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PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS HQ UPDATE: O’DONNELL WINS!

Posted on | September 14, 2010 | 145 Comments

States:

Delaware

DOVER, Delaware
UPDATE 10:40 p.m. ET — In an impr0mptu press conference following her victory speech, Christine O’Donnell was asked about reports that those treacherous bastards at the NRSC won’t support her campaign, and replied far more graciously than I would have: “For the greater good, we’re putting this [e.g., Castle’s smear campaign] behind us,” she said. “Together, we can win.”

UPDATE 9:25 p.m. — It’s a real celebration here now. The music right now is deafening: U2’s “Beautiful Day.” Here’s video of earlier, when the first results were reported on TV:

UPDATE 9 p.m. — Christine O’Donnell has won the Delaware GOP Senate primary, defeating Mike Castle, Allahpundit, Charles Krauthammer, and Jim Geraghty.  With 75% of precincts reporting, O’Donnell leads 53%-46%. Dan Riehl is reportedly offering pudding to Ace of Spades. The DJ here is playing Aerosmith’s “Sweet Emotion.”

UPDATE 8:34 p..m. –Cheers of “Go, Christine!” here at the Elks Lodge that is O’Donnell HQ, as she leads with 55% to 45% for that worthless RINO with 14% of precincts reporting.

PREVIOUSLY: I’m at Christine O’Donnell campaign victory headquarters at the Elks Lodge. No fewer than seven TV satellite trucks are in the parking lot. I’m seated at the press table between Alex Pappas of the Daily Caller and Robert Costa of the RINO-endorsing National Review.


Maryland

Official State Results

Update 10:00 PM
Senate:
Eric Wargotz, 34%
Jim Rutledge, 32%

Governor:
Robert Ehrlich, 78%
Brian Murphy, 22% (Sarah Palin endorsement)

MD-5 (Steny Hoyer-D, incumbent)
Charles Lollar, 64% (Oooh rah!)
Collins Bailey, 27%

Update 9:10 PM
Senate:
Jim Rutledge, 35%
Eric Wargotz, 32%

Governor:
Robert Ehrlich, 82%
Brian Murphy, 18% (Sarah Palin endorsement)

MD-5
Charles Lollar, 64% (Oooh rah!)
Collins Bailey, 26%

New York

Official State Results
Update 10:00 PM
Governor, to run against Andrew Cuomo (yeah, Ruling Class!)
Carl Paladino 72%
Rick Lazio 28%
7% reporting

NY-1
Randy Altschuler, 46% (yet another success story for this blog.)
George Demos, 31%
Chris Cox, 22%
17% reporting

NY-23
Douglas Hoffman, 55%
Matthew Doheny, 45%
4% reporting


Wisconsin

Official State Results

Category: Christine O'Donnell, Delaware, Election, Republicans, Senate

Comments

145 Responses to “PRIMARY ELECTION RESULTS HQ UPDATE: O’DONNELL WINS!”

  1. Rob
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:12 pm

    @18,
    Long Island Tea Party.

    I hope the rumors are just exaggeration that she isn’t as ethically challenge as she sounds. I can’t handle the idea of two Dan Maes.

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  3. Estragon
    September 15th, 2010 @ 3:13 am

    You people talk about the NRSC like dogs all the time, falsely accuse them of trying to steal the Alaska primary (never recanted, and repeated above by one of the commenters, but a 100% LIE), and then you wonder why they don’t write your candidate a check?

    If the stakes weren’t so high, the stupidity would be hilarious.

  4. Estragon
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:13 pm

    You people talk about the NRSC like dogs all the time, falsely accuse them of trying to steal the Alaska primary (never recanted, and repeated above by one of the commenters, but a 100% LIE), and then you wonder why they don’t write your candidate a check?

    If the stakes weren’t so high, the stupidity would be hilarious.

  5. Ben (The Tiger)
    September 15th, 2010 @ 3:17 am

    Just watched her on CNN — actually seemed like a real nice, normal lady.

