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Christine O'Donnell On Witch Ad: 'That Is My Mistake' (VIDEO)

First Posted: 08/15/11 11:06 PM ET Updated: 10/15/11 06:12 AM ET

On the eve of the release of her new book, Republican Christine O'Donnell, who made an unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate in Delaware during the 2010 election season, sat down for an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Monday night.

Among the subjects discussed by O'Donnell on the network was a now-infamous campaign ad released by her political operation last year in which she says, "I'm not a witch, I'm nothing you've heard. I'm you."

The Tea Party favorite suggested that she was under the impression the thirty-second spot was never supposed to run.

"I hated the ad, I never liked it," she said. "That is my mistake."

The AP reported last week that O'Donnell addresses the ad in her book, Troublemaker: Let's Do What It Takes to Make America Great Again, which is due out on Tuesday.

The Delaware Republican uses the book to address what she calls "my lowest moment of the 2010 campaign" – a commercial in which she assured voters, "I am not a witch."

She says she never wanted to make the ad -- which was prompted by questions about a statement she had made on a late-night talk show years earlier – and was surprised when it showed up on the Internet. She blames an insistent media consultant but also her own inability to put her foot down.

"It was a wrong-headed move, made for all the wrong reasons, but it was mine," she writes in her book, according to the AP.

O'Donnell, whose candidacy proved contentious within the Republican party last year, said on Monday night that "more troublemakers need to step up to the plate."

WATCH: Christine O'Donnell: 'I'm Not A Witch'


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On the eve of the release of her new book, Republican Christine O'Donnell, who made an unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate in Delaware during the 2010 election season, sat down for an interview with Fox ...
On the eve of the release of her new book, Republican Christine O'Donnell, who made an unsuccessful run for U.S. Senate in Delaware during the 2010 election season, sat down for an interview with Fox ...
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LeFlaneur
does nuance.
09:05 AM on 08/18/2011
I'm beginning to realize that in politics and pop culture, fame is one of the easiest things to achieve. Sure it takes some kind of talent or gift to remain famous and respected over the long haul. But the proverbial 15 minutes is available to anyone fortunate enough to have been raised without any sense of shame, or dignity.

So grab that bullhorn and start shouting something hateful or spectacularly stupid. Create an overproduced video of you singing a bad song badly and stick it on Youtube. Fame (and the money that comes with it) are waiting for you!
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wonderfullone
02:15 PM on 08/17/2011
It appears that COD has been doing ok.....She now has 3 strings of pearl necklaces.....Sort of a "Mr. T" starter kit.....We will have to wait to see if she adds more pearls.......As for her "Pearls" of wisdom, we know how that turned out!.
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wonderfullone
02:09 PM on 08/17/2011
With all due respect to your 32 years serving in the USMC.......President is Commander and Chief of the United States......That means he also commands the Military which is a federal entity....Which means he has the power to fire anyone in uniform from a private to the Joint Chief Of Staff General......Incredible!
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Bude
My Brain Hurts!
10:34 AM on 08/17/2011
When the liberal press quits covering her, she won't get any press at all.
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TexianLife
When nothing goes right ... go left.
08:47 AM on 08/17/2011
Admit one mistake or many.....it doesn't matter anymore cause now Christine is only selling her books to other wacko republicans. Buh, bye witch.
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wonderfullone
10:56 AM on 08/17/2011
And she will sell millions.
08:33 AM on 08/17/2011
Hope more 'troublemakers' and unelectable people like her, Angle and Palin take over the GOP and the GOP becomes extinct.
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bart4u
Concerned Citizen
08:32 AM on 08/17/2011
I thought her 15 minutes were up.
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Lisa Shields
Poet & Advocate For Special Needs Children
08:17 AM on 08/17/2011
One?
She admits to one mistake?

So she intentionally spent campaign fund to pay for her rent and personal expenses?
05:01 AM on 08/17/2011
If she wants to sell this book, she needs to get away from fox and conservative media only. Why not go on Rachael Maddow, that is an interview I'd like to see. She will disappear again soon.
09:12 AM on 08/17/2011
Naw, she needs only to follow the lead of Uncle Newtie. Shopping for books is fun and profitable on Amazon. Buy your own, by the case.
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LeftLeanWing
Ah.. I said..Ah Said I said... Proceed Guv'nah
11:10 PM on 08/16/2011
Lawdy....

90% of Chrissy the Polly Witch's Appeal was her Cutey-ness ....

Now... she's starting to look kinda Frumpy......

I'll betcha she'll be Sally Strutheresque in the near Future....

Puffing up like a Bag of Microwave Popcorn......







with Lipstick
08:29 PM on 08/16/2011
"more troublemakers need to step up to the plate."
What about more Bat Sh*t crazy people too?
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El Magnifico
08:07 PM on 08/16/2011
OK, let me get this straight: She now says she's sorry that ad aired. In other words, she lied and she actually IS a witch!
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diahni
01:01 AM on 08/18/2011
never was, never will be. too dumb, and no magic.
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LJohns1216
Question Everything Republican
06:52 PM on 08/16/2011
When was America great really?

As a student of history, I find ours lacking a certain moral standing.
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diahni
01:02 AM on 08/18/2011
As somebody who has traveled to a lot of countries, you are wrong. Yeah, we have lots of problems, but I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
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LJohns1216
Question Everything Republican
02:16 AM on 08/18/2011
Really?

Come on....we are one of the LEAST free countries....

Maybe where YOU live.....you live in a prism I am sure.

Where the heck are you travelling?

A bigger house is not "living"....ewwwwwww.

We lock up so many and even create incentive to do so.....THAT ALONE is amoral.
05:26 PM on 08/16/2011
Who would serioulsy buy this dim wits book? http://newscorchedearth.com/
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LJohns1216
Question Everything Republican
06:53 PM on 08/16/2011
Vegas has a line.

Bristol Palin sales vs Christine O'Donnell.sales.