Former DE US Representative Mike Castle (R) blames O'Donnell for Democrats big wins in state [View All]

[LynneSin]

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131076757

Although Return Day is supposed to let candidates and politicians to put any harsh feelings aside, O'Donnell's upset victory over longtime congressman and former governor Mike Castle in the GOP primary left a lingering impact on the state Republican Party.

Besides O'Donnell and Urquhart, GOP candidates for state treasurer and several legislative seats were defeated as well.

"The Republican party took a real shellacking in this election in Delaware," Castle told The Associated Press.

During the primary, state GOP chairman Tom Ross leveled sharp words against O'Donnell, saying she couldn't be elected "dogcatcher." Castle said he doesn't blame Ross for the GOP losses.

"I think that responsibility lies particularly with the candidate for the Senate, the Republican candidate for Senate, who stirred the emotions of the Democrats to come out and to vote, and it ran down the ticket," Castle said.

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You have to realize, democrats won big across the board on Tuesday. My co-worker was telling me about how his long-time serving republican state representative bit the toast on Tuesday. And seriously, it was the Tea Party that did in the republicans here in Delaware.