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Notable Quotes from Real Time:

Bill Maher on long gone privacy for presidents, notes of FDR: "People didn't even know he was a cripple, or his wife was a dyke."

Steve Schmidt on Bill Clinton: “He’s a force of nature. He got the Democratic delegates to clap for George W. Bush. It’s just amazing. He’s a political talent like no other. And we don’t have anyone like that on our side.”

Jim VandeHei on campaign financing: “Until this election, unions undoubtedly had as much money getting pumped into elections as corporations. That is verifiable. What is different this time around is Republicans are going to bury the Democrats from now until the end.”

Jim VandeHei: I just spent a bunch of time in Chicago and Boston, talking to operatives on both sides. They both openly – they’re gleeful about the fact that they don’t think facts matter anymore. Both sides. The Obama campaign is just as bad as the Romney campaign…All I’m doing is articulating to you what they’re telling us about how they’re operating the campaign. They both feel that that’s what you have to do – that everybody has such a short attention span, that nobody will pay attention to any fact or lie for more than 18 hours, that you keep doing it over and over. And you hear that from both sides.

Jim VandeHei on relationship (or lack thereof) between Presidents Obama and Clinton: “Barack Obama and Bill Clinton do not like each other personally…Over the last year, Barack Obama decided ‘I need Bill Clinton. I need him as a political asset.’ So, they went golfing, and they’ve been hanging out more often. And in every conversation related to us, it’s Bill Clinton talking, talking, talking, talking. And Barack Obama having to stomach it because he knows he needs him.”

Jim VandeHei on Bill Clinton’s speech at the Democratic National Convention: “He was disconnected from the rest of that convention. If you were there watching it, his speech was so radically different to me than almost every speech up there. He didn’t talk about abortion. Didn’t talk about gay rights. Never mentioned the word Bain. Never bashed business. That’s not what the rest of the Democratic Party was doing. If that was the modern Democratic Party – was Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton would be walking away with this election.”

Kondracke Smacks Down DeMint & Palin; Calls Former AK Gov a 'Joke'

POLITICO reports:

At the Roll Call/CQ election analysis session at the Ronald Reagan Building this morning, Roll Call Executive Editor and Fox News contributor Mort Kondracke blamed Sarah Palin and Jim DeMint for Republicans' failure to capture the Senate.

“The people who got slapped the hardest in this election — besides Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama — are Jim DeMint and Sarah Palin,” he said. “Jim DeMint and Sarah Palin are responsible for the fact that the Senate did not go Republican. They’re the ones who are responsible for Christine O’Donnell. They’re the ones who are responsible for Joe Miller in Alaska. They’re the ones who are responsible for Ken Buck in Colorado. They’re the ones who are responsible for Sharron Angle in Nevada.”

Then Kondracke discussed whether Palin could be the 2012 nominee: "She's a joke even within her own party," Kondracke said. "The idea that she would be the presidential nominee is unthinkable."

Thomas Mann, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, then said: "Think of Sarah Palin and Jim DeMint as the new faces of the Republican Party. It's a nightmare for the party, but I think the adults will have a hard time talking about them with anything but complete and utter respect."

C-SPAN’s got the video.

Poll Watch: Monmouth University Delaware Political Survey

Monmouth University Delaware Political Survey

SENATORIAL ELECTION

• Chris Coons (D) 51% [57%]
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 41% [38%]

Among Democrats

• Chris Coons (D) 85% [91%]
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 10% [8%]

Among Republicans

• Christine O'Donnell (R) 71% [67%]
• Chris Coons (D) 19% [26%]

Among Independents

• Christine O'Donnell (R) 47% [41%]
• Chris Coons (D) 42% [51%]

Among Men

• Christine O'Donnell (R) 48% [48%]
• Chris Coons (D) 43% [46%]

Among Women

• Chris Coons (D) 57% [68%]
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 34% [27%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mike Castle 57% [56%] / 29% [29%] {+28%}
• Chris Coons 45% [50%] / 39% [33%] {+6%}
• Christine O'Donnell 34% [31%] / 51% [58%] {-17%}

Is Chris Coons qualified or unqualified to be a United States Senator?

