Castle Raps Outsiders for Backing O’Donnell

Delaware Republican Rep. Mike Castle is castigating outsiders for their role in boosting Christine O’Donnell in the Senate primary against him, Politico.com reports. She has been endorsed by ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C. In addition, the Tea Party Express has provided O’Donnell with financial support.

"This has been a complete out-of-state operation, a political action committee from California, a couple people from Washington, D.C., and that's it,” Castle told reporters in Wilmington Monday.

“It's not been a local campaign. It's not had local donations." As for Palin, he said, "I was thinking about Sarah Palin and wondering if she's ever been in Delaware. I don't know if she has or not, or even been through Delaware, for all that matters," he said, adding that he's never met her.