Tag: DE-Sen

Castle Previews His November Strategy

Filed in Delaware by on June 7, 2010 24 Comments

In November, Mike Castle plans to bash Chris Coons as a fiscally irresponsible, tax-raising Democrat.

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Has Castle Lost the News Journal?

Filed in Delaware by on June 4, 2010 4 Comments

The News Journal hits Castle again on his earmark hypocrisy, this time on the editorial page.

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Chris Coons Calls for the End of DADT

Filed in National by on May 30, 2010 11 Comments

This Memorial Day weekend, Chris Coons is congratulating the House for passing the bill that would eventually repeal DADT as well as congratulating Senator Ted Kaufmann for his YES vote on moving DADT Repeal out of the Senate Armed Services Committee. This is his statement in full:

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Memorial Day Hypocrisy from Mike Castle

Filed in National by on May 29, 2010 25 Comments

Not like this hypocrisy is a new behavior or anything.

On Castle’s website, he posts up the obligatory Memorial Day salute to men and women in uniform. This is the hypocrisy:

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Moderate: Unclear On The Concept

Filed in Delaware by on May 28, 2010 18 Comments

Last night so-called moderate Mike Castle voted against repeal of DADT. DADT repeal is supported by 78% of Americans.

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The Coons Campaign Hits Castle

Filed in National by on May 26, 2010 8 Comments

The Coons for Senate campaign sent out a press release bashing Mike Castle for his addiction to appearing at federal funding announcements.

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Coons Picks Up DE Teachers’ Endorsement

Filed in National by on May 20, 2010 8 Comments

In what can only be seen as a slap in the face of Representative Mike Castle, the Delaware State Education Association (DSEA) has endorsed New Castle County Executive Chris Coons in the race for Joe Biden’s old seat. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0qCkT1vo8U[/youtube] The DSEA has a long history of backing Mike Castle for his Congressional runs and this […]

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Tea Party Targets Mike Castle

Filed in National by on May 11, 2010 1 Comment
Tea Party Targets Mike Castle

Mike Castle may be seen as an almost-sure winner to take a Democratic seat in November, but that doesn’t make him popular with the Republican base. A Tea Party group in Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley Tea Party, has targeted Castle in their “Tea Party Playing Cards.” The SVTP is asking people to buy a pack […]

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Delaware Conservatives Attack Mike Castle

Filed in National by on May 6, 2010 2 Comments

The News Journal‘s Dialogue Delaware blog finds this web ad that Delaware supporters of Christine O’Donnell’s campaign made to attack Mike Castle.

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Politico Does Hit Job On Chris Coons

Filed in National by on May 4, 2010 31 Comments

Politico runs a hit piece on Chris Coons.

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Rasmussen Puts Castle Up By 23%

Filed in National by on April 30, 2010 14 Comments

Rasmussen released a new poll for the Delaware U.S. Senate race. The U.S. Senate race in Delaware is virtually unchanged over the past two months, with Republican Mike Castle continuing to draw strong support from the state’s voters. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Delaware shows Castle picking up 55% support […]

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Is The News Journal In The Tank For Castle?

Filed in National by on April 21, 2010 19 Comments

Ron Williams gives a little throwaway item at the end of his column today: Taking care to take credit Did I miss something? I thought the governor’s office, not the county executive, was working to restart Valero since it was shut down. “The deal is a demonstration of what strong Democratic leadership can do for […]

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Tornoe’s Toon: Kaufman’s Baton

Filed in Delaware, National by on April 21, 2010 23 Comments
Tornoe’s Toon: Kaufman’s Baton

If you’d like to contact me, feel free to drop me a line at robtornoe@delawareliberal.net. You can also follow me on twitter @RobTornoe. And make sure you pick up The Community News, The Dover Post, The Middletown Transcript or any of the Dover Post papers throughout the state to check out my cartoons every week.

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