Copeland is giving up his senate seat to run against Denn. I didn’t see this coming.
Delaware Senate Minority Leader Charlie Copeland filed to run for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware today.
“During my six years in the Senate, I have too often seen this administration ignore serious problems,” said Copeland. “The transportation budget, prisoners’ health care, the psychiatric facility, and now the state budget –this administration ignored all of these problems until they had spiraled out of control.”
From my reading of the press release they’ve talked Bill Lee into being a stalking horse candidate at the top of the ticket to give Copeland some cover.
Charlie Copeland stated, “When I spoke to Bill Lee to encourage him to run for Governor, he asked me if I would run with him. Bill shares my dedication to our state and my concern for its future. I decided that to make a difference I had to give up my seat in the Senate and run for higher office, where I can better push for the real reform I’ve tried to create for six years. I look forward to running as a team with Judge Bill Lee if he enters the race for governor. However, I am definitely in this race for Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.”
This explains why Copeland had been working with McDowell to oppose wind power. He’ll be the Delmarva Power guy in the race.
Expect this news to dominate everything for a while. Many tiles on the game board have just shifted dramatically.