Poll Results and Next Week’s Poll

Thanks to everyone who "joined" DL this month by supporting Working Families Party , Highlands Bunker, Claymont Food Closet and/or Friendship House  I increased my support for Highlands Bunker and…

Murray defeat of Brady reveals north/south split in DEGOP – And not the split you expect

There is a North/South split in the GOP.  It is, as you might expect,  along the lines of MAGA vs people who have a dim memory of when the GOP could win an election in Delaware. But it is not crazies in the south, "sane" Republicans in the north.
The convention counted 338 delegates: 49 from Northern New Castle, 58 from Western New Castle, 51 from Colonial New Castle, 73 from Kent County, and 107 from Sussex County. Murray got 182 votes to Brady’s 155. Her biggest strength was in Colonial, in eastern New Castle County, where she got 44 votes to Brady’s four.
Among people active enough to take part in party politics, the Murray defeat of Brady has flipped the old conventional wisdom on its head.   The newbie MAGA nuts who have joined since Trump are in the North, and the old timers who have a vague memory of Mike Castle and Pete Dupont are hanging on in Sussex.

Coons Honored Among the “Thirstiest Members of Congress” in Politico’s First Annual Thirsty for Media Attention Awards

It's official. Coons is gross.  And it isn't just me saying it.  

Presenting the first-ever Thirsties, for those who excel in Washington’s signature art form: trying to get on your TV screen tonight.

Hollywood has the Oscars. Broadway has the Tonys. Washington hasn’t had its own awards — until now.

Introducing the Thirsties, a celebration of the quality that defines this place.

You know what we’re talking about: the thirst. That unquenchable drive for publicity, attention, buzz. Call it what you want, This Town is full of it. The thirst can be found in staffers, lobbyists — even journalists, who are supposed to be covering the story, not angling for a starring role in it. To paraphrase a hoary old Washington line on something almost as obscene: You know thirst when you see it.

Highlands Bunker – Is your life lacking in frustration?

Is your life lacking in frustration? Do you need to be a little more annoyed than you already are?  Well, then this is the Highlands Bunker episode you've been waiting for. Here is a very worthy topic only partially unpacked in the last few minutes while REV spends a whole lot of time being his frustrating self, while the guest (Allison Levine) seems to completely miss the idea that politics is a "winner take all" zero sum game nowadays, and that Democrats have been being taking a beating for being too willing to meet Republicans halfway.

E240 - Polarization (w/ Allison Levine)

Local Journalism Initiative Founder Allison Levine joins Rob in the bunker to talk about the Delaware Journalism Collaborative, which includes the Delaware Call, its project of addressing polarization and what that entails, and how to make positive change. Show Notes: