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September 15, 2010 06:57 PM UTC

Mike Castle: Republican of Convenience

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  • by: CoalCreekWildfire

Mike Castle, like Michael Bloomberg, ran as a Republican to avoid the more competitive Democrat primary.

The Americans for Democratic Action ranked Mike Castle the 1st most liberal Republican in 2009 (55; Dianna DeGette earned a perfect 100). Mike ranked as liberal or more liberal than the ten most Conservative Democrats.

The American Conservative Union ranked Mike Castle the 2nd most liberal Republican in 2009 (56; Dianna DeGette earned a perfect 0). Anh “Joseph” Cao of New Orleans beat him by 1%, with a 55. Mike’s lifetime average is 52.49.

Mike voted “for” Mike Kucinich’s impeachment proposal. He voted to refer to the Judiciary Committee, where it died. He could have voted to kill it outright.

Both sides call Mike a liberal incumbent in a year that is bad for liberal incumbents.

Conservatives say Republicans are too cozy with the Washington establishment. Mike can prove them wrong by quickly setting aside his animosity for party unity.

Or he can demonstrate that, like Bloomberg, he was a Republican of convenience.

ADA Congressional Voting Record 2009, Americans for Democratic Action, 2009, http://www.adaction.org/media/…

2009 U.S. House Votes, American Conservative Union, 2009, http://www.conservative.org/ra…

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5 thoughts on “Mike Castle: Republican of Convenience

  1. Would you have rather had a Republican Senator who caucused with Republicans most of the time, or a Democrat who will never caucus with the Republicans?

    1. I would agree.

      We’ve seen Tancredo, as a third party candidate, climb quickly climb to 25%.

      Hick can only arouse 41% of independents, who should have been turned off by the disarray in the Republican camp.

      Incumbents are actually in danger from their voters, unlike most years with strong anti-incumbent feeling.

      A lot of Democrats were caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

      We are in uncharted territory, with entrenched incumbents (Boxer, Reid, et al) at risk from neophytes and unknowns. Voters seem to be unusually hostile to DC and forgiving to outsider candidates.

  2. Castle is the 5th most liberal Republican in the House; 8th most liberal in the last House, 11th most liberal in the 109th House.  The 108th is the last House that had any overlap at all between Democratic and Republican House members (Democratic Rep. Hall from Texas had two Republicans more liberal than he was); Castle was the 10th most liberal Republican in that House.

    (VoteView is non-partisan and ranks on pretty much all votes of substance.)

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