Stomach-punched into depression by that bruising Republican primary for Delaware's open U.S. Senate seat, Rep. Mike Castle (R) chewed on an independent write-in bid for the general election. The name-brand Delaware politician - who also served two years as Governor - refused to endorse the new school Tea Party upstart-turned-GOP-nominee Christine O'Donnell after his embarrassing defeat to her.
For a minute, before he self-punked himself this past week by dropping out, the First State's Castle political machine appeared poised for a knuckle-up against both O'Donnell and the equally popular New Castle County Executive Chris Coons (D). Old school in-the-box conventionalism probably stepped in because some felt Castle has a good shot. For one, his name was easy to spell in a state of three counties familiar with the strong name ID. And, there is skepticism that, regardless of all this talk about O'Donnell as an injection of fresh and new, it's abundantly tough for a rabble-rousing conservative firebrand to get elected in a place like Delaware. The upsets we've witnessed thus far on the political landscape might be dramatic and a sign of voter discontent, but they are no clear indication of outcomes in the general election.
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