Democrats:
What is Hansen all about? Is she another co-opted, corporate Dem, or does she have some progressive fire in the belly?
I’m holding off criticizing or praising until I see something from the campaign, which I will get to hear from on Saturday the 28th:
Breakfast fundraiser for Stephanie Hansen at the Burris Lodge
Public Fundraiser Event by Stephanie Hansen
Saturday, January 28 at 8 AM – 10 AM
1133 Marl Pitt Road, Middletown, DE 19734
It will cost me at least $25.00 to find out if she plans a “vote for me because I’m less bad” Clinton type campaign. Oh, I’ll still vote for her but rather joylessly. If she runs a more populist, idea-oriented campaign, I’ll vote for her, donate more that $25.00 to her, and work for her.
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Republicans:
What’s going on with Marino? Well, so far I’ve only seen him “courageously” call for an end to Compensation Commission.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: George Ball, Campaign Manager
302-494-7515Marino Calls For End To Compensation Commission
Middletown, DE – 10th District State Senate Candidate John Marino today called for an end to the Delaware Compensation Commission, in light of the Commission’s upcoming report suggesting pay raises for state officials.
“This process is fundamentally broken,” said Marino, who is running in the upcoming special election to replace Sen. Bethany Hall-Long. “Politicians can get easy press by denouncing the Commission’s report. But if we’re asking these Delawareans to give their time and energy to draft a report just so politicians can get good PR, then it’s unfair to them and the Commission should be disbanded.”
Marino agreed with calls to reject the report, but went one step further in calling for the Commission to end.
“Of course now is not the time to raise salaries,” said Marino. “We can’t afford it, and it would send a terrible message to our everyday state employees to increase salaries at this time, since their pay is rarely increased. In the end, though, this should be a legislative budget decision. We don’t need a Compensation Commission to help pave the way for higher salaries. It’s time for real reform, and if I am successful in the election, I will introduce legislation to end this process.”
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Green Party of Delaware:
I think the Greens are sitting this one out.
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Libertarians:
The Libertarians are running someone who says that he wants to get rid of “regulations” that are hurting business. When he says what regulations and what businesses, I may take him more seriosuly.