Having no enemy is not a good thing and not having the Delaware GOP is not a good thing for Delaware Democrats. So, how do we save the DE GOP? But, what is the problem? Their bench is a bit shallow, but really, there are some good Republican people in Delaware, so this isn’t really the problem. The lesson I’ve learned is that the rabid extremists of the Delaware Republican Party control the primary. If the far right didn’t, Castle would be Senator-Elect and Carney would be taking his place in the House of Representatives. Ah, the Delaware Way in its glory.
So the problem is that the Republican primary is controlled by the Tea Party and how will the Greenville establishment rest the control away from this fringe group? Two words: Open Primary. If we had an open primary back in September, O’Donnell would have never beat Castle. I don’t know if we’ll ever have an open primary in Delaware, but if I were Charlie Copeland this is what I would be working on.