October 1, 2012 – Delaware Liberal

The Internet Changed Everything

By nemski October 1, 20122 Comments

Max Frankel, a former editorial page editor, wrote a wonderful piece about Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, the New York Times publisher who recently passed away. The article talks how Sulzberger "never…

Late Night Video — Romney’s Business Experience Is Not About Creating Jobs

By cassandra_m October 1, 20121 Comment

On the eve of the debates, the Obama Truth Team reminds us what Romney's "business experience" has wrought on American families:

It Begins…

By Delaware Dem October 1, 201284 Comments

Former Georgetown Mayor Brian Pettyjohn, a Republican, has filed as a write-in candidate for the 19th Senate seat. Far Right radical religious conservative teabagger Eric Bodenweiser won the Republican primary against the incumbent Republican Senator Joe Booth. The Democratic nominee is Jane Hovington. Today was the deadline for write in candidacies to be filed.

Monday Open Thread [10.1.12]

By Delaware Dem October 1, 201215 Comments

After examining all presidential polls since 1972, Nate Silver explains:

"Data suggest that polling in presidential elections has no history of partisan bias, at least not on a consistent basis. There have been years, like 1980 and 1994, when the polls did underestimate the standing of Republicans. But there have been others, like 2000 and 2006, when they underestimated the standing of Democrats...In all but three years, the partisan bias in the polls was small, with the polling average coming within 1.5 percentage points of the actual result. (I use the term "bias" in a statistical sense, meaning simply that the results tended to miss toward one direction.)"

So Nate Silver had to take time out of his weekend because some right winger babies cannot handle reality? Seriously, if every radical right wing conservative disappeared tomorrow, can you imagine how much better our society would be, instantly?

Romney Relying On… Zingers?

By pandora October 1, 201219 Comments

First, I have trouble envisioning Mitt Romney delivering a zinger. Zingers work when they flow naturally. Zingers work when your opponent plays the straight man/woman and gives you the opening. …

QOTD — Early Voting for Delaware?

By cassandra_m October 1, 201225 Comments

There's two kinds of early voting -- absentee ballots and the in-person voting (but with limited venues open). Delaware only lets you vote absentee -- and even then you need to sign an affidavit with an "excuse" for not being available on Election Day. But if you are following the news, then you know that in-person early voting is starting to ramp up. Should Delaware change its rules for early voting?

The Polling Report

By Delaware Dem October 1, 20121 Comment

We have some new state polls out of Iowa, Ohio, Arizona and North Carolina, as well as some interesting national polls. But the race basically remains as it has for weeks since the conventions: Obama is winning.

Monday Daily Delawhere [10.1.12]

By Delaware Dem October 1, 20124 Comments