Michael Finnegan of the Los Angeles Times takes a look at the current environment for Republicans.
President Bush’s unpopularity and a string of political setbacks have created a toxic climate for the Republican Party, making it harder to raise money and recruit candidates for its drive to retake control of Congress.
Some of the GOP’s top choices to run for the House next year have declined, citing what Rep. Thomas M. Davis III (R-Va.) called a “poisonous” environment. And Republicans’ fundraising edge, an important advantage over the last five years, has dwindled.
What does this mean for us here in Delaware? Well…Delaware’s Dean of political bloggers, Celia Cohen, has udpated her “early Line” feature and there seems to be a poverty of Republican candidates for offices great and small. That is good. But better would be a top tier challenger to Michael “I♥ Bush” Castle.
With the toxic atmosphere for “R’s” created by Bush and the horrible job Castle has been doing, we should have a Jack Markell, or a Chris Coons representing us in Congress. Markell would make a great governor, but he would also trounce Castle in no uncertain terms. Markell needs to start thinking about the fact that the State may need him – but the country needs him a litttle more right now.
Castle♥Bush