Delaware Primary Results 2010:Christine O'Donnell vs Mike Castle

by NowPublic Staff | September 14, 2010 at 02:08 pm

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Even though there are primary election races taking place in 7 states, including Charles Rangel in New York, all eyes are on the tiny state of Delaware.

Delaware Primary Election Results 2010

The race for to be GOP Senate candidate is a bitter, nasty affair between Christine O'Donnell vs Mike Castle - a nine term Republican representative.

The bitterly contested campaign saw O'Donnell receive the endorsement of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and more than $150,000 in late spending from the Tea Party Express.

Even though Sarah Palin and the Tea Party Express have given Christine O'Donnell the thumbs up, not all Tea Party groups endorse O'Donnell and is so the race is shaping up as a divisive battle among the Right.

"This particular campaign has become a bit of a test," Castle said Tuesday morning after voting. "Can the conservative elements of the Republican Party take out an incumbent with whom they don't always agree? That's part of what we are dealing with here, to look beyond just Delaware."

While O'Donnell's campaign is enjoying a $250,000 injection from the Tea Party Express, some Tea Party groups don't support her. The state GOP and even some of O'Donnell's former staffers have hammered her for calling herself a fiscal conservative when she has had personal financial problems

The reason why Delaware is so important the winner of the mid-term in November may well hold the balance of power in the Senate.