Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries Of 2024: # 9–RD 27
Don't sleep on this race. Meaning, to all progressive Democrats, DON'T SLEEP ON THIS RACE. We all took Eric Morrison's primary and general election races back in 2022 for granted. …
Song of the Day 7/24: Harry Belafonte, “Cocoanut Woman”
The siloed existence of American political reporters is a wonder to behold. They talk confidently of how Kamala Harris is perceived by the public without ever acknowledging that, as countless…
DL Open Thread Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Karl Baker at Spotlight Delaware dove into the 2024 Delaware Bond Bill so you don't have to, and he found lots of specific projects under vague descriptions, obscuring the total…
Song of the Day 7/23: McFadden & Whitehead, “Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now”
The Harris for President people have their hands full, so I doubt anyone has thought about what the campaign's theme song should be. I humbly propose this 1979 disco hit,…
The One Reason Why EVERYONE Should Oppose Val Longhurst’s Reelection
Don't get me wrong--there are a multitude of reasons why voters should support Kamela (not Kamala) Smith in her challenge to the current Speaker. We'll enumerate them when we cover…
DL Open Thread Tuesday, July 23, 2024
America's political scribblers have been having a conniption for the past 24 hours because Democratic voters and donors rallied to Kamala Harris as soon as Biden announced his withdrawal from…
Song of the Day 7/22: NSYNC, “Bye Bye Bye”
Considering how many good things he did and tried to do, Joe Biden has been widely unappreciated during his four years in the White House. He has governed well to…
DL Open Thread Monday, July 22, 2024
It was a sad day for Delaware as its beloved hometown hero was forced to the sidelines. Aubrey Plaza was spotted on crutches at the WNBA All-Star game, where she…
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries: #10–RD 3
State Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker, who has previously run for statewide office, is running for Lt. Governor instead of for reelection, and has created an open seat in this Wilmington…
Breaking: Biden Is Out
Joe Biden announced he's withdrawing from the presidential race. https://news.sky.com/story/joe-biden-pulls-out-of-2024-us-presidential-race-13178802
DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 21, 2024
THE Single Worst Idea For Replacing Biden. Not only does it suck. It wouldn't work: The writing staff would tell me I was about to jump the shark, that this…
Song of the Day 7/20: The Newbeats, “Bread and Butter”
Guest post by Nathan Arizona When the Newbeats sang their new 1964 earworm hit “Bread and Butter” on Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand,” teens all over America were surprised to see…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 20, 2024
'Biden And Trump Have Succeeded In Breaking Reality'. If M. Gessen writes it, I read it: (B)oth campaigns are creating a sense of unreality, in presenting politics as formulaic spectacle,…