Weldon, GOP swiftboating likely to backfire

Based on polling and fundraising numbers, Weldon clearly understands at a basic level that he's facing a serioius challenger. One of the miscalculations that the Weldon campaign seems to make repeatedly is that they don't understand how much Democrats, grassroots supporters, and the blogosphere haved lined up behind Joe Sestak. Every time they float a mean-spirited attack into the media about Joe, it becomes what in sports parlance is known as "bulletin board material." More donations and volunters flood in, the blogosphere erupts, and soon the media gives more and more attention to the Sestak campaign.

In the most recent quarter, not only did Sestak outraise Weldon, but he did so by collecting donations from nearly ten times as many individual donors as Weldon reported. Weldon continues to milk a few cash cows. Sestak's campaign is on the verge of becoming a movement.

Blogosphere notable Taylor Marsh posted a detailed chronicle of Weldon's history of absurd actions and low blows at The Patriot Project and The Huffington Post.

When she contacted Senator Kerry's office about the unfounded attacks on Joe Sestak, this was statement:

I'd like to know what these Republicans who never wore the uniform of our country have against those who did. I saw what they did to John McCain. I saw what they did to Max Cleland. I saw what they tried to do to Jack Murtha, and now they're trying the same sick tactics against Admiral Sestak. We've got to knock this garbage back forever. Never, never, never again. These Republican hacks just got on the battlefield with the wrong soldiers and we're going to make them regret it every step of the way. It's up to us to make sure this dog won't hunt anymore. No more lies, no more smears; this time we're not just going to defend our brother vet, we're making the Republicans pay.

Think he's a little bit hot under the collar?