Mike Castle may be seen as an almost-sure winner to take a Democratic seat in November, but that doesn’t make him popular with the Republican base. A Tea Party group in Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley Tea Party, has targeted Castle in their “Tea Party Playing Cards.” The SVTP is asking people to buy a pack of cards, find your targeted lawmaker in the pack of cards, sign it in permanent marker and send it to that lawmaker. Most of the legislators are Democrats, but a few Republicans are targeted. Mike Castle is the Jack of Hearts.
This does make me wonder how the November election is going to play out. Will Republicans be enthusiastic to vote for Castle? Can Chris Coons take advantage of the national dynamic, which is actually working against Castle in this election?