More specifically, WTF is going on with the RD 20 Democrats?
Unless I missed it, we have neither a ‘call’ to the election, nor a date for the Special Election. In fact, Rep. Parker Selby resigned on June 24.
Having said that, it appears that five candidates have already surfaced on the D side. Oh, and the 20th RD has already scheduled a meeting to hear from them.
When, you might ask? How about Thursday, July 3? Day before July 4. What better day to get maximum input from Democrats in the district? Uh, perhaps any day that’s not the day before a major holiday.
This can’t be the only public forum, can it? I mean, there well could be several other candidates who announce. As of the time I’m writing this, none of the five newly-announced had filed a committee yet.
Uh, yes, it absolutely looks like this is the only public forum:
The Sussex County Democratic Committee will host a forum for Democratic candidates vying for State Representative District 20 on Thursday, July 3. The program will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Lewes Public Library (111 Adams Ave, Lewes, DE 19958).
All registered Democrats are welcome to attend the forum, but candidates must reside in the 20th RD. The eventual Democratic nominee will be selected by members of the 20th RD Democratic Committee immediately after the forum. Party candidates will then run in a special election that has yet to be scheduled but is expected to occur in early August.
Are you fucking kidding me? Hold a forum and select a candidate on July 3rd? For a special election to conveniently be held in the dead of summer. The Democrats deserve to lose this seat.
For completists’ purposes, here are the five people who won’t have to campaign for the nomination, just get the votes from the insiders who will make the choice:
Alonna Berry
Joe Elder
Randi Meredith
Ruby Schaeffer
Keith Steck.
Tell me–how did these five surface less than a week after Selby’s resignation? There can only be one reason: They knew in advance, as did people on the committee, that the resignation was forthcoming.
This has all the stink of an inside job.
Prove me wrong. Or at least tell me why I’m wrong.
Utterly pathetic.