DL Open Thread Tuesday August 9 2022
I met some DL commenters and chatted with some of our best legislators last night at the York fundraiser. FWIW, here is my take on York’s chances.
The convicted Auditor is popular in Sussex. She is the kind of person who shows up at everything. Knows everyone’s name asks about the kids by name and people love that shit. She is a Karen’s Karen. If it was a general election York would have a heavy lift, but this is a primary.
Primary voters aren’t normal voters. They pay more attention and know the increased value of their vote. Primary voters aren’t as easily swayed by the glad-handing things the convicted auditor excels at.
That said the wild card is the unions. I have’t tracked endorsements, but I watched the union vote swamp much better candidates in primaries because the numbers they can turn out in a primary are significant.
Liking politicians based on them being good at remembering names and having an authentic looking smile is befuddling to me. I mean Coons is a very popular politician. It is befuddles to me.
I suppose it must down to people being busy with other shit and snap survival judgments that are made way down in the brain stem.
So, the Lydia York event somewhere near Newark 🙂 last night was a success. Good energy and lots of Sitting Reps and Senators. i had fun. There is another Thursday on the Riverfront for those that missed last night.
Good meeting you Joe. I hereby forgive you for all of your past bad judgement.
Vote Kathy
I asked York my weed out question.
“Is there a ‘Democratic’ approach to this job?” She had a good response, which was basically – Yes. Doing the actual job. We haven’t had a Democrat for a long time.
The Unions have endorsed Ms. York for the most part.
I’d have to make York the narrow favorite then.
Narrow on the grounds that the convicted auditor is still the incumbent, and Pete’s help will create (has created?) a large campaign checkbook.
Also, McGuiness is getting the Bunker bump…
The union that’s probably most likely to turn out for a Democratic primary is government workers, isn’t it? How likely are they to vote for one of Pete’s elephants in donkey’s clothing?
I’m in the worried column. I get emails from the McGuiness camp how she saved the state $253million, how she was framed but she’s a fighter. How she’s innocent and “Delaweans (sic) deserve someone who will fight for them”. I haven’t gotten anything at all from Lydia’s campaign yet. The primary is in 5 weeks.
How does she claim she saved the state this money?
No support or detail, just a number.
Living in a bubble she inflated herself. She’s a Republican, all right.
So you get emails with totally fabricated claims from some out of touch narcissist and you think that those bullshit claims will effectively sway more than a half-dozen voters. The way I see it is, you think the York campaign should create some type of fantasy world and email it to you or risk losing your support. Maybe you should send the Lydia York campaign a contribution and ask to be on her email list.
Representative John Kowalko
I’ve already contributed – its not me I’m worried about.
Or maybe they should just be emailing registered Democrats to let them know she’s running.
Lack of outreach is a legitimate concern. How many people even know there’s a primary? Or even know that we elect an auditor and that the current one is a crook?