Delaware's sole Congressman, Mike Castle, who also served as the state's governor, is planning to run for the Senate seat vacated by Joe Biden. The current Senator, Ted Kaufman, doesn't plan to run. Biden's son, Beau, the Attorney General of Delaware, is probably going to jump in on the Democratic side. Castle has, in the past, been something of a moderate voice in the House (as moderate as House Republicans can be. He has been a regular NO vote this year.) That may play well in Delaware, but won't help him with the right-wingers who run the GOP.
But, for those hard-core right-wingers, there is some good news. In Florida, Marco Rubio, who is running in the GOP Senate primary against Charlie Crist raised over $1 million in the last quarter. That's an impressive sum, which shows Rubio is a legitimate candidate. A lot of the "real" Republicans think Crist is too squishy.
In Missouri, there's a GOP Senate primary. But, the front-runner, Rep. Roy Blunt, is trying to ignore his opponent, State Senator Chuck Purgason. But, Purgason is trying to get Blunt's attention by attacking him:
Today, Purgason, a fiscal conservative from Caulfield, Mo., issued a statement noting that Blunt has gotten national political attention because he has "taken more money from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac PACs" than any other member of Congress.Blunt was a leader in his party, so has lots of ties to lobbyists and PACS. In fact, Blunt dumped his first wife to marry a lobbyist. So, Purgason's attacks, while focused on the financial sector, actually have a double meaning:
Said Purgason: "Congress looked at higher standards but many of those efforts have been stymied by sustained and high-powered lobbying campaigns that have taken real teeth out of many much needed reforms. In order to protect additional taxpayer liability and future stability of the housing financial markets, Congress must work to make meaningful reforms in the near future."There's going to be lots of intra-GOP drama over the next year or so. And, I say, have at it.