    I wouldn’t be stunned if she made race of it, after all…

  6. Ben (The Tiger)
    September 15th, 2010 @ 3:17 am

    (a race)

  7. Ben (The Tiger)
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:17 pm

    Just watched her on CNN — actually seemed like a real nice, normal lady.

    I wouldn’t be stunned if she made race of it, after all…

  8. Ben (The Tiger)
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:17 pm

    (a race)

  9. Something happened in Delaware
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:20 pm

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  10. Wondering Jew
    September 15th, 2010 @ 3:21 am

    As Henry Kissinger said about the Iran- Iraq war– “Too bad they can’t both lose.” Nothing about this campaign removed the huge numbers of questions and criticisms I have about Ms. O’Donnell but the way that the Establishment went all out to slime her made me think that the Del. Republican Party might have been second only to FL for corruption.

    The fact that folks are still blasting her post-election (i.e. Karl Rove, NRSC) either tells me that the fit is going to hit the shan post-primary and we are going to have huge buyers remorse, or that the Republican establishment is universally idiotic to the point of political suicide. I’d place equal money on each proposition, but O’Donnell is the Republican nominee and I support her for the seat.

  11. Wondering Jew
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:21 pm

    As Henry Kissinger said about the Iran- Iraq war– “Too bad they can’t both lose.” Nothing about this campaign removed the huge numbers of questions and criticisms I have about Ms. O’Donnell but the way that the Establishment went all out to slime her made me think that the Del. Republican Party might have been second only to FL for corruption.

    The fact that folks are still blasting her post-election (i.e. Karl Rove, NRSC) either tells me that the fit is going to hit the shan post-primary and we are going to have huge buyers remorse, or that the Republican establishment is universally idiotic to the point of political suicide. I’d place equal money on each proposition, but O’Donnell is the Republican nominee and I support her for the seat.

  12. Dave C
    September 15th, 2010 @ 3:23 am

    I think it’s a safe bet that some pudding was violated tonight.

  13. Dave C
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:23 pm

    I think it’s a safe bet that some pudding was violated tonight.

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  15. Joe
    September 15th, 2010 @ 3:31 am

    I am not going to forget the traitors who revealed themselves tonight. This Chrstine victory has flushed them out.

  16. Joe
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:31 pm

    I am not going to forget the traitors who revealed themselves tonight. This Chrstine victory has flushed them out.

  17. Ben (The Tiger)
    September 15th, 2010 @ 3:36 am

    Maybe we’ll discover after the election that the RNC, RNSC and RNCC decided to play these roles by making themselves the target and let their candidates run free and clear against the party.

    Hey, it makes more sense than any of the other explanations…

  18. Joe
    September 15th, 2010 @ 3:36 am

    Five Reasons O’Donnell Could Win
    —Ace
    1. Coons could always self-implode. There is a small but nontrivial chance any politician will simply blow up. Odds are maybe 2% of that, but it’s somethin’.

    2. Coons isn’t ideologically suited for Delaware himself. He’s called a “bearded Marxist” — he too may be too extreme for Delaware. Thus, we’d have a Republican too far to the right battling a Democrat too far to the left. Not great chances, but not an impossible longshot, either.

    3. Coons may not be a great practical candidate, either. Mike Castle just wins elections — until now — so when he entered the race no more experienced Republican challenged him. And, I think, no serious Democrat rose to the challenge, either. Just Coons. (In fact, he was unopposed for the nomination — apparently no one else wanted it, like O’Donnell versus Biden.) So he’s not a superman, either.

    4. O’Donnell could actually grow as a candidate. She’s got a serious amount of work to do, and I don’t know if she can do it. But until now she has been entirely on the defensive against attacks from within her party (which is something that has caused a lot of anger among her supporters). Now she’s freed up from the constant defenses to do something besides all that. Will she rise? Probably. Enough? Probably not — but who knows.

