I hope the DSCC is not unilaterally disarming in the U.S. Senate race.
Democrats ousted Delaware’s popular longtime Republican Sen. William Roth, Jr. in 2000 after his age became an issue in the race but they are leery about playing the age card against GOP challenger Rep. Mike Castle (Del.).
There is evidence that Democratic strategists believe Castle’s age, 70, could hurt him down the stretch. If he won election, he would enter the Senate, where accrued seniority determines influence, as a 71-year-old.
By the time he got one term under his belt and would be in a position to chair a subcommittee or a seat on one of the chamber’s most powerful committees, he would be 77 years old.
I think it is a legitimate question what a 71-year-old freshman Senator in the minority party hopes to accomplish. Especially since the only function of Republicans in the Senate right now is blocking legislation.