Here is the inside information straight from the 37th District Democratic Committee. As always we seek to bring you the best information available. Thanks Perry for being our Democrat on the ground.
The 37th came up with an interesting array of candidates vying for Joe Booth’s seat:
Mike Wyatt, former Mayor of Georgetown
Dave Robinson, retired Superintendent of Caesar Rodney School District
Helen Truitt, former legislative assistant to Cordrey, ran last election against Joe Booth
Robert Robinson, public defender, chairman of Georgetown Planning Committee
Joe Powers, Sussex Tech teacher
Frank Shade, Sussex County Director of Purchasing, Punkin Chunkin Organizer
Breaking news, David: Rob Robinson has been selected.
Perry
We have to give the welcome to a familiar name for a guest post. Few know the Democratic side of the 37th better and we are honored that he would take the challenge and post for us on that race. If anyone is starting to panic, don’t worry this is just about having the best insight possible in the election not the prelude to a major change in direction.
We are conservatives and proud to be such. As people involved in the process, we like to understand the process. While Mr. Hood will never give up information which would undermine his candidate (nor do we desire that), we are all better informed to know for instance who the other candidates were and their background.
It just goes to prove that Conservatives and Liberals can work together for the public good.
From the short description it looks like Mr. Robert Robinson has some usefull experiences to bring to the table.
It should be interesting. I hear that he is sort of a renaissance man. Some conservatives tell me that he is from the “progressive wing” of the Democratic Party. This means in my view that there is no excuse for not choosing a full spectrum conservative for that district.
curios,
was Helen Truit a disaster last time?
If she has already run the race, she would have an edge in:
campaign organization
campaign lit (leftovers and completed designs)
Signs (I’ll bet she has a couple dozen in her garage)
Fundraising
Name Recognition
what’s the scoop?
(Where’s MikeMathews when you need him?)
I also find it interesting that candidates come out of the woodwork for a special but are scarcer than hens teeth when the parties are looking for challengers in the regular election.
Booth: 64.2 %
Truitt: 35.8 %
… in an overwhelmingly Democratic year.
given Joe’s performace in the Special for Senate, I would say the vote totals arer more about his popularity in the district than her performance as a challenger.
I agree he got around 85% in the district during the senate race against a well funded opponent.