Christine O'Donnell Tells GOPers: 'I've Got Sean Hannity In My Back Pocket' [View All]

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Christine O'Donnell Tells GOPers: 'I've Got Sean Hannity In My Back Pocket'

WASHINGTON -- Christine O'Donnell may not be a witch, but she knows how to use scare tactics to raise money, top Republican strategists and officials here tell me.

They say the Delaware Republican is loudly complaining about how they won't support her -- and they are not -- as a way to generate angry, send-them-a-message donations from her Tea Party base.

Specifically, according to two top GOP insiders, she said at a strategy meeting with DC types last week: "I've got Sean Hannity in my back pocket, and I can go on his show and raise money by attacking you guys."

And that was precisely what she was doing on the radio today. On Hannity's popular afternoon drive-time show, the Tea Party-inspired Senate contender acidly criticized the party, specifically the National Republican Senatorial Committee, for not funneling any serious cash (beyond a pro forma $43,000) into her race against Democrat Chris Coons.

I'm gonna suspect that Hannity isn't going to be too keen on some whackadoo wannabe politician bragging about how she can manipulate him. Trust me in a month O'Donnell will hopefully fade into the sunset and Hannity is gonna want to stay cozy with the people who are elected!