• Qualified 65% [64%]
• Unqualified 25% [25%]

Is Christine O’Donnell qualified or unqualified to be a United States Senator?

• Qualified 35% [35%]
• Unqualified 56% [57%]

CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION

• John Carney (D) 51% [53%]
• Glen Urquhart (R) 44% [44%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• John Carney 46% [49%] / 28% [24%] {+18%}
• Glen Urquhart 38% [36%] / 27% [25%] {+11%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 43% [44%]
• Disapprove 49% [50%]

Who would you rather see in control of Congress next year – the Democrats, the Republicans, or does it make no difference?

• Republicans 40% [45%]
• Democrats 38% [41%]
• No difference 22% [14%]

Survey of 1,171 likely voters was conducted October 25-27, 2010. The margin of error is + 2.9 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 36% [34%] Democrat; 30% [32%] Republican; 34% [34%] Independent.  Results from the poll conducted October 8-11, 2010 are in square brackets.

Poll Watch: FDU PublicMind Delaware Senatorial Survey

FDU PublicMind Delaware Senatorial Survey

• Chris Coons (D) 57% [53%]
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 36% [36%]
• Undecided 5% [8%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Coons 48% [47%] / 36% [27%] {+12%}
• Christine O'Donnell 34% [30%] / 54% [48%] {-20%}

If the election for US Senate were between Chris Coons, the Democrat, and Mike Castle, the Republican, who would you vote for?

• Mike Castle (R) 54% [50%]
• Chris Coons (D) 33% [36%]
• Other 1% [1%]
• Not sure 9% [9%]

When it comes to the recent movement called the Tea Party, do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Tea Party voters and candidates?

• Favorable 31% [34%]
• Unfavorable 52% [48%]

On the issue of abortion, would you describe yourself as pro-choice or pro-life?

• Pro-choice 54% [53%]
• Pro-life 37% [36%]

In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Approve 49% [47%]
• Disapprove 44% [45%]

Survey of 797 likely voters was conducted October 20-26, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted September 27 - October 3, 2010 are in square brackets.

Chris Coons for Senate Ad: "The O'Donnell Zone"

Poll Watch: Rasmussen Delaware Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen Delaware Senatorial Survey

• Chris Coons (D) 51% {49%} [53%] (47%) {46%} [39%]
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 40% {40%} [42%] (36%) {36%} [41%]

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Coons 54% {57%} [58%] (49%) {51%} [49%] (48%) {43%} [47%] / 39% {36%} [34%] (35%) {33%} [28%] (38%) {35%} [30%] {+15%}
• Christine O'Donnell 39% {39%} [42%] (39%) {41%} [43%] / 56% {56%} [54%] (44%) {38%} [33%] {-17%}

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted October 14, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Party ID breakdown: 47% Democrat; 33% Republican; 20% Independent/Other.  Results from the poll conducted September 26, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 2, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 5, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 14, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 29, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted February 22, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 25, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted September 30, 2009 are in parentheses.

Inside the numbers:

Coons has the support of 80% of Delaware Democrats, while 75% of the state’s Republicans back O’Donnell.  The Democratic candidate has a slim one-point lead among voters not affiliated with either of the major parties.

Poll Watch: CNN/Time/Opinion Research Delaware Senatorial Survey

CNN/Time/Opinion Research Delaware Senatorial Survey

• Chris Coons (D) 57% (55%)
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 38% (39%)
• Other 4% (4%)
• Undecided 1% (2%)

Among Democrats

• Chris Coons (D) 92%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 7%

Among Republicans

• Christine O'Donnell (R) 74%
• Chris Coons (D) 17%

Among Independents

• Chris Coons (D) 55%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 39%

Among Men

• Chris Coons (D) 53%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 42%

Among Women

• Chris Coons (D) 61%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 34%

Regardless of how you plan to vote, which candidate best understands the needs and problems of people like you, Chris Coons or Christine O’Donnell?

• Chris Coons 54%
• Christine O'Donnell 34%

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as president?

• Approve 47%
• Disapprove 47%

Survey of 834 likely voters was conducted October 8-12, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted September 17-21, 2010 are in parentheses.

