YouTube - Glenn Beck's 'Restoring Honor' Rally pt.6
(USA Today) The Tea Party struck another blow against the Republican establishment Tuesday as a little-known conservative candidate beat Republican establishment Rep. Mike Castle in Delaware's Senate primary, setting up a key battleground for the November election. In a year defined by the nation's anti-Washington mood, the Delaware race is the latest example of an insurgent Republican defeating an incumbent who had been heavily favored to win. Delaware Tea Party favorite Christine O'Donnell defeated Castle, a liberal establishment Republican and former popular governor, to capture the GOP nod for the Senate seat long held by Vice President Joe Biden. O'Donnell ran for the seat twice before. She faces Democrat county executive Chris Coons in the fall. "Don't ever underestimate the power of 'We the people'" O'Donnell told supporters. Yesterday evening Sean Hannity interviewed former Bush adviser Karl Rove on "Hannity" on Fox News. Rove was giving his opinion about O'Donnell's defeat of Castle. Rove wasn't too thrilled over her win considering some statements she's made as well as some debt issues she's had. The truth of the matter is, Rove is an establishment Republican himself. When he was adviser to George W. Bush, he was supportive of amnesty for illegal aliens, prescription drug coverage in Medicare, etc. Rove was always trying to broaden the tent of the Republican Party by winning the support of Hispanics.
In other races across the nation, former attorney general Kelly Ayotte and conservative lawyer Ovide Lamontagne were locked in a tight race for the Senate GOP nomination. Ayotte was backed by the state GOP and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin supported Lamontagne. In New York Republican Rick Lazio, a former Congressman who had been considered a front-runner, lost the GOP nomination for governor to Buffalo businessman and political novice Carl paladino. Rep. Charles Rangel, representing the 15th district in Harlem's New York won his primary seat over Adam Clayton Powell IV. In Maryland, former GOP governor Robert Ehrlich beat conservative Brian Murphy, who was endorsed by Palin in the primary. The win sets a rematch between Ehrlich and Democratic incumbent Martin O'Malley. In Wisconsin Ron Johnson crushed small-business owner Dave Westlake in Tuesday's Republican primary. Johnson had the state party's backing and much of his campaign this summer was spent readying himself for the fall race against incumbent Russ Feingold, who was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992.
High unemployment and President Obama's slipping approval ratings have lifted Republican hopes for a chance that would enable them to regain the majority in Congress. To wrest power from the Democrats, the GOP would need to win back 39 seats in the House and 10 in the Senate. Seven members of Congress-four Republicans and three Democrats--have already been turned out by voters this year.
I haven't researched much about Christine O'Donnell, which I'm going to take the time to learn more about her. I'm thankful she beat Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware, who'd be a disaster in the Senate for conservative causes. We don't need RINO Republicans in Congress. They're part of the problem.
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