There was great excitement when John Carney filed for the Delaware At Large U.S. House seat. At that time, in February 2009, Mike Castle was still undecided about whether he would run for re-election, retire or run for the U.S. Senate. Carney made a bold gamble that paid off for him. He was a great recruit for the DCCC, a man with high name recognition from his race for governor and this immediately vaulted the race into national significance.
The DE-AL seat is probably one of the surest bets for a R to D turnover in the House this year. Is this why this race seems to be ignored? Even if you check on John Carney’s own website the “latest news” lists articles from June. So, what’s happening here? Is Carney unable to get the media to pay attention to him? Let us not forget that Carney will most likely be competing against self-funding millionaire Michele Rollins. We can’t afford to forget this race, or take it for granted.