I purposefully did not make any projections or predictions myself before the election this year, because in three of the races we had 6 or more candidate fields, and in the other races I cared about we had entrenched corrupt incumbents who have won against all odds before. So at least I don’t look like somewhat of a fool today for making a wrong prediction. LOL.
Still, I am disappointed that Townsend did not win the Congressional race. I am disappointed that Young did not win the Mayoral race in Wilmington. At least, with both races, there are some consolation prizes available. Bryan Townsend is still a State Senator, a leader of progressive policies in Dover, and has a bright future. Hopefully Tom Carper retires in 2018. And I have no problems with voting enthusiastically for Lisa Blunt Rochester. She has my full support. In Wilmington, at least Dennis P. Williams, that arrogant yet ignorant Mayor-King, is gone. And Eugene Young will be back. Indeed, perhaps, in his admitted need for outreach to the communities, the potential Mayor-elect Mike Purzycki can bring Young into his administration.
So enough of the disappointments. Time to celebrate. Tom Gordon is gone, praise Jesus. And we are replacing him with a honorable man devoted to public service. I cannot wait to see how Matt Meyer does in office. Karen Weldin Stewart is gone! Hopefully we get a true consumer advocate in the office in the form of Trinidad Navarro.
And we get a chance to wipe the slate clean at both the county and city level. And we get to do it on Democratic terms. For decades, it has been the same old faces. And I worried that those same old faces would eventually hang around long enough and screw up enough to hand the county and state to the Republicans. We don’t have to worry about that for now. The One Party State has been saved because the Democratic Party, internally, took care of its business. Pay attention, John Daniello. That is why primaries are important. Sometimes they are needed to clean out the stink.