Ken Simpler was no fluke. He ran a great campaign that offered voters a legitimate alternative to the Democratic cadidate without exciting the passions of the idiot base of the DE GOP. While he caught a break facing off against Sean Barney, a guy with all the baggage of Tom Carper and none of the name recognition, nobody can deny that the Simpler campaign was a cut above the usual half-assery Copeland’s DEGOP has become know for.
Which raises the question, who is next? Can any of the Republican candidates that have announced for statewide offices inherit Simpler’s sober, sane, level-headed, and thereby winning positioning? Let’s take a look:
Colin Bonini? NO. Bonini has spent his entire career building his image as a goofball. He’d get whiplash by trying to seen sane now. Lacey Lafferty?, uh… moving on.
Hans Reigle running for congressman? I don’t know this guy. He was the mayor of Wyoming. Did Wyoming pass any anti-gay ordinances during his tenure?
Jeff Cragg running for insurance commissioner. Maybe this guy? He is a New Castle County business man who lost to Smooth like Suede Kevin Wade ™ last time. He’ll have to get past George Parish this time. Parish, as you may recall,hates gays – but did the right thing and presided over some gay marriages. Could that weaken his appeal the among lunatics who vote in DEGOP primaries? I guess We’ll see.