Questions for Charlie Copeland and all Delaware Republicans Running for Office

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Charlie Copeland has said that he fully supports Donald Trump and the GOP platform. Furthermore, he has said that the party is unified in that support. So, I wonder if he, and all Republican candidates for office, would be willing to answer the following questions:
  • Do you agree that abortion in Delaware should be illegal in all cases, with no exceptions for rape or women’s health?
  • Do you support that passage of a law requiring the Bible to be taught in all Delaware public schools?
  • Do you agree that being anti-abortion, and anti-gay rights should constitute a litmus test for appointing “family values” judges to Delaware courts?
  • Do you reject any and all gun control measures in Delaware out hand?
This is Trump's GOP. It is the agenda that Charlie Copeland has pledged his and his party's loyalty to. Whether or not Republican office seekers are willing to answer those questions, at least they should be asked.

Tuesday Open Thread [7.19.16]

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I am away from my computer on business today, so this is all the open thread you are going to get unless Cassandra and others want to add to it, or you can add stuff yourself in the comments. But, my God, that first night. Either a speech sounded better in its original German, or it sounded better when Michelle Obama first delivered it. Jail Melania Trump for theft!
Senator Cory Booker Endorses Eugene Young for Wilmington Mayor

Senator Cory Booker Endorses Eugene Young for Wilmington Mayor

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This happened on Friday and is certainly impressive. Senator Booker has been on some lists as a potential VP candidate for Hillary Clinton, and there's been plenty of cheerleading for him. He's a solid progressive and defeated a fair bit of Newark public sector corruption and cronyism to win the Mayor's seat. Here's his pitch for Eugene Young, candidate for Mayor of Wilmington:
Social Media Links for 2016 Candidates

Social Media Links for 2016 Candidates

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If you are candidate for office or an office holder in the 21st Century, you need to be present on the internet. You need to be present on social media. And you need to be active on these sites. If you are not, it is as if you do not exist. You could have 100 district offices and it would not make up for your lack of presence in the social media world. Come inside to see which candidates fail and which ones excel in this very basic form of constituent or voter outreach.

DEGOP lines up squarely behind Trump

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I know Charlie Copeland is smart. So I know he doesn't believe the nonsense and rationalizations about Trump coming out of his own mouth. He no doubt hopes Trump loses without stripping away the last few shreds of the GOP's dignity. That way Copeland can go on to helping candidates who are more adept at keeping their bigotries quiet, like Ken Simpler, get elected. As for the rest of the Republicans quoted in this weekend's News Journal piece, like Gary Simpson, they are idiots. They have internalized the lie that Secretary Clinton is the anti-christ, or the lie that Donald Trump can be the strong man "America needs" or both. As for Delaware Republicans not going to the convention, all of them are voting for Trump. ALL of them. Every Republican knee will bend. Except one. Wilmington Booster, Ken Grant, has actual friends who are black and or Muslim, and he knows what a Trump victory would mean for them and the country. Everyone other Delaware Republican is voting for Trump. Every one.

Monday Open Thread [7.18.16]

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During their disaster of an interview on 60 Minutes last night that made Sarah Palin's appearance on the same program 8 years ago look thespian, Trump gave Leslie Stahl this shocking response when she asked him about his running mate Mike Pence's vote to give Bush the authority to invade Iraq. I honestly think Trump didn't know Pence voted for the war.
Lesley Stahl: But we did go to war, if you remember. We went to Iraq. Donald Trump: Yeah, you went to Iraq, but that was handled so badly. And that was a war-- by the way, that was a war that we shouldn't have entered because Iraq did not knock down--excuse me Lesley Stahl: Your running mate-- Donald Trump: Iraq did not-- Lesley Stahl: --voted for it. Donald Trump: I don't care. Lesley Stahl: What do you mean you don't care that he voted for? Donald Trump: It's a long time ago. And he voted that way and they were also misled. A lot of information was given to people. Lesley Stahl: But you've harped on this. Donald Trump: But I was against the war in Iraq from the beginning. Lesley Stahl: Yeah, but you've used that vote of Hillary's that was the same as Governor Pence as the example of her bad judgment. Donald Trump: Many people have, and frankly, I'm one of the few that was right on Iraq. Lesley Stahl: Yeah, but what about he-- Donald Trump: He's entitled to make a mistake every once in a while. Lesley Stahl: But she's not? OK, come on-- Donald Trump: But she's not-- Lesley Stahl: She's not? Donald Trump: No. She's not.
IOKIYAR in real time. Or a double standard being applied to a woman in real time. Or just plain hypocrisy. Take your pick.

Sunday Open Thread [7.17.16]

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Ezra Klein says Donald Trump’s speech introducing Mike Pence showed why he shouldn’t be president.
I do not know how to explain what I just watched. It should be easy. Donald Trump introduced Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate. There it is. One sentence. Eleven words. But that doesn’t explain what happened any better than "I spent a few hours letting lysergic acid diethylamide mimic serotonin in my brain" explains an acid trip. What just happened was weird, and it was important. Back in May, EJ Dionne wrote that the hardest thing about covering Donald Trump would be "staying shocked." Watching him, day after day, week after week, month after month, the temptation would be to normalize his behavior, "to move Trump into the political mainstream." But today helped. Donald Trump’s introduction of Mike Pence was shocking. Forget the political mainstream. What happened today sat outside the mainstream for normal human behavior. [...] What started as farce continued as farce. Trump emerged without Pence. He spoke, alone, at a podium adorned with Trump’s name, but not Pence’s. And then Trump proceeded to talk about himself for 28 minutes. There is no other way to say this than to say it: it was the single most bizarre, impulsive, narcissistic performance I have ever seen from a major politician. There is no way I will be able to properly described Trump’s speech to you. You should really just go and watch it yourself.
In money race, the three main Congressional candidates all lead a category

In money race, the three main Congressional candidates all lead a category

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Bryan Townsend has raised $531,644.82 for his Democratic Congressional primary campaign so far, as of the quarterly finance reporting period ending June 30. That tops Sean Barney's $418,205.04 and Lisa Blunt Rochester's $353,246.35. Meanwhile in the 2nd Quarter (from April 1 to June 30), Barney outraised Townsend and Rochester $210,307.29 to $175,971.44 and $138,353.98, respectively. Finally, in terms of cash on hand, Lisa Blunt Rochester leads the pack, with $320,257.32 to Barney's $278,623.81 and Townsend's $247,633.74. However, Lisa's lead in Cash on Hand is because she leads in another category: the candidate who has lent the most money to her own campaign. She has donated $178,900 of her own money to her campaign. So really, her actual Cash on Hand minus her loans is $141,357.32. But there is something interesting about Barney's money....