bobbyw24
11-08-2010, 11:07 AM
Andrew Pavelyev is at it again. On Friday, I pointed out that there wasn't much evidence for his argument that even winning Tea Party candidates like Rand Paul and Marco Rubio cost Republicans Senate seats by diverting resources that could have been better spent elsewhere. He responds: "Antle says that extra campaign money would have hardly made any difference in California, while I actually very specifically mentioned a much closer race in Washington State."
Well, he actually very specifically mentioned the California race too, with his reference to vulnerable "liberal Democrats (such as Barbara Boxer)." No matter. Let's look at the Washington State Senate contest. The National Republican Senatorial Committee did spend $3 million there in the closing weeks. Maybe the other $1 million Pavelyev is dreaming about would have made the difference, but somehow it seems that Dino Rossi has lost two previous close statewide races in Washington, neither of which can be blamed on Rand Paul or Marco Rubio. By the time the NRSC made its last infusion of cash, Paul and Rubio were both polling well ahead of Rossi -- and their own opponents.
http://spectator.org/blog/2010/11/08/tea-parties-and-the-stupid-par
Well, he actually very specifically mentioned the California race too, with his reference to vulnerable "liberal Democrats (such as Barbara Boxer)." No matter. Let's look at the Washington State Senate contest. The National Republican Senatorial Committee did spend $3 million there in the closing weeks. Maybe the other $1 million Pavelyev is dreaming about would have made the difference, but somehow it seems that Dino Rossi has lost two previous close statewide races in Washington, neither of which can be blamed on Rand Paul or Marco Rubio. By the time the NRSC made its last infusion of cash, Paul and Rubio were both polling well ahead of Rossi -- and their own opponents.
http://spectator.org/blog/2010/11/08/tea-parties-and-the-stupid-par