Poll Watch: SurveyUSA Delaware Senatorial Survey

SurveyUSA Delaware Senatorial Survey

• Chris Coons (D) 54%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 33%
• Other 5%
• Undecided 9%

Among Democrats

• Chris Coons (D) 81%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 10%
• Other 3%
• Undecided 6%

Among Republicans

• Christine O'Donnell (R) 64%
• Chris Coons (D) 19%
• Other 6%
• Undecided 11%

Among Independents

• Chris Coons (D) 48%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 36%
• Other 3%
• Undecided 12%

Among Men

• Chris Coons (D) 49%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 41%
• Other 4%
• Undecided 7%

Among Women

• Chris Coons (D) 58%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 25%
• Other 5%
• Undecided 11%

Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of the Tea Party movement?

• Approve 26%
• Disapprove 47%

Survey of 2,355 likely voters was conducted October 11-12, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 2.1 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 45% Democrat; 32% Republican; 21% Independent.

Poll Watch: Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News Delaware Senatorial Survey

Pulse/Rasmussen/Fox News Delaware Senatorial Survey

• Chris Coons (D) 54% (54%)
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 38% (39%)
• Other 3% (2%)
• Not sure 5% (5%)

Among Voters Certain of Their Vote

• Chris Coons (D) 49.7%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 31.5%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Coons 50% / 38% {+12%}
• Christine O'Donnell 33% / 58% {-25%}

Regardless of how you plan to vote, do you think Chris Coons is in touch with people like you?

• Yes 44%
• No 41%

Regardless of how you plan to vote, do you think Christine O’Donnell is in touch with people like you?

• Yes 33%
• No 57%

Suppose the Republicans had nominated Mike Castle. If the election were held today would you vote for Republican Mike Castle or Democrat Chris Coons?

• Mike Castle (R) 50% (48%)
• Chris Coons (D) 33% (33%)
• Other 10% (9%)
• Not sure 7% (10%)

How do you feel about the Tea Party movement?

• Strongly support 20% (21%)
• Somewhat support 17% (16%)
• Somewhat oppose 10% (9%)
• Strongly oppose 39% (40%)

Which of the following best describes how the Tea Party movement will affect your vote for Senate this year?

• Your vote will be to express support for the Tea Party movement 26% (26%)
• Your vote will be to express opposition to the Tea Party movement 39% (41%)
• Tea Party movement will not be a factor in your vote 30% (30%)

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 48% (45%)
• Disapprove 45% (46%)

Which of the following best describes how the policies of the Obama administration will affect your vote for Senate this year?

• Your vote will be to express support for the Obama administration policies 36%
• Your vote will be to express opposition to Obama administration policies 41%
• The policies of the Obama administration will not be a factor in your vote 20%

All in all, would you rather have bigger government that provides more services or smaller government that provides fewer services?

• Bigger government that provides more services 32%(35%)
• Smaller government that provides fewer services 54% (53%)

Survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted October 9, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted September 18, 2010 are in parentheses.

Magellan Strategies (R) Delaware Senatorial Survey

Magellan Strategies (R) Delaware Senatorial Survey

• Chris Coons (D) 54%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 36%
• Other 3%
• Undecided 7%

Among Democrats

• Chris Coons (D) 80%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 15%
• Other 1%
• Undecided 4%

Among Republicans

• Christine O'Donnell (R) 63%
• Chris Coons (D) 24%
• Other 5%
• Undecided 8%

Among Independents

• Chris Coons (D) 51%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 34%
• Other 3%
• Undecided 12%

Among Men

• Chris Coons (D) 47%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 46%
• Other 3%
• Undecided 4%

Among Women

• Chris Coons (D) 60%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 28%
• Other 3%
• Undecided 9%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Coons 50% / 36% {+14%}
• Christine O'Donnell 33% / 57% {-24%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 46%
• Disapprove 44%

Survey of 928 likely voters was conducted October 10, 2010. The margin of error is + 3.2 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 47% Democrat; 38% Republican; 15% Independent.

