Record Gun Violence in Wilmington

Record Gun Violence in Wilmington

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As of today, there were 137 incidents of gun violence in Wilmington (not quite 11 months into the year) which surpasses last year's incident total of 119. Deaths as a result of gun violence (see the NJ article) is down (14 homicides vs 25 -- 15 vs 25 as of Sunday) from last year though. We've seen lots of reports of armed robberies, which seem to be up (but no data) and if there was any confidence in the Williams' Administration's ability to get a handle on Wilmington's violent crime problem, that confidence is now waning. Alot. Sunday, the 136th victim of gun violence was shot at 7th and Washington. Just a few blocks away from the Market St patrols that manage panhandlers. Also on Sunday, the 137th victim of gun violence was shot at 24th and Washington.

Delaware Political Polling!

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We don't get much polling focused on Delaware, so this might be interesting. The University of Delaware’s Center for Political Communication commissioned a poll conducted by Princeton Survey Research Associates that finds that AG Beau Biden is the most popular politician in Delaware. He leads the pack with 64.2% favorability-- followed up by Governor Markell at 62.1%, Senator Carper at 61.3%, Representative Carney at 47.1%, Senator Coons at 47% and Chip Flowers at 28.4%.
Grading Wilmington’s City Council

Grading Wilmington’s City Council

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So readers -- we have a gauntlet:
[P]erhaps someone in Delaware Liberal should grade out City Council people once a year.
Yes, I was nominated to do this grading, but will recruit some help to get this done. First off, if you are a city voter, tell me what you want to know about your City Council and their legislative track record.
Guest Post — New Castle County Council–2, Gordon Administration–0

Guest Post — New Castle County Council–2, Gordon Administration–0

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During the October 22 committee meetings, some New Castle County Council members showed a surprising degree of independence from the Gordon administration by rejecting two of the administration's proposals. It probably helped that vociferous Gordon allies Jae Street and Bob Weiner were not present during these committee meetings. The first proposal (presented in the Community Services Committee) to be routed was Ordinance 13-078, which would create an Office of Community Governing. This was an office established by Gordon during his first turn as County Executive.
Chris Coons is On the Budget Conference Committee

Chris Coons is On the Budget Conference Committee

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This is the committee formed as part of the deal to re-open the government and avoid the debt ceiling. It isn't much of a giveaway, as Conference Committees are the usual order of business in Congress after budgets have passed the House and Senate. This Conference Committee -- as would others -- is meant to negotiate a single budget from the two that have passed. Senator Chris Coons is on this committee as a result of his being on the Senate Budget Committee.
Christine O’Donnell Is Still Grifting — Halloween Edition

Christine O’Donnell Is Still Grifting — Halloween Edition

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According to CNN, O'Donnell is working on shaking down her supporters for MORE money for her legal bills related the the FCC investigation into the misuse of her campaign funds. Apparently she is in settlement talks and it looks like she is looking for money to keep fighting the FCC over charges of misuse of campaign funds -- misuses she admitted she did.
"I'm going to be straight forward and candid in this email - probably more candid and vulnerable than my political advisers would like!" O'Donnell said in a message to the supporters of her political action committee ChristinePAC. "I am facing a major decision and you play a large part in this decision." [...]
Perspective on the Obamacare Rollout

Perspective on the Obamacare Rollout

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Now that the GOP hostage-taking is done, the media is ready to pay attention to the Obamacare rollout. It is been frought with problems -- access to the website, errors on the website, transfers of data to the insurance companies and it just sounds like the failure of the century. Certainly something like this *should* roll out better, but I can't think of a tech rollout that I've seen that has been glitchless. If you've used Faceboook long enough, you know that every time they change their interface, the place is glitch-city until they fix it. Facebook is not the same as Obamacare, of course, but Obamacare isn't the only health care initiative that had a great many issues when it rolled out. So how about a reminder?