Loonie Christine O'Donnell Wins GOP Primary

UPDATED: For more on just how batshit crazy Christine O'Donnell is, check out this post by Jeremy Hooper at Good As You:

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People had better get used to certifiable crazies like Christine O'Donnell (advocate of abstinence only sex ed and reparative therapy - and stamping out masturbation) - now the GOP candidate for U.S. Senate for Delaware - being the face of the GOP. O'Donnell underscores just how extreme and untethered the GOP Base/Tea Party crowd has become. Other than being a religious extremist, O'Donnell frankly has no real credentials. It will be up to the Democrats to expose just how far out of the mainstream O'Donnell is when it comes to social issues and how unqualified she is to hold any public office. In fact, O'Donnell strikes me as just about as crazy as Sarah Palin. It's one thing to be a reasoned conservative. It's something wholly different to be a religious fanatic and whack job. Unfortunately, given the massive flight of moderates from the GOP, we can likely expect more Christine O'Donnells to become the GOP standard bearers. The irony is that the GOP establishment initially allowed the GOP base and Tea Partiers to run amok - now they see that they have created a Frankenstein monster. Here are highlights from the Washington Post on the Tea Party win in Delaware:
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Christine O'Donnell, a "tea party"-backed long-shot candidate, stunned the Republican establishment Tuesday night by defeating nine-term Rep. Michael N. Castle in Delaware's GOP Senate primary, one of the most shocking upsets in an already tumultuous primary season.
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[T]he defeat of Castle, a former governor and one of the most popular politicians in the state, jeopardized the GOP's once-high hopes of winning the Democratic-held seat in November's midterm election. O'Donnell is viewed as a far weaker candidate, and Democrats say she is too conservative for the state. But her victory was a reminder of the unpredictable forces at work in politics this year and the power and energy of the antiestablishment sentiment among voters nationwide that could be aimed at Democrats.
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The outcome was the latest in a string of embarrassments for the Republican establishment this year, underscoring the civil war that continues to rage in the party. Last month, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska lost her primary to political newcomer Joe Miller, who like O'Donnell had the support of Palin and tea party activists. Last spring, tea party forces defeated Sen. Robert F. Bennett of Utah at the Republican state convention.
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A senior Republican, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to offer a candid view, said the national senatorial committee would "walk" out of the Delaware race.
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Democrats moved quickly to try to paint O'Donnell as unacceptable to the Delaware electorate. "Today the Republican Party has shown just how far right it has moved," said Democratic National Committee Chairman Timothy M. Kaine. He called O'Donnell "a self-aggrandizing and divisive candidate" who favors "failed Republican economic policies." Democrats will find plenty of ammunition to use against O'Donnell from her fellow Republicans. One example came from Ross, who said earlier that O'Donnell "could not be elected dog catcher" in the state.