The Delaware Tea Partyer who split the Republican Party is trying to patch things up.
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Christine O'Donnell, who won the GOP Senate primary on Tuesday night, called for party unity in an interview that aired on NBC's "Today."
"I'm hoping that when emotions settle down and the dust clears, we can move past this," she said of the upset victory against nine-term Rep. Mike Castle.
O'Donnell has faced mounting criticism by some Republicans that the former marketing and media consultant is too conservative to win in November. She has also been slammed over allegations relating to a trail of bad debts, potential fudging of her education history and allegedly living off of campaign funds.
For example, Castle does not intend to endorse Palin-backed O'Donnell, and former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove said, "This is not a race we're going to be able to win."
O'Donnell said she was perplexed by Rove's comments. "I wonder does he want a Democrat in that seat?" she asked.
Sen. Jim DeMint, whose endorsement boosted O'Donnell late in her primary race, also dismissed concerns about the electability of Tea Party-backed candidates like O'Donnell.
"You can't change Washington unless you change people who are here," DeMint said on "Today." "People are ready to throw out the bums."
DeMint added that the Tea Party represents a section of the American people and that the GOP needs to embrace Tea Party goals.
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said O'Donnell's win reflected GOP in-fighting, and was a bonus for Democrats on Wednesday.
O'Donnell addressed criticism over comments she made in the 1990s to promote abstinence, including, "The Bible says that lust in your heart is committing adultery. So you can't masturbate without lust."
O'Donnell said those remarks, made years ago, are not relevant.
"I'm in my 40s now. I've matured in a lot of my positions. … This campaign is about getting our country back on track."
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