning of these Tea Party victories but that he himself was not trying “throw anyone under the bus.” Meaning, presumably, Christine O’Donnell. Clip below. One gets the sense the next six weeks will an exercise in watching the GOP come to terms with reality of the party they have created.
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