1. D POLITICAL MALPRACTICE OF THE YEAR.
Had a conversation with a political friend of mine, and she convinced me that the biggest D fail of the year is the seeming willingness to let Blowhard Colin Bonini get a free ride to another term. The registration generally favors the D’s: 12,431 D; 10,560 R; 8797 I. Our general sense that Bonini is a fool is shared by many in his district, and not just D’s. He barely works at his job, he always runs for some other office in his off-year, he grandstands and often embarrasses other R’s with his grandstanding, and he is not in great physical condition for a run, to put it mildly. With all this handwringing that the D’s are only a Bruce Ennis health scare away from losing the majority, can someone please explain to me why nobody from the Party is showing any leadership here? Seriously, get off your asses and recruit someone. I wouldn’t be shocked if Bonini decides not to run–if a credible D enters the race. Even his bromance with Carney should not prove to be an impediment. In fact, John, don’t you need an Official Food Taster?
2. Is THIS GUY the D Candidate For State Treasurer?
Could be. People thought it was an April Fool’s joke when he put it up on Facebook (he wanted the Russians to be the first to know). But it’s apparently for real as he was scheduled to meet with Erik Schramm this week. His name is Hirak Mukhopadhyay. He is a student at the University of Delaware, former president of the UD College Democrats, and former Vice President of the UD Chapter of the NAACP. He also was reportedly involved in Bryan Townsend’s congressional campaign. Hey, you cannot win if you do not play. Here’s an op-ed he wrote for Delaware Voices. “We Back Hirak”? Has a certain ring to it…
3. The Green Machine Enters The Fray.
If nothing else, this is the Year Of The Long Names in Delaware politics. Demitri Theodoropoulos will be the Green Party candidate for US Senate (the first candidate to file, BTW), and David B. Chandler will carry the Green banner for State Treasurer. Chandler previously ran for the State Senate from SD 8. I believe that Theodoropoulos owns, or at least owned, Wonderland Records in Newark, and has an engineering background. If Carper is the D nominee, which I’m working to make sure doesn’t happen, Demitri just might be my man for November.
4. It’s Yearick vs. ‘King Sunny Ade’ in the 34th. State Rep. Lyndon Yearick filed for reelection this week, and will face Adewumni Kuforiji in November. I don’t want to have to write these alphabet soup names all year, so I’m opting for ‘King Sunny Ade’ as our candidate’s nickname. Lovers of African music know why. BTW, you don’t get this kind of music on any other political blog, for better or worse:
5. Filings. State Rep. William ‘Lumpy’ Carson (D-RD 28); Bob Weiner (R-NCC District 2).
That’s it for this week. What’d I miss, and whaddayathink?