retromike22
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« on: February 11, 2010, 06:59:10 PM » |
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The more I read about the 2010 Delaware Senate race, the more it reminds me of the 2006 Senate race in Rhode Island. Aside from the difference of an incumbent running in RI vs an open seat in DE, I think there are several similarities.
Both Castle and Chafee are moderate (maybe liberal) Republicans who are attempting to win a seat in a heavily Democratic state. Both are well known in the state due to years of public service and their Democratic challenger is not. Both (most likely in the case of Castle) have a conservative challenger which causes them to shift their positions in order to win their Republican primary. However, because of this, they lose support to their Democratic challenger.
I think in the end, Castle's challenger Chris Coons will beat him. I know Castle is ahead in polling, but Chafee's opponent Sheldon Whitehouse didn't even tie with him in the polls until June 2006.
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