Joe Biden Declared President-Elect!!
NBC just called Pennsylvania for Biden, and has declared him President-Elect. Our long national nightmare is almost over.
So Maybe Hillary Wasn’t the Problem
It is time to reassess the supposed unique weakness of Hillary Clinton as a candidate. She shouldn't have been nominated, some contend, because she had been demonized by right-wing media…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 7, 2020
The Election Isn't Close. Biden has over a 4 million vote edge. The Electoral College has to go. All it does is hold open the very real possibility that we…
Why is the Return to Shitty Leadership in the DE House Acceptable?
In a year when we got new leadership in the Senate, and had historic wins for progressives in the house - we accept the same shitty, cops in house leadership. Why?
I'm seriously asking. Why is Pete Schwartzkopf the Speaker of the Delaware House?
Biden Delays Announcement in Misguided Attempt to Build Legitimacy Among Republicans
I get it. But delaying is misguided because he will never gain legitimacy among Republicans. All the "we need to work together" malarky is great for the pundits, but c'mon...…
Song of the Day 11/6: Chumbawumba, “Drip, Drip, Drip”
Those mail-in ballots just keep trickling in. It must feel like water torture to Twitler. This song was on the same album that made Chumbawumba a one-hit wonder, "Tubthumping," released…
DL Open Thread: Friday, November 6, 2020
Kushner Company Moves To Evict Low-Income Residents. What, you thought he'd see the light? Trump Thugs Plot To Attack Ballot Counting Center In Philly. Also in Detroit and elsewhere. Taking…
Next Generation of Progressive Leadership Takes Over DE Senate
Delaware Senate Democrats selected new leadership ahead of the 151st General Assembly. The 14-member Majority Caucus chose Sen. Dave Sokola as President Pro Tempore, Sen. Bryan Townsend as Senate Majority Leader and Sen. Elizabeth "Tizzy" Lockman as Senate Majority Whip. The new legislative session will begin on January 12, 2021.Nobody needs Democrats who actively frustrate the expressed will of the voters. When voters elect Democrats, they expect progress, not excuses.
Song of the Day 11/5: Stephen Bishop, “On and On”
How long will the vote counting last? It just goes on and on... Try to relax with a little yacht rock. Back in 1976, when the mellow music of Southern…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 5, 2020
NYC Cops Do What NYC Cops Do. Go after protesters. Fuck Mayor DiBlasio. He's done nothing to go after the criminals-in-blue. US Covid Cases Top 100,000 For First Time. Even…
That’s not how that works.
A theme of Republicanism is a showy, prideful ignorance about how things actually work. Elections, climate change, social security, on and on. .
It is more pronounced under Trump, but it has always been there.
Song of the Day 11/4: Alice Cooper, “Elected”
This one is for all the people who were elected yesterday, a list that does not yet include a president. Though the song appeared Alice Cooper's 1973's "Billion Dollar Babies"…
Gaming Out The Delaware State Senate’s Leadership Contest
OK, kids, this should be fascinating. According to Matt Bittle at the Delaware State News, the Senate Democrats are expected to choose their leadership team sometime this week. There are…