Comment from the astute Sagacious Steve in the 62 District Strategy, Part II thread:
BREAKING NEWS: And give Celia credit for once. She has posted that Rep. Pam Maier is retiring to move to Colorado with her husband for employment reasons. This becomes a distinct pickup opportunity for the D’s.
http://www.delawaregrapevine.com/7-08maier.asp
So who knows more? Clearly the Republicans were not expecting to have to run this many seats (this sounds like their national issue too), and Rep. Meier was expected to hold on to her seat easily. Who are the credible candidates for Dems in this District?
Love this quote from Celia Cohen’s blog:
The breaks keep going against the Republicans as they fight to stay out of the minority, where they have not been since they won control in 1984. One Democrat predicted his party would have an easier time finding someone to run for Maier’s seat because of Republican nervousness over losing the majority.
As this gleeful Democrat put it, “Who wants to run on their side? It’s like offering someone a ticket to the Titanic — after it hit the iceberg.”