Mike Castle Won't Endorse Christine O'Donnell
Politico reports:
WILMINGTON, Del. — A senior aide to Rep. Mike Castle told POLITICO the nine-term congressman will not be endorsing newly minted GOP Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell.
"She is a con artist who won by lying about Castle's positions and her own life," said Kate Dickens, a Castle aide. "Out of state support was enough to pull her through yesterday so she can rely on it through November."
Castle's decision to withhold his endorsement came after a sharp-elbowed campaign that culminated in O'Donnell's stunning upset victory Tuesday. The win is widely viewed by the GOP establishment in Washington and Wilmington as having significantly diminished Republican chances at picking up the open seat.
Castle did not mention O'Donnell in his brief concession speech Tuesday evening but did say he was proud of the integrity exemplified by his team during the fierce campaign, a veiled reference to some of the extreme charges O'Donnell and her allies lobbed against him.
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