http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/30/opinion/30blow.html

Coons can deliver orally.”

I guess this locks up the gay vote.

Oooh, look! Shiny flashy object! Paris Hilton! Don’t look behind the curtain! Paul Tsongas who?

So can a hooker.

C’mon, you left yourself wide open for that one.

And John, even Beau Biden seemed eloquent talking about a person he admires. You don’t get to do much of that campaigning. Chris knows policy in great detail; he just has to remember not to prove it with every answer. That said, he handled himself quite well in his debate against Gordon (the one broadcast on WDEL) when Gordon went on the attack.

That won’t be his challenge this time. Like him or not, Castle has a way of disarming critics and journos with a low-key delivery that makes it sound like he’s not bullshitting even when he is. He’s certainly not Reagan, but he’s similar in that it’s hard to attack him because he won’t lose his temper, making the attacker, not him, look bad.

These are challenges, not impossible tasks.

In a state that relies less than others on television, word-of-mouth is crucial. Coons’ tendency to respect the intelligence of his listeners pays dividends.

He needs a speechwriter, though. He often comes off as wonkish, and answers questions in too much detail.