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Castle Loses Senate Primary in Delaware - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Castle Loses Senate Primary in Delaware - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Castle Loses Senate Primary in Delaware

Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware, a longtime congressman and former governor with expertise in education issues,lost the GOP U.S. Senate nomination tonight to Christine O'Donnell, a tea party-backed marketing and media consultant.

Castle's defeat means that Congress is losing a moderate GOP lawmaker with a long record on, and a lot of interest in, K-12 issues. Folks in Washington saw him as someone who could help the GOP and Democrats