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Elex Official Tells O'Donnell Supporters To Quiet Down Outside Polling Places

Rachel Slajda | November 2, 2010, 3:57PM

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The Delaware elections commissioner told the Christine O'Donnell campaign to get their supporters to quiet down outside polling places, after receiving complaints that their pro-O'Donnell chants could be heard inside.

The elections commissioner, Elaine Manlove, tells TPMmuckraker that the O'Donnell campaign is sending out "advance teams" of supporters to polling places where the Senate candidate is scheduled to appear as part of a voter-greeting tour.

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O'Donnell Claimed Coons Spent $53K On A 'Men's Fashion Show' (He Didn't)

Rachel Slajda | October 14, 2010, 3:02PM

Christine O'Donnell responds to the crowd at the University of Delaware debate on October 14, 2010.

During last night's Delaware Senate debate, Republican candidate Christine O'Donnell was on the attack against her opponent, Chris Coons, accusing him of being "addicted" to spending. One of her charges -- one that she repeated twice -- was that he spent tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars on a "men's fashion show."

But it appears she was wrong. Documents obtained from the county show that Coon's office spent less than 10 percent of what O'Donnell claimed, on tickets to a local youth group's gala fundraiser, which included a fashion show, as well as a union banquet.

[TPM SLIDESHOW: Christine O'Donnell: Anti-Masturbation Crusader. Witchcraft Dabbler. Republican Senate Nominee.]

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Christine O'Donnell's Schiavo Case: 'Life For Lauren'

Rachel Slajda | September 24, 2010, 8:44AM

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You know that Christine O'Donnell is pro-life. But one episode that hasn't gotten much attention is her work on an end-of-life case, reminiscent of Terry Schiavo's, in 2008.

O'Donnell, the new Republican Senate candidate from Delaware, cites her pro bono public relations work on the case as the reason she was in dire financial straits during her Senate campaign against Joe Biden that year. Her straits were so dire, in fact, she sold her home to her boyfriend and campaign lawyer a month before it was to be auctioned off to pay her mortgage.

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O'Donnell Cited Palin-Backed 'Bridge To Nowhere' As 'Pork Barrel Spending'

Ryan J. Reilly | September 20, 2010, 11:04AM

Sarah Palin and Christine O'Donnell

When Christine O'Donnell wanted to show voters in the 2008 election what type of "pork barrel" spending she would never vote for, she cited the example of the controversial so-called "bridge to nowhere" in Alaska -- a project backed by now-supporter Sarah Palin.

Palin's endorsement of O'Donnell gave her candidacy a big boost just before the primary.

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Christine O'Donnell's Former Campaign Treasurer Says Obama Is A Secret Muslim

Ryan J. Reilly | September 20, 2010, 10:05AM

President Barack Obama and Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Christine O'Donnell

A lawyer who worked as the campaign treasurer to GOP Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell in the 2008 race thinks that President Barack Obama is a secret Muslim.

"Yes, actually, I do," Jonathan Moseley told TPM on Monday when asked if he still believes that Obama secretly practiced the Islamic faith.

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Christine O'Donnell VS. Al Franken In 1997: Sex, Condoms And Hypocrisy (VIDEO)

Rachel Slajda | September 19, 2010, 6:40PM

Al Franken and Christine O'Donnell on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher in 1997

During one of her many appearances on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher in the '90s, Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell (R-DE) sparred with now-Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) over sex, condoms and hypocrisy.

The first topic: A provision in then-President Bill Clinton's welfare reform bill that would fund sex ed, but only if the curriculum taught that extra-marital sex "will have harmful physical and psychological effects."

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Christine O'Donnell Thought Joe Biden Tapped Her Phone

Ryan J. Reilly | September 17, 2010, 10:10AM

Christine O'Donnell and Joe Biden

When she ran against then-Sen. Joe Biden in 2008, Christine O'Donnell thought the future Vice President was tapping her phone lines, a former campaign manager for the now-Delaware GOP Senate nominee told Politico.

Kristin Murray, who was one of several campaign managers for O'Donnell during that race, said the candidate broached the subject of phone security in June 2008 when they were discussing cell phone plans.

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O'Donnell Campaign Operated Without A Treasurer, Despite FEC Rules

Rachel Slajda | September 16, 2010, 1:54PM

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Christine O'Donnell

Christine O'Donnell may have broken campaign finance regulations by operating for months at a time without a treasurer, experts say.

Her campaign committee, Friends of Christine O'Donnell, has seen three treasurers quit, and went more than a year without a designated treasurer.

Campaign committees are required by law to have a designated treasurer at all times in order to collect and spend money, according to experts. But, according to records filed with the Federal Elections Commission, she's gone through several periods with no treasurer at all, including one of more than a year.

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Christine O'Donnell's Sexual Evolution

Rachel Slajda | September 16, 2010, 8:00AM

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The new Republican candidate for Senate in Delaware is known most widely for her positions on sex: She is a devout Catholic, chaste, anti-masturbation, pro-abstinence-only sex ed, anti-condoms and anti-porn.

But Christine O'Donnell didn't grow up in a strict religious household. For her, the turning point came in college.

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Christine O'Donnell: AIDS Gets Too Much Gov't Money, Condoms Wouldn't Stop It (VIDEO)

Ryan J. Reilly | September 15, 2010, 11:22AM

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Long before Tea Party backed candidate Christine O'Donnell won the Republican primary in Delaware and became the GOP Senate nominee, the conservative firebrand was arguing that the government was spending too much money fighting AIDS and said condoms wouldn't stop the disease from spreading.

You already know about O'Donnell's extreme views on sex and porn, and you've seen the video of her campaign against masturbation.

[TPM SLIDESHOW: Christine O'Donnell: Anti-Masturbation Crusader. Witchcraft Dabbler. Republican Senate Nominee.]

Now TPM has unearthed a 1997 C-SPAN video that shows O'Donnell voicing concerns that a drag queen ball "celebrates the type of lifestyle which leads to the disease," objecting to terming those with AIDS "victims" and calling AIDS a consequence of a certain "lifestyle which brings about this disease."

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