August 23, 2012 – Delaware Liberal

Rethugs Want Melloy Off Ballot

By El Somnambulo August 23, 201215 Comments

Apparently, [Republican Mayoral candidate] Kevin Melloy's check for the filing fee bounced, and Rethugs would rather have nobody carrying the R banner in the City than, you know, pay the fee themselves:

Not Buying the Most Dangerous City in America Label

By cassandra_m August 23, 201225 Comments

You know by now that Parenting Magazine put out a piece yesterday that states that Wilmington is the most violent city in America, ahead of places like St. Louis, Baltimore and New Orleans:

Rommey is not hating women enough for the National Review

By jason330 August 23, 201213 Comments

According the National Review, if Rommey would only follow fake science, and be an even bigger a-hole, everyone would fall in line and vote for the alpha male. [Prepare yourself for level 5 GOP style misogyny] ...

Thursday Open Thread [8.23.12]

By Delaware Dem August 23, 20124 Comments

On the Hustings With Bryan Townsend, Part II: Things I Learned.

By El Somnambulo August 23, 201221 Comments

Told'ja I'd go back, and I went back yesterday evening to campaign with Bryan Townsend, who may be running the best single state legislative campaign in Delaware this year. Well, his amazing staff is running the campaign, Bryan's the Incredible Campaigner. Here's what I learned.

It really is amazing….

By Delaware Dem August 23, 20128 Comments

The Polling Report [8.23.12]

By Delaware Dem August 23, 20125 Comments

Just when things were looking good for Romney, or at least trending in his favor..... President Obama has retaken leads in Wisconsin, Ohio, and Florida. And if you can believe it (I don't), made Georgia a competitive three point race. Meanwhile, the President maintains slim leads in Nevada, and is running up the score in New Mexico and Vermont.

Shar Valenzuela to headline “WE BUILT THIS!” night at RNC with… “I built it with government money!”

By jason330 August 23, 20127 Comments

It is easy to see why Shar has been asked to HEADLINE "We Built This" night in Tampa. She is a woman, latino, and a successful small business person who built her business all alone without any government support whatsoever. A THREE-fer!!! (If only she was wheelchair bound, and/or jewish!!)

How much does John Sigler suck at being DE GOP chair? Number… I’ve lost count

By jason330 August 23, 20122 Comments

John, I'm sure you are good at fishing and a great many others things. Being the DE GOP chair just isn't working. This is great stuff from Celila Cohen. I think she finds the old muse when writing about how pathetic the party that backstabbed Michael Castle has become.

Who’s Responsible for the Decline of the American Middle Class?

By cassandra_m August 23, 20124 Comments

The folks over at the Pew Research Center asked self-identified Middle Class Americans who they thought was responsible for the fact that they have has an especially tough go of it over the last decade or so. Here is what they said

Thursday Daily Delawhere [8.23.12]

By Delaware Dem August 23, 20122 Comments