Coons courted for run against Castle

[ccharles000]

Two days ago, New Castle County Executive Chris Coons was focused on his upcoming budget meetings, transportation projects and sundry other county issues.

But Sunday night, Coons' immediate prospects took a sharp turn after Attorney General Beau Biden called to say he would not be running for his dad's old U.S. Senate seat against Republican congressman Mike Castle.

Monday, after Beau Biden dropped his bomb on local and national Democrats who had been convinced he would run, Coons started fielding calls from party luminaries, including Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, coaxing him to enter the race. Coons' mother called to say she saw his name on MSNBC as a potential Senate hopeful.

The charm and pressure offensive appears to be paying dividends for the party that suddenly found itself with no candidate to run against Castle, one of the most popular politicians in Delaware history.

http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100127/NEWS02/1270340

[Solomon]

1. LOL Oh, okay. The guy's NAME is Coons.

:rofl:

[Jennicut]

2. Joe Biden started on the New Castle County Council

And was running against an older, well liked Senator. Hey, it could happen.