2008 EARLY LINE

Updated: May 5, 2008

The way candidacies get going is you hear about them on the Grapevine.

U.S. Senate, Democrats Joe Biden Incumbent It looks like the only way to get Biden out of the Senate would be to put him in a Cabinet
U.S. Senate, Republicans Christine O'Donnell

 

'06 Senate write-in candidate

 

The Republicans appear to be signaling their interest in this race with a white flag
U.S. House of Representatives, Republicans Mike Castle Incumbent The Democrats' current strategy for taking this seat is waiting until Castle retires
U.S. House of Representatives, Democrats

Karen Hartley-Nagle

Mike Miller

'06 congressional primary loser

Candidate in '00, '02

It is not good when the only candidates who are interested already lost before
Governor, Democrats John Carney

Jack Markell

Lt. governor

Treasurer

This is the Delaware version of a Clinton-Obama standoff
Governor, Republicans

Bill Lee

Mike  Protack

'04 nominee

Pilot

Republicans are wearing their old "Draft Judge Lee" buttons
Lieutenant governor, Republicans Charlie Copeland Sen. minority leader The party seems headed for a Lee-Copeland ticket
Lieutenant governor, Democrats

Matt Denn

Ted Blunt 

Ins. commissioner

City council pres

The winner gets to run in the general election against a du Pont family member
Insurance commissioner, Democrats Gene Reed Jr.

Karen W. Stewart

Tom Savage

Ins. Dept. director

Candidate in '00, '04

Retired firefighter

It is hard to believe so many people are earnest about being insurance commissioner
Insurance commissioner, Republicans John Brady

 

Sussex row officer

 

Get Brady. He'll run for anything, even insurance commissioner. He won two different county row offices, and now he's going statewide

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