Friday, September 03, 2010

Tea Party sees repeat of Alaska GOP primary in Delaware race

Tea Party sees repeat of Alaska GOP primary in Delaware race; The Hill

Tea Party supporters hope that what happened in Alaska will repeat itself in Delaware – the no-name, disregarded Senate candidate wins a stunning upset against the presumed nominee.

After Joe Miller’s surprise win over Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) in the Republican Senate primary, observers started taking a second look at another Tea Party candidate – Christine O’Donnell.

O’Donnell is challenging popular Rep. Mike Castle for Delaware’s Republican Senate nomination.

She trails in the polls but leaders of the Tea Party Express announced they will be barnstorming for her in the two weeks leading up to the Sept. 14th primary. They’ve also spent $250,000 on her behalf.

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