Poll Watch: Monmouth University Delaware Political Survey

Monmouth University Delaware Political Survey

SENATORIAL ELECTION

• Chris Coons (D) 57%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 38%
• Undecided 5%

Among Democrats

• Chris Coons (D) 91%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 8%
• Undecided 1%

Among Republicans

• Christine O'Donnell (R) 67%
• Chris Coons (D) 26%
• Undecided 7%

Among Independents

• Chris Coons (D) 51%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 41%
• Undecided 8%

Among Men

• Christine O'Donnell (R) 48%
• Chris Coons (D) 46%
• Undecided 6%

Among Women

• Chris Coons (D) 68%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 27%
• Undecided 5%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Mike Castle 56% / 29% {+27%}
• Chris Coons 50% / 33% {+17%}
• Democratic Party 43% / 50% { -7% }
• Republican Party 40% / 52% { -12% }
• Tea Party movement 36% / 57% { -21% }
• Christine O'Donnell 31% / 58% { -27% }

Is Chris Coons qualified or unqualified to be a United States Senator?

• Qualified 64%
• Unqualified 25%

Is Christine O’Donnell qualified or unqualified to be a United States Senator?

• Qualified 35%
• Unqualified 57%

CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION

• John Carney (D) 53%
• Glen Urquhart (R) 44%
• Undecided 3%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• John Carney 49% / 24% {+25%}
• Glen Urquhart 36% / 25% {+11%}

Do you approve or disapprove of the job Barack Obama is doing as president?

• Approve 44%
• Disapprove 50%

Who would you rather see in control of Congress next year – the Democrats, the Republicans, or does it make no difference?

• Republicans 45%
• Democrats 41%
• No difference 14%

Survey of 790 likely voters was conducted October 8-11, 2010. The margin of error is + 3.5 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 34% Democrat; 32% Republican; 34% Independent.

This Week Roundtable: Tea Party Politics

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Poll Watch: FDU PublicMind Delaware Senatorial Survey

FDU PublicMind Delaware Senatorial Survey

• Chris Coons (D) 53%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 36%
• Undecided 8%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Coons 47% / 27% {+20%}
• Christine O'Donnell 30% / 48% {-18%}

If the election for US Senate were between Chris Coons, the Democrat, and Mike Castle, the Republican, who would you vote for?

• Mike Castle (R) 50%
• Chris Coons (D) 36%
• Other 1%
• Not sure 9%

When it comes to the recent movement called the Tea Party, do you have a favorable or unfavorable view of Tea Party voters and candidates?

• Favorable 34%
• Unfavorable 48%

On the issue of abortion, would you describe yourself as pro-choice or pro-life?

• Pro-choice 53%
• Pro-life 36%

In general, do you approve or disapprove of the way Barack Obama is handling his job as President?

• Approve 47%
• Disapprove 45%

Survey of 801 likely voters was conducted September 27 - October 3, 2010.  The margin of error is +/- 3.5 percentage points.

Poll Watch: UD Delaware Political Survey

UD Delaware Political Survey

Senatorial Election

• Chris Coons (D) 49%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 30%
• Other 2%
• Don't know 13%

With Leaners

• Chris Coons (D) 61%
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 37%
• Other 2%

Congressional Election

• John Carney (D) 48%
• Glen Urquhart (R) 31%
• Don't know 16%

With Leaners

• John Carney (D) 60%
• Glen Urquhart (R) 40%

Survey of 729 Delaware voters was conducted September 16-30, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.1 percentage points. Party ID breakdown: 34% Democrat; 24% Republican; 33% Independent. Political ideology: 38% Moderate; 26% Conservative; 7% Very Conservative; 18% Liberal; 6% Very Liberal.

Christine O'Donnell for Senate TV Ad: "I'm Not a Witch...I'm You"

Poll Watch: Rasmussen (TP) Delaware Senatorial Survey

Rasmussen (TP) Delaware Senatorial Survey

• Chris Coons (D) 49% [53%] (47%) {46%} [39%]
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 40% [42%] (36%) {36%} [41%]
• Mike Castle (R) 5%

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Rasmussen did NOT include Mike Castle's name in the poll question.]

