I am not sure if Delaware Liberal will be officially endorsing any candidate. Indeed, from reading emails and the comments from my fellow contributors, and in contrast to our perception in the party, where they think Markell is the “Golden Boy of the Blogs”, we front page contributors here are actually divided on who to vote for. Some like both Carney and Markell and thus are undecided or could care less who the candidate is. Others love Markell and are opposed to Carney because he would just be an extension and continuation of the Minner Administration and Establishment Democratic practices. Indeed, we all, I think, realize that we would be supporting the winner of the primary against Lee-Copeland, no matter if it is Carney or Markell.
But Adgate now makes me personally enthusiastic to vote for Markell and it makes it imperative that Markell win the primary. We need to bring progressive change to the Delaware Democratic Party. We need to open up its processes. We need to wean it from the influence of special interests. We must wrest control of the party infrastructure away from conservative and establishment Democrats who have been beholden to corporate interests for too long.
The comments of Carney supporters, in defending the Delaware Democratic party’s decision to spend party money, donated to it by people like you and me, to support one Democrat over another Democrat, have convinced me that these supporters are part of the problem. They too are party hacks who have no interest in waiting on the decision of the people. They want Delaware Democrats to have no voice. They say that since the Delaware Democratic Party has endorsed John Carney to be Governor, that should be the end of the conversation. Indeed, I think they don’t even want John Carney to be inconvenienced by a primary election at all. Who are the people to ask for the right to vote on who the nominee should be?? The Party has already endorsed a candidate. That should be good enough for the people.
With that attitude, Hillary Clinton would be the nominee of the Democratic Party at this moment. The Party elite preferred Hillary, as they prefer Carney. The people decided otherwise with respect to Hillary.
And it is now imperative that we decide otherwise with respect to Carney.
If you want progressive and open change in our Party and in our Government, you cannot ever consider voting for John Carney. Adgate reveals that under John Carney, our Party will continue to be a hinderance to Progressives rather than a partner.