...Joseph Pika, a political science professor at the university, said the decision will be left up to Gov. Ruth Ann Minner, whose term will end in January.
http://media.www.udreview.com/media/storage/paper781/news/2008/11/05/News/Questions.Arise.Over.Bidens.Senate.Seat-3525374.shtml"The governor has the authority to name a replacement who would serve until 2010, when there would be an election for a permanent member of the Senate who would serve out the final four years of the Senate term," Pika said.
As for the replacement, Delawareans began to question who would take the seat as soon as Obama announced Biden as his running mate in August.
"I think a lot of the speculation focuses on if Governor Minner would appoint someone who's interested in simply serving for two years and then not running in 2010, or if the governor would appoint someone who would run in two years," Pika said.
While numerous names have been thrown around, Pika mentioned Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice Myron Steele and Secretary of State Harriet Smith Windsor as possible appointees to the role, both of whom would fit into the "only serving for two years" category.
Most of the buzz, however, is around Lt. Gov. John Carney, a Democrat who lost in the gubernatorial primary race to newly elected Gov. Jack Markell, and Joe Biden's son, Attorney General Beau Biden, who is currently serving in the National Guard.
There is also a scenario in which Minner could serve the duration of her term without making a decision, leaving the decision up to governor-elect Jack Markell in January, Pika said.
"I don't think that Minner will wait," said Gary May, a history professor at the university. "There's a powerful prerogative that a governor has and she'll want to use it."
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