Chip Flowers burnishes his populist cred:
Delaware politicians treasure the Sequoia’s allure, too. On Thursday, state Treasurer Chip Flowers is scheduled to hold a $300-a-head fundraiser on that ship in Washington, D.C., which, according to court papers, rents from $10,000 to $12,000 for a four-hour tour.
Dover lobbyist Bobby Byrd, Wilmington developer Rob Buccini and former DuPont general counsel Stacey Mobley are among the hosts.
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013307140063
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They are going to have to call him “Blue Chip”.
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Best part of the night? When Chip stands, arms out, leaning over the front of the boat, and turns back to the lobbyist holding him. “I’m flying, Jack! I’m flying!!!!”
Making the Dover lobbyists drive all the way to Washington so they can spend another few hours on a boat telling you just how much they love you before driving all the way home is at least amusing. They would probably have donated more at an event at Fraziers just to avoid the drive.
It’s going to be so great to watch this guy’s career crash and burn.
The optics of this strike me as the worst kind of Ivy League BS. I wonder how Celia is going to put the “awe shucks, just that dang old Delaware way again” spin on this?
Awesome that the People’s Treasurer is throwing an event the People can’t afford. Also awesome that the People’s Treasurer rails against the Delaware Way Good Old Boys, but goes to DC with them to collect checks.
Hey, whatever floats his… Oh.
Uber-lobbyist Bobby Byrd
the DuPont Company
Buccini Pollin.
To some pols, they represent the only people who matter.
Flowers is one of them.
Maybe they’re actually setting sale out of the Port of Wilmington?
Who’s on Byrd’s client list that would make him support Flowers? Or is it just prophylactic support?
There were bank lobbyists on the invitation that did not make the NJ story.
You guys better stop this… I saw a signal in the sky over Middletown alerting the Chip-munks to get to their keyboards and defend this injustice against the People’s Treasurer!
I have to give them credit for not jumping in. Thier smartest move right now is to keep quiet and let this fade off languidly under the horizon like a luxury yachet is want to do.
@Nuttingham — do you have a copy of the invite? You can remove any identifying information and send it to me so we can take a good look at it. If you are comfortable with that you can send it to me at:
cassandra_m@delawareliberal.net
or to Jason330 at:
jason330@delawareliberal.net
No. Somebody must, though.
Is it true that the paper is sending somebody down to see who gets on the boat?
This is a crazy thread full of lies. Why is this site obsessed with Chip. Are we going to have a thread discussing what time he goes to the bathroom? The guy spent most of his own money to get elected and he has a fundraiser and you criticize him. This is what I heard, POTUS is dropping by with the mystery banks and Nick Adams is the lifeguard. The Potters will be there to make sure there are no contractor issues. Beyonce will be there to sing the national anthem or at least lip sync it. Robin Thicke is the guest performer and the Cash Management Policy Board will be there to make sure it makes no money and “oversee” the African American man with money. Jack will be there to hand Chip the M&T deposit slip at the end of the night. Beau and Matt will be there to push him off the boat to make sure he doesn’t run for Gov in 2016. DEDO will be there to learn how to make money. Get real and stop lying on a good Democrat who is doing a great job. Sounds he is gaining support locally and nationally.
There it is.
It can only be improved if he claimed that the Sequoia was providing a round trip cruise to Cuba for the check writers.
“Sounds he is gaining support locally and nationally.”
Yeah, from bankers and lobbyists. Hey, they’re people, too, myfriend!
Is this the first time a Delaware politician has held a high-dollar fundraiser outside of Delaware?
Yeah, from bankers and lobbyists. Hey, they’re people, too, myfriend!
And all of them also on Markell’s contributor list. I guess when you are in the political fundraising game, nobody can afford to leave legally available money on the table. And given the amount of help Flowers can expect from Markell, he’s going to need every penny of it.
See, this is really about poor judgement. Specifically, picking Nick Adams to be the lifeguard just days after calling for him to be transferred off the state account
Is this the first time a Delaware politician has held a high-dollar fundraiser outside of Delaware?
No idea of the dollars involved, but I know that Jack Markell has had out-of-state fundraisers. KWS has claimed to be doing fundraising in NYC to explain some of her expenses.
Live blogging from the USS Sequoia starting at 6pm. Tune in! Too funny. My check is ready, not from a M&T account though!
“DEDO will be there to learn how to make money.”
Does the Almighty Chip hold these secrets, as well? Impressive! You think he’d share now for the good of the state.
The issue isn’t that somebody is having an out of state fundraiser. Delaware is pretty small to raise all your money for a statewide race within its borders. It’s paying an absurd amount of money to showboat on, well, a boat, known as the play thing of Presidents.
Oh, and you think the regular folk shouldn’t party on the plaything of presidents? Hell, that sounds like a great place to throw a party. Shows you’re a man of refined taste, and wouldn’t be impressed with some penny-ante proposition, if you get my drift.
… do you guys know how political fundraising works? At all?
“Is this the first time a Delaware politician has held a high-dollar fundraiser outside of Delaware?”
Uhm, you’ve got to be kidding me. These guys travel A LOT for fundraisers, they have to.
No love for Chip, but this isn’t outside the mainstream. More than anything it’s political malpractice to pay so much overhead for a boat when you could have the same event at a dive bar in DC…. but Chip’s all about the show.
No doubt, proving that you know how to play ball with the big money guys is what separates real statewide candidates from the dilettantes.
Did someone ask for a list of Bobby Byrd’s clients?:
https://egov.delaware.gov/lobs/Explore/LobbyistDetails/1168
Everyone from the Koch Brothers to Walmart.
Best I can tell, none of Byrd’s clients would be doing any business with the Treasurer’s office.
Precious.
The comments started getting rough
The campaign staff was rocked.
If not for the funding of his donor crew.
The Flowers could be lost.
The Flowers could be lost.
Nuttingham wins the thread.
Why’s Bob Byrd nurturing Flowers? He’s got to be taught, before it’s too late.