Nor is there any other reasonable explanation for
nominating Stone, who is a nice guy but doesn't know which end is up;
there were Republicans who had not only sufficient legal experience but
also the required public relations skills: They should have nominated
DAG M. Jane Brady to run against Oberly instead of against Senator
Joseph R. Biden.
2: Paragraph 26 The deal Oberly made with the Democrats was he would
help Carper oust the existing state party leaders, and if Carper was
elected governor in 1992 he would appoint Oberly a judge. The Democrats
were mad at Oberly for prosecuting party leaders, some for petty
campaign financing violations and others for drunk driving. When Oberly
was himself arrested for drunk driving, however, he had the charges
dropped, and when his chief deputy Silverman was charged with
hit-and-run, they'd had those charges dropped, too. Carper couldn't
have taken over the party if Oberly hadn't cleared the way for him: The
criminal prosecutions not only removed some major players but also
intimidated everyone who was left. You could have made a fortune
selling Maalox to Delaware Democrats between 1988 and 1990. Wilmington
plumber Daniel D. Rappa made a valiant, but doomed, last-ditch effort by
running against Carper in the 1990 primary.
2: Paragraph 27 No sketch of Delaware's political scene would be
complete without some mention of the media situation: There is no
television station in Delaware, and there are no competing newspapers.
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