http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/ There is no such thing as an off-year for political campaigns. The parties are busy strategizing which races to target in the 2010 midterm elections; potential challengers are figuring out if they have what it takes to run, and fundraising is a never-ending pursuit. CQ Politics' "The Eye" keeps you current on developments in the key upcoming contests. en Copyright 2010 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:05:04 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Republican officials in Delaware are encouraging Michele Rollins, a businesswoman and philanthropist, to run for the state's open at-large House seat. "She's taking a very serious look at running for Congress," a local Republican official told CQ Politics. The official... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/delaware-michele-rollins-may-r.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/03/delaware-michele-rollins-may-r.html Delaware House Carney Castle Cullis Delaware Giroux Izzo Rollins Spencer Urquhart Wade Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:05:04 -0500 Republican Rep. Michael N. Castle has a 21-point lead over New Castle County executive Chris Coons in this year's Senate race in Delaware, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll taken Feb. 22. That's no surprise given how often Castle has... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/delaware-castle-big-early-lead.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/delaware-castle-big-early-lead.html Delaware Senate Biden Castle Coons Delaware Giroux Kaufman Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:22:40 -0500 Republicans in Delaware had kind of been crossing their fingers and waiting for businessman Tony Wedo to get into the race for the seat being vacated by Rep. Michael N. Castle's bid for the Senate. On Friday, Wedo sent out... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/delaware-republicans-lose-a-ho.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/delaware-republicans-lose-a-ho.html Delaware House Castle Wedo Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:46:11 -0500 House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) will be raising money today for the Delaware at-large campaign of former Lt. Gov. John Carney, a rare Democrat favored to win a Republican-held seat this fall. AMERIPAC, Hoyer's leadership political action committee,... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/hoyer-aids-carney-in-delaware.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/hoyer-aids-carney-in-delaware.html Delaware House Carney Castle Delaware Giroux Hoyer Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:44:40 -0500 Chris Coons (D) has announced his candidacy for the Senate seat in Delaware formerly held by Vice President Joe Biden. "I'm running for Senate because it's time for new leaders to assume responsibility in Washington," Coons, a county executive in... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/coons-running-for-senate-in-de.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/02/coons-running-for-senate-in-de.html Delaware Senate Biden Castle Coons Delaware Giroux Kaufman Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:02:49 -0500 Democrats in Delaware, left high and dry by Beau Biden's decision not to go after his dad's old Senate seat, may end up running a county-level official against Republican Michael N. Castle. The Wilmington, Del. News Journal reports that New... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/delaware-coons-leans-toward-a.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/delaware-coons-leans-toward-a.html Delaware Senate Biden Coons Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:59:56 -0500 Former Delaware Lt. Gov. John Carney (D) is sticking with his long-planned campaign for an open House seat and will not switch to a Senate race that currently lacks a Democratic candidate. "As I've made clear since I announced last... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/carney-staying-in-race-for-cas.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/carney-staying-in-race-for-cas.html Delaware House Biden Carney Castle Cullis Delaware Giroux Izzo Wedo Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:50:05 -0500 Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. says that his eldest son, Delaware state Attorney General Beau Biden (D), doesn't want to run for his old Senate seat. The vice president telegraphed his thoughts about the Senate race in a conversation... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/vp-biden-says-son-beau-not-int.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/vp-biden-says-son-beau-not-int.html Delaware Senate Biden Castle Delaware Giroux Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:54:59 -0500 Gov. John Hoeven (R-N.D.), who entered a Senate race Monday as a heavy favorite to succeed retiring Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D), would join a coterie of senators who have served as governors. There are a dozen members currently in... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/hoeven-crist-castle-look-to-jo.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/01/hoeven-crist-castle-look-to-jo.html Delaware Florida North Dakota Senate Bayh Biden Bond Carper Castle Crist Dorgan Gregg Hoeven Johanns Nelson NorthDakota Risch Rockefeller Rubio Shaheen Voinovich Warner Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:19:41 -0500 If Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden (D) runs for the Senate next year, as is widely expected, he would be seeking the seat formerly held by his father, Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. It's unusual but not unheard of... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/12/running-for-congress-with-fami.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/12/running-for-congress-with-fami.html Delaware House Senate Biden Clinton Eppes Johnson Kennedy Patterson Randolph Smith Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:07:28 -0500 A Republican organization that supports abortion rights donated last month to the 2010 campaigns of Rep. Michael N. Castle (Del.), a candidate for an open Senate seat, and ex-Rep. Charles Bass (N.H.), who's seeking to reclaim an open House seat.... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/12/castle-bass-backed-by-proabort.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/12/castle-bass-backed-by-proabort.html Delaware House New Hampshire Senate Bass Castle Delaware Hodes Kaufman NewHampshire Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:47:28 -0500 Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D) will replace Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D-Mont.) as the new chairman of the Democratic Governor's Association, the organization announced Wednesday. Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley will continue serving as vice chair. The nod cements what has been... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/12/delawares-markell-takes-reins.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/12/delawares-markell-takes-reins.html California Colorado Delaware Democrat Florida Governor Iowa Ohio California Colorado Delaware Florida Iowa Markell Ohio O'Malley Schweitzer Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:09:19 -0500 Newly filed campaign finance reports show that Republican senators moved quickly last month to boost the 2010 Senate campaign of Rep. Michael N. Castle (R-Del.), one of the party's strongest candidates to capture a Democratic-held seat. Eager to increase their... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/11/castle-collects-campaign-cash.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/11/castle-collects-campaign-cash.html Delaware Senate Biden Castle Cochran Delaware Hatch Johanns Kaufman Roberts Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:36:02 -0500 Delaware state Rep. Greg Lavelle said Thursday that he has decided against seeking the Republican nomination for the at-large U.S. House seat that GOP Rep. Michael N. Castle is giving up to run for the Senate. Lavelle said in a... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/11/delaware-legislator-declines-b.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/11/delaware-legislator-declines-b.html Delaware Senate Carney Cullis Lavelle Spencer Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:33:17 -0500 A Delaware businessman and political neophyte is the first Republican to announce a campaign to succeed GOP Rep. Michael N. Castle, a candidate for the Senate. Fred Cullis, who runs an industrial sales agency, announced his candidacy Wednesday afternoon, according... http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/11/delaware-gop-businessman-annou.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/11/delaware-gop-businessman-annou.html Delaware House Carney Castle Cullis Spencer Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:35:58 -0500