rssHope for Delaware Republicans
Tuesday, May 05, 2009 at 9:45 am
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The only Republican of stature left in my home state is Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.), a moderate who has nonetheless voted with the solid GOP bloc against President Obama’s big initiatives. According to a new poll from Susquehanna Polling and Research, if the 70-year-old Castle runs for Senate against state Attorney General Beau Biden, he starts off with a 21-point lead:
Mike Castle (R) – 55 percent
Beau Biden (D) – 34 percent
undecided – 8 percent
Obama’s popularity is high (62 percent) in his vice president’s backyard, but Castle has a 27-point lead with independents and support from about a third of Democrats.
Knowing Delaware as I do, this is one of those races where campaigning will matter—Castle has not run against a credible opponent in decades, and Biden has been out of the country, serving in Iraq, for months. But it’s a little whiff of optimism for battered blue state Republicans.
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Comment posted May 5, 2009 @ 6:16 pm
It'll be tough to attack an Iraq War vet.
Once he comes back and starts talking about his service, and the connection with the current Admin, those poll numbers will change significantly.
21 points don't mean much a year and a half out. If Beau is still that far away a year from now, then he should be worried.
Comment posted May 6, 2009 @ 1:16 am
It'll be tough to attack an Iraq War vet.
Once he comes back and starts talking about his service, and the connection with the current Admin, those poll numbers will change significantly.
21 points don't mean much a year and a half out. If Beau is still that far away a year from now, then he should be worried.
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