The Daily Delawhere – October 12, 2016
Carney, Bonini to debate October 28
Congressman John Carney (D) and State Senator Colin Bonini (R) will have what appears to be their first and only debate at Widener University's Delaware Law School on Concord Pike in North Wilmington on Friday, October 28th at 8 to 9 a.m. It will be aired live on WDEL, and will also be broadcast on WDEL's Facebook page via Facebook Live. The public can attend in person at the Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom on Wideners' Delaware campus, but seating is limited to the first 150 people who arrive.
WDEL is taking questions from the public to be asked at the debate. Submit them via Twitter by tweeting at @WDEL.
It’s Trump/Putin. Or Is It Putin/Trump?
BUSTED!
Trump knows nothing about Russia (true, to a large extent), but it turns out he knows about Russian disinformation. Even quotes it. Although it's literally impossible that Trump could have gotten that information anywhere but from the Russians. He quoted what turned out to be deliberate misinformation from a Russian publication called 'Sputnik'. And it made its way into his campaign speech. How he got fed and used this this information is something he'll have to explain.
Let's let Kurt Eichenwald tell the story:
The October 11, 2016 Thread
“Top Democratic strategists are moving to capitalize on the extraordinary events of the last several days, now believing they have a real shot of retaking the House majority after a slew of Republican lawmakers renounced their support of Donald Trump over his lewd comments captured on video,” the Washington Post reports.
“Democrats are working quickly to ensure that no Republican lawmaker who has ever expressed support for their party’s presidential nominee can easily separate themselves from Trump following his 2005 comments about groping and kissing women in unwanted advances.”
Paul Ryan Tells Donald Trump ‘Bye Felicia’
This is breaking news -- that Speaker Ryan has gathered his House Caucus and told them that he will not be defending Trump or campaigning with Trump. He also advised the members of his caucus to do what they needed to do, but he (Ryan) would be working to preserve congressional majorities:
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan dealt a hammer blow to Donald J. Trump’s presidential candidacy Monday, telling Republican lawmakers that he would no longer defend Mr. Trump and would focus instead on defending the party’s majority in Congress. But in an illustration of Mr. Trump’s powerful grip on much of the party, Mr. Ryan faced angry blowback from conservative lawmakers supportive of Mr. Trump.
Bonini & Copeland on Trump – Offensive, but we are still going to grab this race by the p#ssy
Bonini and Copeland, like all cowering cowards in the GOP, want it both ways. They want credit for being offended by him, but still fully support Trump.
Open Thread for Monday, October 10, 2016
Taegan Goddard: "Trump was completely unprepared. His body language was terrible. He showed he doesn’t even know how a bill becomes a law. He admitted he hasn’t paid federal income taxes for years — and that won’t the headline from tonight.
Considering that backdrop, Clinton did a decent job. She was very smart to stick to audience questions and try to understand their concerns. Rather than needle Trump as she did in the first debate, she mostly tried to ignore him.
Clinton wasn’t perfect. Her answer on her emails was extremely weak. She left many of Trump’s attacks unanswered. But there’s only one candidate seriously running for president at this point. She won the debate hands down. It’s hard to imagine Trump won over even a single voter tonight."