MEET DARRELL CASTLE
bankruptcy attorney?
(Castle) Yes, I did occasionally talk
about my experience as a bankruptcy
lawyer because it illustrates my
understanding of economics and how
the economy is functioning in America
today. It also gives me experience with
ordinary people and the troubles they
face every day of their lives.
(NACBA) You seemed to have done
surprisingly well in certain parts of the
country – particularly in Michigan –
what led to that?
(Castle) I have always had a good
rapport with the people of Michigan. I
was a candidate for Vice President of
the United States in 2008 and Michigan
was the leading vote state for me. It is
easy to campaign there amidst all the
closed factories. This time I went out
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to 36th Street in Grand Rapids where
I worked after I was discharged from
the Marine Corps and I gave a talk in
the weed patch that used to be Fisher
Body number 2 for General Motors.
People need jobs and they remember
that they once had them. This year
Pennsylvania was our leading vote
state but Michigan was right up there.
(NACBA) What about your campaign
experience will you bring back to your
day-to-day work?
(NACBA) What are your future plans?
What will your role be going forward
with the Constitution Party?
(Castle) That is hard to say right now.
I have a lifetime seat on the executive
committee which I plan to keep. I will
probably stay active in trying to recruit
Republicans to join with us and build
our Party. I will be 72 in 2020 so we’ll
see.
(Castle) Campaigning gives you a
chance to speak to all kinds of people
in all kinds of situations. I spoke off-thecuff and to large groups many times. It
also schooled me in debate. I learned
that I could hold my own and that I
deserved to be there. I still believe that
the American people would have been
far better off had I been elected.
Winter 2016
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys