Clean one on one. so you could argue that the tea party s have had a good record of positioning themselves to win generals. maybe not in nevada, but other places. chris, first of all, isn t it amazing we re talking about delaware? this is a state we never thought we would be talking about. number two, alaska, utah, those states, the one thing that is different, delaware, this is a democratic state. mike castl.e s been elected for more than 40 years. he s been the governor of the state. the at-large representative. this is not a state where whoever wants to be republican nominee utah alaska. but it s a big leg up. let me give you some history, young fellow. joe biden, back in 1972, bumped out a guy who d won the house seat and you go in here, dan, you re the expert. a house member, senate member, for x many terms.n joe biden at the age of 29 knocked him out of his seat and held it for 40 year, so isn t it
Welcome back to hardball. the republan primary in delaware, the little state of delaware, tomorrow could mark big implications for the republicans nationwide and their ability to take ostu.s. senate is possible. republican mike castle spinning off a tough challenge with christine o donnell. and polls show she s in the race of his life. and that s a race that s too close to call. here s a couple of ads that reflec t what s going on there. let s watch. do you recognize this delaware politician? here s some hints. according to the news journal, she didn t pay thousands in income taxes, had to be sued by a university for thousands h of unpaid bills. defaulted on her mortgage. she ran up a huge campaign debt and used campaign funds to pay her rent and personal expenses.i say hello to christine o donnell.
bob, i appreciate your suggestion. bob, a noble effort. now to the big number. as the saying goes, it appears the cake is baked this november. what are the chances that republicans will gain control on the house come november 2nd by nightfall? 67% the republicans have a 2-in-3 shot of taking over the house of representatives. up next republican mike castle was a shoo-in many thought to win the senate seat in delaware. until the tea party challenger rolled over him in the polls. are the republicans on the verge of losing a race that they had in the bag? you re watching hardball on msnbc.