Christine O'Donnell and Sarah Palin: Where do they stand with the Republican party?
In the wake of the tea party's success in last week's primary elections, the GOP seems to be having a "What-does-it-all-mean?" moment.
Some have said that O'Donnell's primary win will spell victory for the Democrats come Election Day. Is O'Donnell too "tea party" to win over more moderate Republicans?
Some Republicans are now holding Palin's so-called "Mini-me" at arm's length. Flash back to the 2008 Election, when Palin experienced a similarly fickle relationship with the GOP.
The liberal and conservative talk show hosts said O'Donnell's tea party backed victory is emblematic of a "Battle for the soul of the Republican Party."
Of course, Jon Stewart couldn't resist such dramatic imagery.
O'Donnell's victory has "released hell!" He noted Karl Rove's criticism of O'Donnell before suggesting that the two should have a "fiddle off."
It was a reference to the 1979 Charlie Daniels Band hit, the "Devil Went Down to Georgia," where a fiddler wagers his soul in a fiddle-playing contest with the devil.
But says Stewart, there is no battle for the soul of the Republican party, the Tea Party Express has won. "Now the battle is how many Republicans can cram themselves on to their train?!"
Indeed, two days after O'Donnell's victory over Mike Castle, "Republicans from all over are rushing to close ranks and support her." As Monitor staffer Peter Grier wrote, "She might be the GOP establishment’s new BFF."
