Mike Castle Feeling Out a Write-In Run

[OmahaBlueDog]

Source: The Atlantic (From Politico)

Lisa Murkowski may have started a trend. One week after she announced her write-in bid and Delaware Rep. Mike Castle lost his GOP Senate primary to Christine O'Donnell, Castle is considering launching his own write-in campaign. Politico's David Catanese cites a "Delaware Republican" who tells him that Castle is conducting a poll to see how he would fare as a write-in against O'Donnell and Democratic nominee Chris Coons:



Read more: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/09/mike-castle-feeling-out-a-write-in-run/63498/

[gvstn]

1. I was down

at the Riverfront yesterday where Castle had a very large campaign headquarters for Wilmington. (Many of the stores are vacant so he had 10-15 storefronts filled with signs before the primary) Yesterday all the windows were empty and in one window I could see a wastepaper basket with a stack of bumper stickers relegated to the garbage. (His signage just said Mike Castle for Senate 2010 with no mention of party affiliation so could be reused as a write-in candidate)

If he is considering a write-in campaign he forgot to tell his staff. I seriously doubt he will run.

Edited: forgot words in square brackets don't show

[Me.]

2. Coons Is Polling Really Well Right Now

And while a lot of people think he and O'Donnell would split the vote ensuring a Coons win, I worry that Castle would get the sympathy vote.

[rocktivity]

3. I mentioned it the other day

But the response I got is that it would pull votes away from Dems challenger Coons.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=433&topic_id=449138#449169

:shrug:
rocktivity

[Kolesar]

4. I remember that eom

[tibbiit]

5. that is exactly what is going to happen in alaska

Indie people who would vote for mcadams are going to write in murkowski.
all the rest of the r's for miller. Miller wins.
I hate this since I am an alaskan.
tib