Daily Kos has noticed an ominous trend in Mike Castle’s poll numbers (which we discussed yesterday).
The dkos post also mentions a new development today. Christine O’Donnell was endorsed by a conservative anti-abortion group, the Susan B. Anthony List (yes they try to steal all the heroes).
WASHINGTON, DC – Today the Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund, a national pro-life political action committee, announced its endorsement of Christine O’Donnell, candidate for U.S. Senator of Delaware.
“Delaware families deserve the pro-life leadership Christine O’Donnell so capably provides,” said Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of SBA List Candidate Fund. “Unlike her primary opponent who has an explicitly pro-abortion voting record, O’Donnell has expressed her strong determination to be a vocal advocate for women and unborn children in abortion debates on the floor of the U.S. Senate.”
“A new women’s movement which affirms its original pro-life roots is making its way to the U.S. Senate and O’Donnell is one of its brightest new stars.”
Christine O’Donnell is a marketing consultant and nationally known as a regular political commentator and a strong voice for Life on cable and network television. She promoted Life as a member of the Board of Directors for Birthright of Delaware until May 2008 and has led delegations to the U.N. to lobby on behalf of Life. In these roles, she has successfully debated Cabinet members, lawmakers and international leaders on the Life issue.
Castle’s voting record shows negligible support for laws protecting the unborn. He voted for the Foreign Relations Authorization Act which funds abortion overseas through the Office of Global Women’s Issues and supported the public funding of abortion in the District of Columbia.
Christine O’Donnell will face Mike Castle in the September 14th Republican primary.
Are there really enough hard right conservatives in Delaware to make Castle worry? Judging by the results of the Republican convention this year, probably not. However, could a Castle candidacy mean that Delaware conservatives get discouraged and stay home?