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One thing has become abundantly clear from Tuesday night's primaries: Sarah Palin's endorsements matter. Palin and Tea Party-backed conservative Christine O'Donnell pulled off a stunning upset over nine-term Rep. Mike Castle in the Republican Senate primary in Delaware 53% to 47%. O'Donnell gave a nod to the former Alaska governor during her victory speech on Tuesday night. “Thank you, Gov. Palin, for your endorsement,” the Tea Party candidate said. “Because she got behind us war-weary folks, and gave us a boost of encouragement when we needed it.” O'Donnell wasn't Palin's only win on Tuesday. In Wisconsin, Palin-backed Sean Duffy — an ex-district attorney and castmate in MTV's “The Real World” — handily won the Republican primary Tuesday for a U.S. House seat. And in New York, Michael Grimm defeated his opponent in the Republican primary for a House seat representing Staten Island. And then there are other winning candidates, particularly in the Tea Party, that Palin has endorsed this election season — demonstrating her ability to catapult nobodies into virtual stardom. There's Joe Miller in Alaska, Rand Paul in Kentucky, and Nikki Haley in South Carolina. Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2010/09/15/2010-09-15_sarah_palin_score… added by: congoboy