Random musings as I prepare to head out to Portland for a (very) few days of R & R:
The campaigns for Becca Cotto and Shane Darby were the two best this cycle. Both candidates are awesome, and both candidates will be back. Over 2700 voters came out for the Cotto-Heffernan race. That’s in-SANE. Becca obliterated her projected ‘win’ number, and still came up short. Sometimes you just tip your cap to the other candidate, congratulate them, and prep for next time.
Anyone who DOESN’T see the KMG result, specifically in Sussex County, as a repudiation of Pistol Pete is not paying attention. 9695 for York, 3138 for McGuiness. In Sussex County. How does that song go?: “I’ve got a picture of the future, and you’re not in it.” Eastern Sussex is fast removing the yoke of the Kop Kabal. BTW, this anecdote from one of our readers is my favorite from yesterday:
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reports seeing State Sen. Lopez at Glasgow HS while checking in with primary voters there day. #NetDE #electionDE
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One of the more interesting sights at a polling spot is seeing retiring Republican State Senator Ernie Lopez supporting Democrat Kathy McGuiness for State Auditor. #netDE
Don’t worry, though. Lopez and Schwartzkopf have landed on their feet. Discovery Network has reportedly signed the pair to star in their latest reality venture: “Pete And Ernesto: Scouring The Globe For Their Misplaced Manhoods”. From the network blurb: ‘Two emasculated former Delaware power players sojourn from The Starboard to Sri Lanka in search of their sad sacks.’ I’ll be watching.
DeShanna Neal. Kerri Evelyn Harris. Cyndie Romer. Sophie Phillips. I simply can’t overstate what their wins mean for the House D Caucus and, for that matter, for the people of the state. I’ve felt for some time that having more female legislators generally results in more progressive action. Just look at what happened in the Senate the last two years. These are four powerful voices, each with their own unique story. But they are also listeners and doers. I’m telling you, the dynamic of that Caucus is shifting, and shifting fast. Plus, replacing Andria Bennett and Larry Mitchell with Kerri and DeShanna gets rid of two beneficiaries and protectors of The Delaware Way–both got jobs due to their connections–and replaces them with two incredibly empathetic individuals..
Can we at least give a little love to the Delaware Democratic Party leadership? Granted, it was pretty late in the game, but they did recruit Lydia York and put the weight of the Party behind her candidacy. And they did organize that massive messaging outreach last week. Again, late in the game, but it worked.
Time to get behind Kyra Hoffner and Russ Huxtable. Both won State Senate primaries. Both can win in November, but could likely use an infusion of cash and volunteers. BTW, my prediction in that SD 14 race positively stunk. Worst of the night. When you predict the guy who finishes fifth in a five-way race to win, you done stunk up.
More thoughts as they come to me. What do you think?