WILMINGTON, Del. — Thanks to the tea party, Rep. Mike Castle's once smooth path to Delaware's Republican Senate nomination suddenly has become less predictable — and is providing a fresh reason for already staggering moderate Republicans everywhere to be frightened.
Castle has been a Delaware favorite for decades. A former governor and, more recently, a veteran congressman, his common-sense, independent approach to politics was expected to give him an easy path to nomination and perhaps victory this fall for the Senate seat held for 36 years by Vice President Joe Biden .
Instead, the tea party, which shocked the political establishment last week with the defeat of a Republican incumbent — Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski — and earlier successes in Nevada , Utah and Kentucky , has turned its attention to Delaware .
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I personally don't think the "tea party" will have much to do with Castle's ousting.
ReplyDeleteThe people of Delaware have had enough, period!
He was a great Governor but a great Senator he is NOT!
Yes, he cut taxes in Delaware while balancing the budget (when he was Governor) but since he went to Washington he's forgotten about all of us in little ole' Delaware!
Good bye Mike Castle!