Thread: RINO Mike Castle is refusing to endorse Christine O'Donnell

Sour grapes, Mike?

By Kay Daly
September 17, 2010 12:29 PM

Mike Castle is refusing to endorse Christine O'Donnell in a stunning display of sour grapes.

For anyone who has spent any amount of time around elected officials, there are two kinds that exist -- those who truly believe that they have some birthright to their current position or the one they are vying for and those who somehow keep firmly in their minds that they work for the people that they represent and it is a rare privilege to get to do so.

Campaigns can be brutal experiences and lots of times, terribly unpleasant. Perhaps Mr. Castle has never had a real challenge before but he needs to rise above any hurt feelings and recognize that he certainly didn't have great things to say about his opponent either.

As to Christine O'Donnell as a candidate, I remain hopeful that she can win this fall and given the momentum her campaign has, she quite possibly will be Senator O'Donnell by this time in January of next year.

I do not know when we got to the place where we expect sheer perfection from our candidates. There was only one perfect person to walk the Earth last time I checked. Is she a principled conservative? Yes. Will she be a more reliable conservative vote than Mike Castle was? Most certainly. Is she a flawed human being who has made mistakes in her life? You bet. And thank heavens for it, it actually makes her human like the rest of us.

Our country is a nation that was pretty much founded by folks looking for a second chance at life. We Americans love our stories of redemptioin...of overcoming diffcult life circumstances, learning from them and applying that newfound wisdom to our lives. Christine O'Donnell could be quite a breath of fresh air in the Senate.

http://www.gopusa.com/fresh-ink/2010/09 ... s-mike.php

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Tuesday, the people were heard. In the Delaware US Senate Race it's now Harry Reid's "pet" Vs. the People's Voice.



They were heard over the loud cries of the DC elite, and the liberal media. Our tone-deaf Washington “leadersâ€

Mike Castle won't endorse Christine O'Donnell for Senate, citing 'smears'


Christine O'Donnell, a "tea party"-backed insurgent candidate, stunned the GOP establishment Tuesday night by beating nine-term Rep. Mike Castle for the Delaware Senate nomination.

by Paul Kane
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 17, 2010; 12:41 AM

Still grappling with his shocking primary defeat, Rep. Michael N. Castle of Delaware said Thursday that he will not endorse Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell because he could not tolerate some of the "personal smears" he faced during the campaign.

Castle has spent the past 36 hours fielding phone calls and pats on the back from well-wishing colleagues and other politicians, including President Obama, Vice President Biden, House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and dozens of others.

He said he is coming to grips with the reasons for his defeat - a conservative rebellion in the southern portion of the state that was given extra ammunition by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin's endorsement of O'Donnell. But he said there probably is not enough time in the next six weeks for him to get over some of the attacks against him.

"There are a lot of personal feelings in all this," Castle said in an interview off the House floor, citing "some of the personal smears" in the bitterly fought campaign. "At this point, I have no intention of endorsing."

He ruled out supporting the Democratic nominee, New Castle County Executive Chris Coons, suggesting that he will remain neutral in the Senate race.

Last Friday, four days before the primary, O'Donnell called Castle "unmanly" for filing an election law complaint against her, telling a radio show host that "this is not a bake-off, get your man-pants on."

Both campaigns traded a series of personal charges in the final week of the contest, including Castle supporters who highlighted O'Donnell's messy personal finances and declared that she could not win a general election for dogcatcher.

O'Donnell, highlighting those attacks in her acceptance speech Tuesday night, has said that women face higher standards in politics. "This is about changing the system in Delaware so that more everyday Americans can step up to the plate without worrying about character assassinations," she said.

She has since indicated that she would take Castle's endorsement, but the two have not spoken. Castle said that his campaign had two phone numbers for her - one a cellphone, the other a home phone - and that both were out of service Tuesday and Wednesday. He said that on Thursday morning, he called the general campaign phone number and left a message saying he was trying to reach O'Donnell.

O'Donnell's campaign has become a financial juggernaut since gaining national attention with the victory. Her Web site indicated midday Thursday that it has taken in more than $1 million in contributions since Tuesday night.

Castle said that Palin provided "attention, publicity" to O'Donnell and may have given the final push to make it a clear win for her.

Sen. Jim DeMint's endorsement of O'Donnell had no impact on the vote, Castle said. The South Carolina Republican, who heads the Senate Conservatives Fund, is an unknown figure in Delaware who merely wanted to latch on to O'Donnell in case she won so he could say he played a role in her victory, Castle said.

"My fate was sealed without either one of them, in retrospect," he said of Palin and DeMint's endorsements, suggesting that voters were too angry for his moderate views. "They were very energetic, they were very committed, and they didn't want to hear any other point of view."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... s_politics

And they painted Sharon Angle as a loony

Now look at the Nev polls

Progressive or neocon rino ,

They will go out kicking and screaming

But they will go