DE-SEN: Tom Carper running for re-election

[The Other Castro]

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http://delawarestatenews.net/government/carper-hasnt-decided-will-run-re-election-2018/

[KingSweden]

Markell would be a clear front runner if this opened up

[Figueira]

Maybe Lisa Blunt Rochester will run?

[Maxwell]

Hope he doesn't run - and we should primary him even if he does.

[PresidentSamTilden]

I like Carper, but I saw him at a rally during the primaries earlier this year, and he's definitely getting up there. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't run.

[Ronnie]

Is Mike Castle fed up with politics, or might there be one race left in the old codger?

[PAK Man]

Didn't he only run in 2010 to finish the last few years on Biden's term? I thought I remember seeing somewhere that he wasn't going to run for a full term in 2014.

[Maxwell]

Is Mike Castle fed up with politics, or might there be one race left in the old codger?

yeah losing to "I'm Not A Witch" is probably career ending.

[Vosem]

Markell would presumably have right of first refusal in the primary, though Delaware Democrats sometimes like to elect young freshmen (see Joe Biden or, less obviously, Chris Coons).

[Maxwell]

Even if Markell ran, I'd remind him that there was a time when Markell was the young upshot who scored a major upset against an entrenched, long time favorite.

[morgieb]

Markell would presumably have right of first refusal in the primary, though Delaware Democrats sometimes like to elect young freshmen (see Joe Biden or, less obviously, Chris Coons).

TBF, those were both sacrificial lambs that ended up winning due to really strong campaigning (Biden) or luck (Coons).

[Figueira]

Markell would presumably have right of first refusal in the primary, though Delaware Democrats sometimes like to elect young freshmen (see Joe Biden or, less obviously, Chris Coons).

TBF, those were both sacrificial lambs that ended up winning due to really strong campaigning (Biden) or luck (Coons).

Was Coons really a "sacrificial lamb"? I know he was the underdog, but I thought that race was always going to be vaguely competitive.

[The Arizonan]

Maybe Lisa Blunt Rochester will run?

She probably wants to serve a number of years in the House before she runs for higher office.

[○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└]

Hopefully good riddance to by far the most conservative Democrat from a Gore or Kerry state.

[Heisenberg]

Markell would presumably have right of first refusal in the primary, though Delaware Democrats sometimes like to elect young freshmen (see Joe Biden or, less obviously, Chris Coons).

TBF, those were both sacrificial lambs that ended up winning due to really strong campaigning (Biden) or luck (Coons).

Was Coons really a "sacrificial lamb"? I know he was the underdog, but I thought that race was always going to be vaguely competitive.

People expected Beau Biden to run for the Democratic nomination, polls had him and Castle in dead heat. When the younger Biden declined, Castle was thought of as a shoo-in. Until that nutcase pissed away a perfectly winnable seat. Ugh, I will never endorse the crazy witch for anything again.

[publicunofficial]

Maybe Lisa Blunt Rochester will run?

She probably wants to serve a number of years in the House before she runs for higher office.

Worked for Tom Cotton and Steve Daines.

[SATW]

Would be sad to see Tom Carper to retire, he's one of the most well-liked members of the senate.

[smoltchanov]

Would be sad to see Tom Carper to retire, he's one of the most well-liked members of the senate.

Progressives, on the contrary, would be delighted. Carper is, surely, too conservative for them

[JMT]

Maybe Lisa Blunt Rochester will run?

I imagine she'd strongly consider it if Markell doesn't run. If Markell runs, she'll probably stay put in the house.

[Gass3268]

Joe?

He would also get the title “Deputy President Pro Tempore”, which former presidents and vice-presidents who join the senate are given.

[Coolface Sock #42069]

Hope he re-runs. Well-respected on both sides of the aisle.

[The Arizonan]

Here's a fun fact: Chris Coons is actually short in real life.

[Figueira]

Here's a fun fact: Chris Coons is actually short in real life.

Is this like the opposite of the Napoleon one?

I'll start telling people that. "Napoleon wasn't actually short. But Chris Coons is!"

[The Arizonan]

Here's a fun fact: Chris Coons is actually short in real life.

Is this like the opposite of the Napoleon one?

I'll start telling people that. "Napoleon wasn't actually short. But Chris Coons is!"

Yes, it is the opposite of the Napoleon one.

[The Other Castro]

I'm going to go out on a limb and say he retires... and Biden runs again for the senate.

That's quite a precarious limb you're standing on.