What Does Debbie Harrington’s Move to Leadership Signal for the 9th?
As Alby noted in an open thread, the Delaware Democratic Party leadership is now white-male-free.
New party chair Betsy Maron becomes the first woman to lead the party, and Coby Owens and Debbie Harrington, the first and second vice-chairs, are the first African Americans to hold those positions.
That’s all great, but what does it mean on the ground?
The primary to face Kevin “I’m not one of THOSE Republicans” Hensley is more or less on hold until after the district lines are redrawn. However, it is not too early to see the same perennial losers milling about near the starting line.
Perennial losers sounds mean spirited, but I don’t know what else to call the people who keep winning primaries but losing to the mediocrity that is Hensley.
I think Debbie Harrington definitely has an excellent shot to wind up in Dover as a legislator.
While everyone is talking about population growth in Sussex, there’s also been significant population growth in the lower portion of NCC. Since I believe that either Ramone or Michael Smith will be w/o a district to call their own, I see no reason why a district can’t be opened up for Harrington.
Particularly since, Dover aside, Democrats get harder to elect the farther south you go.
I see no reason why a new Sussex County district shouldn’t come from Kent County, which has had relatively little population growth.
If the lines are drawn aggressively and they should be a second likely D district is more than feasible in Eastern Sussex
Except…Pete probably has an ex-cop already in mind to run for it.