Poll Results and This Week’s Poll – Feb 27 2023
Who do you think will succeed John Carney as Governor of Delaware?
From the sharp crack of the starter’s pistol, the results were never in doubt. Bethany Hall Long is the DL readers & lurkers predicted next Governor of Delaware with 36%. I’ve comment rescued a fairly cogent comment on the topic below. As for the rest, Matt Meyer was second with 20%. DEGOPers contributed some nonsense as they tend to do and Tabatha Castro has burst onto the scene with 17%.
This week’s poll is a bit of a follow up and one that asks you to put on your campaign consultancy hat.
Which issue should Bethany Hall Long pick to be her signature issue in the upcoming gubernatorial race?
I think it’s BHL race to lose. She has sussex, Kent and sncc locked up. She works hard, has built name recognition the last 8 years and I think will perform better in the city than many think.
Matt Meyer will raise more money and prob run a sexier campaign. But his unimpressive 56 percent in the democratic primary for his re election showed how much he pissed off segments of the democratic coalition, like labor and much of south of the canal due to his developer ties. Matt’s a nice guy but I think he’s comes off fake to many outside the Uber rich areas that made him county exec like hockesin and Greenville. He ran against an old corpse Tom Gordon and got a lot of votes first time around for not being Tom Gordon.
I don’t see any other viable lanes. Mcguiness is cooked. Trini is a hack happy to have a state job. Lydia York is happy to be auditor. Colleen Davis is happy to be treasurer. Wild card who would have a shot is Kathleen Jennings but not seeing her get in at this point.
Can someone from leg hall make a run? Maybe but I don’t see them as as viable. To me McBride wants to be in DC one day not Dover.
Now the LT gov race? Once again that will be a free for all and have no clue.
That rescued comment reminded me, Next Week – Who should run for Lt Gov?
‘Bulo?
I don’t run–let alone run for office.
Governor Schmovernor…
Who should we encourage to rid us of the Carper infestation?
Only Father Time or Sarah McBride will dislodge that carbuncle.
Doubtless, Sen. Tommy is grateful for your defeatism.
You’d think Feinstein would provide a hint. Carper isn’t that far gone yet, but he’s not in great physical shape anymore.
Why someone would like to work until they die when they can afford not to is a mystery.
For many who are fortunate enough to enjoy their work and it is not physically debilitating, the thought of not working is scarier than death.
That’s truly sad.
Assuming they are financially secure, to such people I say, unemployment still exists. Move aside and let someone else have a job.
Explanations? who the hell knows.
If Tom Carper is not a US senator he becomes totally irrelevant and nobody has a reason to speak with him any more (see: Castle, Mike).
Or, Carper is a centrist true believer and doesn’t want to be replaced by someone who will inevitably be less resolutely centrist.
Or, he has a plan to promote LBR or someone to his seat.
It’s not just him. The Senate is full of octegenarians. Get the fuck off the stage!
The beauty of the tracking poll will be seeing who builds momentum and rises (or falls) over time.
We need a new, transparent director of finance. BHL gets rid of Delaware Way?
I’ll allow it. And add the equally unlikely – Get rid of our flat tax and add some tiers for the wealthiest.
Reminds me of that long enduring lie I heard when I came to Delaware in 1974:”If we cut the taxes of the rich the millionaires will come back!”. What does it matter? They still won’t pay taxes here, and without a massive regime change neither shall they.
El Som wins the lottery?
I’m not sure the R’s put Tabatha Castro out there. I recall her name floating around a couple years ago as a potential run…
No, but a Republican was probably the one who added Lacey Lafferty.