I’m hoping that Sen. Jim DeMint is served up so much fail in November that he becomes a pariah within the Republican Party. He came out last night and endorsed Christine O’Donnell over Mike Castle in Delaware and Ovide Lamontagne over Kelly Ayotte in New Hampshire. O’Donnell also picked up the endorsements of Sarah Palin and the National Rifle Association. We’ve already seen that NRSC Chairman John Cornyn has no control over the Republican base, as they’ve vetoed his choices in Florida, Utah, Alaska, Colorado, and Kentucky. Hopefully, the base will veto his choices in Delaware and New Hampshire, too. And then, maybe all of these candidates will lose in November, allowing the Democrats to not only avoid major losses, but to maybe even stay even or gain a seat or two. It’s not out of the question.
On the other hand, if all these whack-a-doodles actually go on to win despite their crazy beliefs, then DeMint has a good shot to become the leader of the Republicans in the Senate, and perhaps even the Majority Leader. I see that as unlikely, but who knows when it comes to low turnout midterms in a down economy?
