It was fun going around the Peach Festival shooting videos. Which, by the way is pretty easy. So if you see a candidate, you are hereby deputized as a DL reporter. Just get someone to hold the camera sideways and keep the video to around 2 minutes so you can text it to us.
Now then. Here are some things I wish I had asked, and some surly volunteers who didn’t like me.
Questions I wish I’d have asked:
Hans Reigles (SP?)– Which candidate did you support for the GOP nomination? He kept not understanding what I was asking about what kind of Republican he was, or he was just slippery. That would have nailed it down. I also wish I had asked Hans, “What will you do for business owners like myself who think taxes are too low?”
Bethany Hall-Long – What’s the “democratic” approach to being Lt. Governor? This is my standby question for Dems running for stuff because it sounds easy but reveals a lot, and I’m sick that I missed a chance to ask have asked BHL that.
Best and worst Volunteers:
The best was Kevin Hensley. As previously mentioned, the icy cold towel was genius. Honorable mention was an excited old guy volunteering for Hans Reigles (sp?) who as impressed with my mad interview skilz. When we wrapped up he said, “That was great where will be able to see it?” When I said “Delaware Liberal” his face melted into a cartoon sad face. I will always treasure that memory.
The worst were John Carney volunteers. To their credit they let in the reality that is was a pretty crappy way to spend the day, but they were smug and surly when I asked about an interview. Actually, thinking I was talking to some smug and surly looking Rick Griffiths volunteers, I asked “Where’s the candidate?” and they said “He has a family emergency.” A little while later I asked “Where’s Congressman Carney?” and they said, “He has a family emergency.”
I was like – “They both had a family emergency today!?” Then they really ratcheted up the surly, explaining to me, like I was the idiot, that they were Carney volunteers. Well excuuuuse me. Just because you are sitting there with Carney T-shirts on under a big John Carney banner, I guess it never occurred to me that the Governor-elect would have such surly looking volunteers.
Close second for the worst were Kathy McGuinness volunteers. Smug and surly but without the edge of being part of a cakewalk, and still be forced to sit through this crap.
People I wish I could have interviewed:
Ciro Poppiti: “What’s the Democratic approach and being Lt. Gov?” Ken Simpler: let’s face it his run for Governor has begun. Colin Bonini: I wanted to thank him for keeping that civil forfeiture issue alive and I’d ask him if he thinks there are too many cops in Leg Hall. Lacey Lafferty: If governor will she institute an “ability to change a car battery” test for prospective cabinet members?