Day: June 10, 2016

We're gonna do something different this week.  I've put together a list of candidates/incumbents who have not yet filed.  It's an interesting list, and, in some cases, provides insight onto the candidates themselves. Especially at the very beginning: GOVERNOR: John Carney continues his rope-a-dope with Delaware voters.  His non-candidacy candidacy reeks of cynicism and dismissiveness of the public.  He keeps coming up with rationales for pushing back his candidacy/filing. First, it was something like a 6-month deference to Beau, then it was a hip operation (or was it, more optimistically, a brain or heart transplant?). Now it's so as to not interfere with the work of this governor and the General Assembly. We all know the real reasons: (1) He doesn't have to do anything as the coronation is well under way; and (2) He has no vision to share, so why dredge up just how uninspiring he was eight years ago? The Democratic Party deserves criticism for not at least trying to get him out there.  By 'out there', I don't mean empty glad-handing. He's doing lots of that. No, I mean, what does he stand for?  Let me give you just one example. The Delaware State Chamber of Commerce recently bestowed an award on Carney, and Carney was only too happy to show up to receive it.  The State Chamber of Commerce is now on record as wanting and planning to gut Delaware's Coastal Zone Act.  How does Chamber award recipient Carney feel about that? He ain't talkin'. Cynicism all around. Colin Bonini hasn't filed either, meaning the only major party filed gubernatorial candidate is Lacey Lafferty. My theory? BFFs Carney and Bonini will file together and then hold a joint Bar-Bro-Que where Bonini can crack quips and Carney can try to muster up a smile.