Archive for June, 2012

Wednesday Daily Delawhere [6.27.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on June 27, 2012 • 2 Comments

Tuesday Open Thread [6.26.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on June 26, 2012 • 23 Comments

Bruce Bartlett totals up the damage former President George W. Bush did to the country’s fiscal health. He finds that if the Clintonian policies had continued over the course of the 2000’s (i.e. had President Gore been sworn into office rather than the usurper), then the United States would have had a budget surplus of $5.6 trillion at the end of Fiscal Year 2011.

Romney’s Bad Week Continues….

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on June 26, 2012 • 23 Comments

When he finally gathered enough courage to take a stand after 12 hours of ducking the press and having his flunkies sound like automotons refusing to budge from talking points, he announced that is experiencing what you humans call “disappointment.” He wants the Court to give more latitude, not less, to the states. The rest of his statements on the court’s ruling had to do with President Obama’s failure to pass an immigration reform law, even though an immigration reform law (the “Dream” Act) did actually receive majority votes in both chambers of Congresss before his own Republican Party filibustered it to death.

Immigration is a horrible issue for Romney. His party, if it is to remain a competitive national party rather than a racist whites only Southern party in the generation, must attract Hispanics. But if he dares changes any of hardline anti-immigration and anti-Hispanic policies so he can appear moderate in the general election and appealing to Hispanics, he risks depressing racist White turnout, which is the base of his party. And he needs Bushian 2004 intensity of the party base to win this election. Any depression of the GOP base turnout will doom him to a landslide loss.

Hence Romney’s cowardly hiding yesterday. Hence his mealy mouthed response expressing “disappointment.” Hence his Obama bashing.

General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., June 26, 2012

Filed in Delaware, National by El Somnambulo on June 26, 2012 • 14 Comments

They will also leave Dover with yet another revenue source: more dollars via degenerate gamblers thanks to the so-called online gaming bill. This is a particularly odious example of the Delaware Way. Provisions have been put into the bill to ensure that the racinos and the mom-and-pop stores that sell the lottery tickets don’t get screwed, but no such provision for the compulsive gamblers who will help fill the state’s coffers. No fiscal note is even required for this bill, which makes little sense to me. Neither a projection of costs to implement the system, nor a revenues projection? Really?

Tuesday Daily Delawhere [6.26.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on June 26, 2012 • 2 Comments

Monday Open Thread [6.25.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on June 25, 2012 • 53 Comments

Framing wizards George Lakoff and Elisabeth Wehling, authors of The Little Blue Book: The Essential Guide to Thinking and Talking Democratic, have some advice for the Obama campaign, and really, for all liberals, Democrats and progressives everywhere.

QOTD: Should Political Parties Endorse Candidates Before Primaries Are Held?

Filed in National by cassandra_m on June 25, 2012 • 76 Comments

This Question of the Day is inspired by the article in today’s NJ by Adam Taylor taking a look at some of the current complaints and issues about the Delaware Democratic Party’s endorsement process.

The Polling Report [6.24.12]

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on June 25, 2012 • 0 Comments

Here are all the polls that have been released since our last polling report last Wednesday. As you can see, not much has changed. A close race nationally, save for that Bloomberg-Selzer poll that had the President winning in a landslide. Pew has Obama at 50, with a 4 point lead. Rasmussen, of course, has the mirror image, with Romney leading by 5 at 48%. The rest of the nationals are all 1 point leads or 2 point leads or outright ties.

In the states, Wisconsin flips back to Lean Obama, and Michigan flips back to being a toss up. Iowa and Florida remain toss ups, and Washington stays Strong Obama, Nebraska stays strong Romney, and Montana still leans Romney.