Day: February 26, 2016

About 50 people attended, and give them credit. It can take a willing suspension of disbelief to back a Republican candidate for governor, considering there are 126,000 more Democratic than Republican voters and there has not been a Republican governor elected since 1988, while the voters went with a Democratic streak of Tom Carper, Ruth Ann Minner and Jack Markell. Bonini nevertheless told the crowd the race was winnable, arguing that Delaware is moving in the wrong direction and his campaign can put together a coalition of Republicans, unaffiliated voters and 30,000 to 50,000 persuadable Democrats to vote for him to try something different. "The here-and-now needs some serious change. We need to lower taxes across the board, we need to reform regulations, the things we always talk about. You know why we talk about those things? Because they've never not worked," Bonini said.

Except...They've never worked, and I'd love for Bonini to collect my standing $50.00 bet that that lowering taxes and cutting regulations has ever worked, but I know my $50.00 is more safe than a side of Broccoli on Colin's lunch plate.

We are at the point in the campaign where everyone decides that the nomination is going to the guy in front of the pack, and there is no need to antagonize that person who is going to be a big shot-caller in the party, so they drop out. Except they aren't. Trump isn't for obvious reasons. He is going to be the nominee. Cruz isn't because he is going to win Texas and if only Rubio would drop out, he'd have a clear shot at beating Trump. (Perhaps at the convention < - Best Case Scenario) Yes... I do think Cruz is narcissistic enough to blow up the GOP convention. It is the only thing I like about him. Rubio isn't because if only Cruz would drop out, he'd have a clear shot at Trump and although the primary voters don't like him, the billionaires who propped up Jeb! do. Kasich isn't because he is now running for the VP spot. Carson isn't because all these books aren't going to sell themselves. The revised standings will be revised in about 200 days when we get to the convention:

...he's got a large, overflowing even, Delaware leadership team. But the Delaware Presidential Primary is late this year: April 26. I am now taking bets on the fact that Kasich will not be in the race by then.

Taegan Goddard on last night's disaster of a GOP debate: "The runaway winner of this debate was the Democratic party. If there are many more nights like this one, the Democratic nominee will have a much easier time in November. It was a truly pathetic mess."