    5. The Red Wave might even be bigger than we thought. Actually, I don’t know about this one, because I was already thinking of an even bigger Red Wave than most people were and even my big Red Wave, in my mind at least, wasn’t enough to do the trick. But with a little help from Coons, and a little help from herself… who knows.

    If any mix of those above reasons pan out, the O’Donnell backers will look like geniuses, because there is no doubt, we will have traded a very light purple Castle for a very red O’Donnell. That will be some trick, a deep-red Senator in a blue state.

    I don’t think any of that will happen. That is why I have contended so hard against this, what I think is an emotion-based move.

    But.

    It could happen.

    Posted by Ace at 10:09 PM New Comments Thingy

  19. Ben (The Tiger)
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:36 pm

    Maybe we’ll discover after the election that the RNC, RNSC and RNCC decided to play these roles by making themselves the target and let their candidates run free and clear against the party.

    Hey, it makes more sense than any of the other explanations…

  20. Joe
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:36 pm

    Five Reasons O’Donnell Could Win
    —Ace
    1. Coons could always self-implode. There is a small but nontrivial chance any politician will simply blow up. Odds are maybe 2% of that, but it’s somethin’.

    2. Coons isn’t ideologically suited for Delaware himself. He’s called a “bearded Marxist” — he too may be too extreme for Delaware. Thus, we’d have a Republican too far to the right battling a Democrat too far to the left. Not great chances, but not an impossible longshot, either.

    3. Coons may not be a great practical candidate, either. Mike Castle just wins elections — until now — so when he entered the race no more experienced Republican challenged him. And, I think, no serious Democrat rose to the challenge, either. Just Coons. (In fact, he was unopposed for the nomination — apparently no one else wanted it, like O’Donnell versus Biden.) So he’s not a superman, either.

    4. O’Donnell could actually grow as a candidate. She’s got a serious amount of work to do, and I don’t know if she can do it. But until now she has been entirely on the defensive against attacks from within her party (which is something that has caused a lot of anger among her supporters). Now she’s freed up from the constant defenses to do something besides all that. Will she rise? Probably. Enough? Probably not — but who knows.

    5. The Red Wave might even be bigger than we thought. Actually, I don’t know about this one, because I was already thinking of an even bigger Red Wave than most people were and even my big Red Wave, in my mind at least, wasn’t enough to do the trick. But with a little help from Coons, and a little help from herself… who knows.

    If any mix of those above reasons pan out, the O’Donnell backers will look like geniuses, because there is no doubt, we will have traded a very light purple Castle for a very red O’Donnell. That will be some trick, a deep-red Senator in a blue state.

    I don’t think any of that will happen. That is why I have contended so hard against this, what I think is an emotion-based move.

    But.

    It could happen.

    Posted by Ace at 10:09 PM New Comments Thingy

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  22. qq
    September 15th, 2010 @ 3:47 am

    Congrats to O’Donnell. Looks like the “OMG Castle voted to impeach Bush!!!” gambit gave her enough of a boost to get over the top. I doubt it’ll help her much in the general, though.

    Also, I can understand why the party apparatus says they won’t spend any money to support her. When you run on a “f*ck the establishment” platform, you don’t get to whine and complain when the establishment says “f*ck you” right back.

  23. unseen
    September 15th, 2010 @ 3:47 am

    looks like someone is hacking the christine donate page got a middle finger on it with -6605 raised….dirty tricks by the GOp establishment neve rends do they

  24. qq
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:47 pm

    Congrats to O’Donnell. Looks like the “OMG Castle voted to impeach Bush!!!” gambit gave her enough of a boost to get over the top. I doubt it’ll help her much in the general, though.

    Also, I can understand why the party apparatus says they won’t spend any money to support her. When you run on a “f*ck the establishment” platform, you don’t get to whine and complain when the establishment says “f*ck you” right back.

