Christine O'Donnell

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In a written statement, former Delaware GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell and her campaign manager Matt Moran respond to the AP's report that O'Donnell is being investigated by the FBI for allegedly spending campaign funds improperly (emphasis added):

The AP reports: 

Politico's Shira Toeplitz reports:

A Monmouth poll from two weeks ago showed O'Donnell trailing Coons, 38% to 57%. But a new Monmouth poll, released today, shows Christine O'Donnell trailing Chris Coons by just 10 points, 41% to 51%.  The poll finds that O'Donnell is now in the lead with independent voters--47% to 42%. Democrats are…

Wilmington, Delaware

Fox News reports:

1. A Pledge To America.  That’s the title of a leaked draft of the Republican congressional agenda. As it currently is outlined, "A Pledge To America" contains four main sections: a plan to jumpstart the economy, cut spending, repeal Obamacare, and reform Congress.  It does a very good job of…

Via Allahpundit, a new Fox News poll of 1,000 likely voters, conducted September 18, shows Christine O'Donnell trailing Chris Coons 39 percent to 54 percent in the Delaware Senate race. Voters express support for smaller government, and they also want to repeal Obamacare--50 percent to 43…

Rasmussen:

1. NRSC To Back O’Donnell?  That was the story yesterday morning. So says NRSC chairman John Cornyn:

The seven-month primary season, which began on Feb. 2 in Illinois, is over. Republicans and conservatives should be pleased by the results.

Mike Castle might have been a wonderful general election candidate in the Delaware Senate race.  But he ran a terrible campaign in the Republican primary, which is why he lost to Christine O’Donnell, a Tea Party favorite.

A National Republican Senatorial Committee tells THE WEEKLY STANDARD in an email it's very unlikely that national Republican party organizations will be spending money on Christine O'Donnell's Senate bid in Delaware:

As the Republican primary for the Senate seat from Delaware manages to become even more heated than it's been thus far, the newest charge of O'Donnell backers is that Rep. Mike Castle voted to impeach President George W. Bush.

For those not concerned about character, the Castle/O'Donnell issue in the Delaware Senate race comes down to a straightforward calculus of electability versus ideology.  The implicit argument from some has been that they cancel each other out in this case.  Castle is a useless RINO and O'Donnell…

Politico's David Catanese reports:

Charles Krauthammer on Special Report last night:

1. Fun Facts about Delaware.  The GOP circular firing squad is finally set to begin shooting today, as Delaware will hold its primary vote to decide between moderate Republican Mike Castle and Tea Party Express-backed Christine O’Donnell.

Talk radio host Mark Levin is not very happy with my report yesterday on Christine O'Donnell's $6.9 million gender discrimination lawsuit against her former employer, a conservative group called the Intercollegiate Studies Institute.  In the 2005 lawsuit, O'Donnell alleged that ISI caused her to…

1. Delaware Primary.  The stakes are high in Delaware as First State Republicans are set to choose between moderate Republican Mike Castle and conservative, Tea Party-backed Christine O’Donnell.  PPP is now finding a statistical tie between the two, and the battle has turned conservative allies…

Wilmington, Del.

Public Policy Polling just released a poll showing conservative activist Christine O'Donnell leading moderate congressman Mike Castle 47 percent to 44 percent in the Delaware GOP Senate primary:

Court documents obtained Saturday by THE WEEKLY STANDARD reveal surprising new details about the gender discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit filed by Christine O'Donnell in 2005 against her former employer, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, a conservative non-profit based in…

In light of Sarah Palin's endorsement of Christine O'Donnell in the Delaware Senate primary, it's worth recalling that she hasn't always endorsed winning candidates. According to the Washington Post's Palin Endorsements Tracker (TM), 20 Palin-backed candidates have won, 10 have lost, and 13 haven't…

No direct quote from Sarah Palin yet (update: audio here), but on Sean Hannity's radio show this afternoon, Palin apparently endorsed conservative activist Christine O'Donnell in her campaign against moderate Congressman Mike Castle to be the Delaware GOP Senate nominee. Sean Hannity tweets:

Christine O'Donnell's new ad says that Mike Castle is "for" "keeping Obamacare and cuts in Medicare":

Mark Levin emails in response to my interview with Delaware GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell:

In the wake of Joe Miller's upset over Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's GOP Senate primary, there's been a lot of buzz for Delaware GOP Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell, who is challenging moderate GOP congressman Mike Castle in the September 14 primary. This week, the Tea Party Express endorsed…