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Poll: A Curious Senate Race in Delaware

By | 10.01.09 | 1:22 pm

The first polling on the potential candidates for Delaware’s 2010 U.S. Senate race showed Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) winning easily. Public Policy Polling had Castle leading state attorney general Beau Biden by eight points. Susquehanna Polling and Research had Castle crushing Biden by 21 points. Today, however, we More…

Crazy Eileen, Revealed!

By | 07.27.09 | 3:41 pm

My hometown newspaper discovers the identity of the screaming woman in the infamous Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) video:

The star of the show — known as “Crazy Eileen” to callers of a Sussex County talk radio station — has gone into seclusion, declining interviews and avoiding

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Rep. Mike Castle Fends Off the Birthers

By | 07.20.09 | 8:57 am

I got a little friendly fire from my friend and colleague Matt Welch over last week’s article on the Obama birth certificate conspiracy. He took issue with my “contention that the movement ‘dogs Republicans’ (there being so very many other issues that have more bite than More…

The Joy of Recruitment

By | 07.09.09 | 11:30 am

[UPDATE: I originally misidentified Fiorinia's abortion stance. She's pro-life.]

Josh Kraushaar notices that Republicans have gotten the U.S. Senate candidates they wanted in New Hampshire and Illinois, where they “lacked a deep bench of viable recruits — and their political hopes were largely dependent on one specific candidate running.” More…

Another Moderate Republican Leaning Toward a Senate Run

By | 05.21.09 | 10:06 am

Tom Ross, the chairman of the Republican Party of Delaware, told me after the Republican National Committee state chairmen’s meeting that Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) is probably going to opt for a U.S. Senate campaign in 2010.

“He spoke at our state convention,” said Ross, “and the audience was full More…

Hope for Delaware Republicans

By | 05.05.09 | 9:45 am

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 More…

House Republicans Attack Positive Language About Obama

By | 03.19.09 | 1:46 pm

Republicans are coming to the House floor to argue for and against a resolution that’s preceding the surtax on AIG bonuses, with most of the speakers coming out against it. A rationale used by Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-Ala.), Rep. Lee Terry (R-Neb.), and Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) is that the More…

Ooh, We Love You Pierre

By | 02.11.09 | 6:30 pm

While looking up something about Rep. Mike Castle (R-Del.) I ran across his Wikipedia page. Either it was edited by former Gov. Pierre “Pete” du Pont or one of du Pont’s family members has sent him an early Valentine’s Day gift.