Among Democrats

• Chris Coons (D) 82% [84%] (70%) {75%} [64%]
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 13% [11%] (16%) {11%} [16%]
• Mike Castle (R) 3%

Among Republicans

• Christine O'Donnell (R) 72% [74%] (63%) {66%} [76%]
• Chris Coons (D) 17% [20%] (20%) {15%} [8%]
• Mike Castle (R) 7%

Among Independents

• Christine O'Donnell (R) 43% [50%] (37%) {41%} [51%]
• Chris Coons (D) 32% [46%] (43%) {37%} [26%]
• Mike Castle (R) 7%

Among Liberals

• Chris Coons (D) 77% [92%] (81%) {69%} [66%]
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 13% [8%] (6%) {8%} [5%]
• Mike Castle (R) 6%

Among Moderates

• Chris Coons (D) 64% [66%] (64%) {62%} [52%]
• Christine O'Donnell 27% [26%] (20%) {24%} [34%]
• Mike Castle (R) 2%

Among Conservatives

• Christine O'Donnell (R) 69% [73%] (69%) {72%} [75%]
• Chris Coons (D) 18% [22%] (13%) {13%} [10%]
• Mike Castle (R) 7%

Among Men

• Christine O'Donnell (R) 49% [49%] (43%) {38%} [50%]
• Chris Coons (D) 41% [46%] (44%) {44%} [38%]
• Mike Castle (R) 9%

Among Women

• Chris Coons (D) 57% [59%] (51%) {48%} [41%]
• Christine O'Donnell (R) 32% [36%] (31%) {35%} [35%]
• Mike Castle (R) 2%

Favorable / Unfavorable {Net}

• Chris Coons 57% [58%] (49%) {51%} [49%] (48%) {43%} [47%] / 36% [34%] (35%) {33%} [28%] (38%) {35%} [30%] {+21%}
• Mike Castle 57% / 38% {+19%}
• Christine O'Donnell 39% [42%] (39%) {41%} [43%] / 56% [54%] (44%) {38%} [33%] {-17%}

How would you rate the job Jack Markell has been doing as Governor?

• Strongly approve 29% [21%] (26%) {28%} [18%] (24%) {18%} [15%] (12%) 
• Somewhat approve 31% [41%] (34%) {37%} [45%] (34%) {43%} [42%] (47%) 
• Somewhat disapprove 21% [23%] (23%) {19%} [21%] (24%) {26%} [24%] (25% 
• Strongly disapprove 13% [12%] (15%) {13%} [10%] (14%) {11%} [12%] (12%)

How would you rate the job Barack Obama has been doing as President?

• Strongly approve 33% [35%] (30%) {40%} [35%] (40%) {31%} [26%] (35%) 
• Somewhat approve 19% [19%] (20%) {15%} [14%] (14%) {20%} [24%] (19%) 
• Somewhat disapprove 7% [6%] (7%) {6%} [6%] (6%) {11%} [12%] (10%) 
• Strongly disapprove 39% [37%] (43%) {38%} [42%] (40%) {37%} [37%] (35%)

Do you consider yourself part of the Tea Party movement?

• Yes 15%
• No 72%

Survey of 500 likely voters was conducted September 26, 2010. The margin of error is +/- 4.5 percentage points.  Results from the poll conducted September 15, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted September 2, 2010 are in parentheses.  Results from the poll conducted August 5, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted July 14, 2010 are in square brackets.  Results from the poll conducted April 29, 2010 are in parentheses. Results from the poll conducted February 22, 2010 are in curly brackets.  Results from the poll conducted January 25, 2010 are in square brackets. Results from the poll conducted September 30, 2009 are in parentheses.

Christine O'Donnell Has the Tools to Take Care of Herself

The New Adventures of Old Christine

Kudos to Bill Maher for keeping his promise last night to continue airing clips of Christine O'Donnell's most cringeworthy classics .

O’DONNELL: You know what, evolution is a myth. And even Darwin himself –

MAHER: Evolution is a myth?!? Have you ever looked at a monkey!

O’DONNELL: Well then, why they — why aren’t monkeys still evolving into humans?

Perhaps this explains why Florida's Theocratic senatorial candidate, Marco Rubio, moronically rushed to the defense of his fellow knuckledragger.

Can we now count on the midget-minded Republicans of Delaware to declare their ding-dong witch politically dead?

Rubio Pulls a Palin, Promotes Anti-Intellectualism Ahead of Expertise

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