Updated: 3 p.m., Dec. 10



Christine O’Donnell wants to help other conservatives take on establishment Republicans, so she’s starting a new political action committee to help inexperienced candidates with a “passion” for conservative values avoid making the mistakes that tripped up her campaign this year.

“It’s to help the underdog candidate find their way,” the Delaware Republican told Roll Call in an interview Wednesday. Speaking from a Northern Virginia hotel the morning after a dinner with tea party activists, O’Donnell praised independent-minded candidates and outlined her tentative vision for transitioning her losing Senate campaign into a political action committee.

The PAC is still in the works as her team figures out its structure, she said. The tea party darling, who also is writing a book to be published next summer, said she hopes to use the PAC to influence policy in an attempt “to raise awareness and engage the populace on issues like the death tax and repealing Obamacare.”

“The broader mission is to be a resource for everyday Americans who feel the stir in their heart to run for office, whether it’s on the state level or federal level, but who don’t have resources to find their way through a very complicated process,” O’Donnell said. “That’s in a nutshell the goal. The mechanics … we still have to figure out.”