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Breaking: thank you for DE-SEN, Democrats.

By: Moe Lane (Diary)  |  January 25th, 2010 at 10:16 AM  | 

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(Via AoSHQ) Beau Biden looked at the calendar, looked at the actuarial tables, and decided to wait until 2014.

Delaware attorney general Beau Biden announced Monday that he will not seek election to the U.S. Senate seat once held by his father, Vice President Joe Biden.

The younger Biden told supporters in an e-mail that he will run for re-election as attorney general rather than seek the Senate seat his father held for 36 years.

Biden’s decision comes on the heels of a GOP upset in Massachusetts last week that ended the Democrats’ filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. It leaves veteran Republican congressman and former two-term governor Mike Castle, one of the most successful politicians in Delaware history, still waiting for a Democratic opponent.

I’m translating, mind you. Also, I’m not really surprised.

Moe Lane

Crossposted to Moe Lane.

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  • Repair_Man_Jack
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  • http://www.neoavatara.com/blog neoavatara

    …and he knew that he was dead in the water.

    Mark another one up for the good guys!

    http://neoavatara.com/blog/?p=9573

  • AngryMatt

    But as Erick has done a good job pointing out, this is Delaware. Castle is about as conservative as they’re going to elect to a federal office. He’s probably the next Snowe, Collins and Brown (yes, Brown is not DeMint folks) but again, this is Delaware. We need to make sure we balance out guys like him (and possibly Kirk this cycle) by electing solid conservatives in states where solid conservatives can and should win.

    That’s why need to get Bennett tossed from Utah and bring in Rubio from my adopted home state of Florida!

  • AngryMatt

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GPxkpjCvWI

  • blooch

    Now, that’s classic.

    “That’s what I want when my turn comes. I’d give anything to have a Viking’s funeral with a dog at my feet and the last post blown for me, if it weren’t too much trouble…”

    Carry on.

  • Richard Mullins

    but the Dems snatching defeat from the jaws of victory has me a bit on a happy side. This should have been a little safe for the Dems since this Delaware were talking about. Is there anymore chance that the Dems will keep snatching defeat from the jaws of victory elsewhere? We need to support any mistake the Dems are going to do as far as Candidates.

  • kyoufuu

    than to not elect the seat’s heir apparent, the Vice President’s son. It seems that Beau is a little smarter than Joe, not that that’s saying much.

  • AngryMatt

    http://www.politico.com/blogs/glennthrush/0110/Kaufman_isnt_running_either.html?showall

    So the Dem field has no one in it and the primary season is already in full swing. Nice.

  • thurman

    I always saw Beau as a potential future star for them and a tough opponent if he ran

    Apparently he already is proving to be smarter than his dad and most of his party by seeing the writing on the wall

    If the price we pay for stealing Obama, Biden and Teddy’s seats is to have squishy moderates like Kirk, Castle and Scott Brown, then I for one will take that for the time being– if for nothing else than the embarrassment it will cause the koolaid drinkers

  • http://moelane.com/ Moe Lane

    Joe Biden ran simultaneously for both, then resigned the Senate race after the 2008 election. It’s been suggested that Castle won’t be running for re-election in 2014, which would open up the seat again – but even if/when Castle does, Beau Biden will be 44 years old and have four more years of being a AG under his belt. Youth *and* experience, and he’s liked fairly well by DE: but he could easily lose in what is looking to be a bad 2010 environment for Democratic incumbents with dynastic names.

    In other words, Biden might actually have a bit of a vested interest in this Senate seat going R in 2010.

  • crosley

    The amount of retirements and formidable Democrats not running this election cycle has a lot to with Brown winning.

    I actually think the Brown victory finally drove into Democrats thick skull that there in trouble. I thought winning Virginia and New Jersey would have done it, but unfortunately they seemed to have bought the spin about us “losing” NY-23.

    Retirements and poor recruiting can make a HUGE difference in the balance of power. And as more retire, more get spooked, more quality Republicans throw their hat in the ring, etc.

  • Gandalf

    If Pataki wins, it’s ours for the taking.

    Imagine: The seats of the 5 highest profile Democratic Senators from 2007-2008 (Reid, Kennedy, Obama, Biden, and Clinton). all flip Red in one single election. I want it so badly I can taste it. It would have been gravy had Dodd’s seat flipped too.

    That is, if we can get our act together in Illinois and get Pataki (or Giuliani, if he would change his mind) to run in New York.

  • CowboyUp4419

    … this could get a whole lot bloodier fast.

    I figured Castle would beat Biden but that Beau would at least be a formidable challenger and winning the seat would chew up some of the NRSCs resources. Now Castle ought to win in a walk. With ND and DE being easy pickups instead of the dogfights they could have been we can focus on more marginal races.

    As much as I would LOVE to watch a Babs Boxer concession speech I’ve personally always been cool on the idea of running a campaign in California just because a serious effort in that state will require a huge commitment of resources. At the rate the Democrats are dropping though California might be one of the only hotly contested races left by the fall.

    Now if you’ll excuse me I need to make a quick run to the champagne store.