Glad you asked. Both have held the title of Republican State Chairman. Both are former legislators.
Here’s the thing, though. While Copeland’s short and relatively recent legislative reign ended when he chose to pursue…well, whatever he chose to pursue, Dissolute Recrimination and the like, Mike Harrington lost his reelection bid by 23 votes…back in 1982. In a Dover-area district to challenger and, I think, dry-cleaners operator, Stu Outten. 1982.
Since that time, the name ‘Mike Harrington’, while still associated with the Dover real estate market, has had no political visibility. None. Before this weekend, have any of you even heard a public statement from the guy?
So now, some 35 years after he left the Delaware General Assembly, he has been ‘elevated’ to the role of R State Chair.
There can be only one conclusion: No one else wanted it.