The race for New Castle County Council President has been a pretty low-key affair so far. Perhaps it’s because of the holidays and the fact that there haven’t been debates. There’s barely been any news coverage of the race. Back in November, El Somnabulo wrote about the race: “How Erik Schramm Elected Tim Sheldon NCC Council President” showing how all the advantages in the race go to Tim Sheldon.
I was having a conversation with a friend recently on the race and we discussed the ways that Tom Kovach could win. Special elections are decided on turnout. Democrats have a big advantage here, with much higher voter registration and Tim Sheldon has an extra advantage of labor support. Tom Kovach would have to consolidate Republican support and try to get some of the Tea Party magic. If he got them excited enough, perhaps they would turn out. Tom Kovach is trying to do that. This ad started appearing on Facebook:
Clicking on the ad takes you to his website. There is no mention of the Tea Party on the website and it does prominently feature Mike Castle’s endorsement.
Update: See liberalgeek’s comment below for Tom Kovach’s response. He denies his campaign is the source of the ad.