christine o'donnell: I'm not doing any more national TV interviews

[spanone]

Delaware Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell (R) gave on Tuesday night one of her few national TV interviews since recording a stunning upset over Rep. Mike Castle (R) a week earlier. She used the opportunity to announce that it would be her last national TV interview.

National exposure is now "off the table, because that's not going to help me get votes," O'Donnell told Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity. "I'm not going to do any more national media because this is my focus: Delaware is my focus, and the local media is my focus."

She added that former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's advice, to focus on interviews with Delaware reporters and reaching Delaware voters, was "absolutely right."

O'Donnell made the national-media rounds the day after her win but has largely remained out of sight since then, emerging only for her first appearance on the national stage last Friday at the Family Research Council's Values Voter Summit of social conservatives.

Her last-minute cancellation of two Sunday show appearances two days ago garnered her widespread criticism.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/christine-odonnell-im-not-doin.html

[mod mom]

1. she's right-if she opens her mouth people understand how stupid she is.

[BillStein]

2. except, of course, with Hannity

does that mean she doesn't consider Fox national news?

[Erose999]

3. Since most of the 'Baggers only watch national news (and only watch one brand of nat'l news) this is

pretty much suicide for O' Donnell. I would say she needs the circus, just like Sarah Failin', Randroid, and all the rest who have tried to ignore the "lamestream media".

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Chris Coons complained that he hardly gets any national press

This morning on the Bill Press Show


He's gonna make a great senator BTW
It was the first time I'd ever heard him I must admit and he
sounds like a good progressive.

Does Coons ever show on the TV news show like MtP, morning joe, etc?

[JoePhilly]

5. Maybe she needs more time to masturbate ....

[ThomWV]

6. Does she understand that she is running for National Office?

[spanone]

7. given her mental prowess, i doubt it.

[qb]

8. She has no choice - every question is a potential minefield - and she has no idea how to navigate.

Too bad for her she's already provided enough idiotic sound bites to keep the nation entertained until November.

[democrat_patriot]

9. Because questions 1-10: "Did you spend campaign money illegally?"

Smart move. The only move they could have made. And they use Palin as cover. "Good advice".

They hope nobody talks about her any more - and she can campaign and shake hands all over the state. People will forget she used campaign funds for rent & bowling.

Meanwhile Fox will continue to call Coons an "Admitted Marxist".

It all comes down to GOTV.

[old mark]

10. I think most of us already know more about her than we really need to - the rest is

just entertainment...


mark

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. Good strategy.

She'll sink even faster this way.

[ProgressiveEconomist]

12. Great! Now her only national exposure will be on Bill Maher, every weekend 'til Election Day

And TeaBaggers will be forced to watch Bill Maher and experience some "cognitive dissonance", from which some learning finally may occur.

EVERYBODY is going to be watching Bill Maher, and I hope he exploits his huge national soapbox.