  25. unseen
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:47 pm

    looks like someone is hacking the christine donate page got a middle finger on it with -6605 raised….dirty tricks by the GOp establishment neve rends do they

  26. DaveP.
    September 15th, 2010 @ 3:56 am

    Gee, Estragon: I wasn’t aware that the NRSC spent campaign support cash based on what commenters who don’t even live in the same state as the candidate say in third-party blogs.

    Wow… until you spoke up, I never realized how petty and incompetent they really were! Thanks, dude!

  27. DaveP.
    September 14th, 2010 @ 11:56 pm

    Gee, Estragon: I wasn’t aware that the NRSC spent campaign support cash based on what commenters who don’t even live in the same state as the candidate say in third-party blogs.

    Wow… until you spoke up, I never realized how petty and incompetent they really were! Thanks, dude!

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  29. pat
    September 15th, 2010 @ 4:30 am

    Who was that handsome black fellow behind Christine during her speech?

  30. pat
    September 15th, 2010 @ 12:30 am

    Who was that handsome black fellow behind Christine during her speech?

  31. William
    September 15th, 2010 @ 5:06 am

    It’s always bad politics to not at least congratulate the candidate who supposedly is closer to the principals you stand for, even if you don’t believe she’s electable.

    Off the top of my head:
    “We’re proud of the Delaware GOP for refusing to compromise, and we’ll work with them to see the most reasonable approach in what might now be a much more difficult race to the average Delaware voter.”

    Or you could choose on-it’s-way-out Bush era bitching and stupidity: “Not one cent! The Tea Party wants her, the tea party’s got her! WAAAAH!”

    Tough choice.

  32. William
    September 15th, 2010 @ 1:06 am

    It’s always bad politics to not at least congratulate the candidate who supposedly is closer to the principals you stand for, even if you don’t believe she’s electable.

    Off the top of my head:
    “We’re proud of the Delaware GOP for refusing to compromise, and we’ll work with them to see the most reasonable approach in what might now be a much more difficult race to the average Delaware voter.”

    Or you could choose on-it’s-way-out Bush era bitching and stupidity: “Not one cent! The Tea Party wants her, the tea party’s got her! WAAAAH!”

    Tough choice.

  33. DaveP.
    September 15th, 2010 @ 5:18 am

    …and now Castle’s people have said that he’s not gonna support her for the election.

    Don’t that just make the, “Castle’s really a good Republican, and you should be ashamed of calling him a RINO!!1!” lobby look stupid.

  34. DaveP.
    September 15th, 2010 @ 1:18 am

    …and now Castle’s people have said that he’s not gonna support her for the election.

    Don’t that just make the, “Castle’s really a good Republican, and you should be ashamed of calling him a RINO!!1!” lobby look stupid.

  35. qq
    September 15th, 2010 @ 5:26 am

    DaveP, why in the heck would pure conservative outsider O’Donnell want the endorsement of that gay RINO adulterer Castle who divides his time between hiding in her bushes and voting to impeach President Bush?

  36. qq
    September 15th, 2010 @ 1:26 am

    DaveP, why in the heck would pure conservative outsider O’Donnell want the endorsement of that gay RINO adulterer Castle who divides his time between hiding in her bushes and voting to impeach President Bush?

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  38. DaveP.
    September 15th, 2010 @ 1:43 pm

    qq, why would an American care what your opinion is?

  39. DaveP.
    September 15th, 2010 @ 9:43 am

    qq, why would an American care what your opinion is?

  40. qq
    September 15th, 2010 @ 2:17 pm

    DaveP, that’s exactly my question to you: if Castle is such a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad Republican sellout whose career highlight was impeaching President Bush, why would you or the O’Donnell camp *want* him to endorse her?

    Why do you care what HIS opinion is?

  41. qq
    September 15th, 2010 @ 10:17 am

    DaveP, that’s exactly my question to you: if Castle is such a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad Republican sellout whose career highlight was impeaching President Bush, why would you or the O’Donnell camp *want* him to endorse her?

    Why do you care what HIS opinion is?

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