Cassandra writes…
I have to agree with Rothenberg too — neither of the Dem candidates seem like much more than vanity candidates at this point. I do respect the both of them for their commitment and their effort, but Castle just never seemed to be the real target for either campaign. And just because I am thinking alot about the Delaware blogosphere and grassroots, neither made much of an effort (or maybe impact is the right word) to try to spark a real crashing the gates kind of effort. Which, if you are light on resources against an incumbent, seems to be the path that gets you anywhere near winning.
And as for an impact on Castle’s viability — we (bloggers and progressive Dems) probably need to step up on this. Mike Castle is demonstrably not a moderate, but he gets a pass from the media since that is the path of least resistance. Crafting and sending out an alternate narrative is likely our job.
Speaking as someone who has been trying to change the press narrative on Castle for a few years now my response is a Mike Castle-esque “yes and no.”
An enterprising candidate would be a godsend.
Even if they were underfunded, by called Mike Castle out on EACH BUSH LOVING VOTE (and make no mistake, there have been plenty this cycle) we’d be able to amplify that and the tradition media would be complled to notice. Mascitti could probably speak to this, but when bloggers say something it is not news – but when a candidate does, they need to at least pretend to cover it.