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Saturday Daily Delawhere [9.1.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on September 1, 2012 • 3 Comments

Friday Daily Delawhere [8.31.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on August 31, 2012 • 2 Comments

Thursday Daily Delawhere [8.30.12]

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on August 30, 2012 • 3 Comments

Wednesday Open Thread [8.29.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on August 29, 2012 • 9 Comments

“A well-placed Republican source tells Townhall that Oscar-winning director and actor Clint Eastwood will travel to Tampa, Florida to attend Mitt Romney’s nominating convention this week… Our source — who spoke on the condition of anonymity — could not confirm if Eastwood is, in fact, the intriguing ‘to-be-announced’ speaker, but stated unequivocally that the Dirty Harry star will arrive in Florida late on Wednesday or early on Thursday, and will return to southern California on Friday.”

The Polling Report [8.29.12]

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on August 29, 2012 • 1 Comment

A small little polling report for you today, after the motherload of polls released yesterday. There is only one state level poll, and that is of Iowa by PPP, which changes Iowa to Lean Obama to Slim Obama. Meanwhile, some national polls are detecting a bounce from the GOP convention …. for President Obama.

Wednesday Daily Delawhere [8.29.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on August 29, 2012 • 1 Comment

Tuesday Open Thread [8.28.12]

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on August 28, 2012 • 39 Comments

The Economist, a bastion of liberal thought (/sarcasm), doesn’t seem to like Mittens:

Mr Romney may calculate that it is best to keep quiet: the faltering economy will drive voters towards him. It is more likely, however, that his evasiveness will erode his main competitive advantage. A businessman without a credible plan to fix a problem stops being a credible businessman. So does a businessman who tells you one thing at breakfast and the opposite at supper. Indeed, all this underlines the main doubt: nobody knows who this strange man really is. It is half a decade since he ran something. Why won’t he talk about his business career openly? Why has he been so reluctant to disclose his tax returns? How can a leader change tack so often? Where does he really want to take the world’s most powerful country?

The Polling Report [8.28.12]

Filed in National by Delaware Dem on August 28, 2012 • 3 Comments

We are now seeing some polls switch over to their “Likely voter” screens. I hate “Likely Voter” screens because it allows whatever organization to play with the numbers even more than when they play with the demographics. Further, “Likely Voter” screens are biased towards Republicans. Since who turns out from election to election varies wildly, I think Likely Voter Screens based on prior elections are almost always inaccurate. Thus, I prefer, when given a choice between Registered Voters and Likely Voters, to go with Registered Voters. Unfortunately, as the election draws near, all polling outfits and media organizations switch over to their own Likely Voter screen. C’est la vie.

The changes in our map this time are from new polls in Ohio and Michigan which show each state a tie, while we have Florida getting bluer.

Tuesday Daily Delawhere [8.28.12]

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on August 28, 2012 • 7 Comments

So I forgot my laptop computer, and I forgot to upload today’s Daily Delawhere picture to Flickr. So I have to delve deep into the archives for the first Daily Delawhere picture posted. And it was this one….

Progressive Dems offer their 2012 Endorsements

Filed in Delaware by Delaware Dem on August 27, 2012 • 40 Comments

The Progressive Democrats for Delaware (“PDD”) is a grassroots organization that was founded in 2004 by local progressive and liberal Democrats and like minded unaffiliated voters, seeking both the advancement and preservation of progressive policies in Delaware and across the nation. We seek to strengthen the Democratic Party so that it, and we, fight for the most basic progressive principles, such as equal rights for all in all things, single payer universal healthcare, opposing austerity (for the poor and middle class should not have to pay for the mistakes of the rich and powerful), worker’s rights (including the right to unionize and participate in collective bargaining with their employers, whether they be public or private), fair and progressive taxation (including making sure wealthy citizens and corporations start paying their fair share in taxes), open government and the preservation and strengthening of the social safety net (most importantly Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid). Check inside for their endorsements.

Monday Open Thread [8.27.12]

Filed in Open Thread by Delaware Dem on August 27, 2012 • 22 Comments

With Isaac headed toward New Orleans, Republican National Convention officials are considering a number of worst-case scenarios including a quick roll call and a truncated speech by Mitt Romney, National Journal reports.

“Officials conceded on the record for the first time Monday that plans for an already shortened three-day convention were in doubt… A senior GOP official said no decision had been made and none was likely Monday, but said the convention conceivably could be as short as a single day.”

Other reports suggested the convention could be cancelled entirely. I’d imagine the Democratic convention, also already shortened to three days due to the Labor Day Weekend, may also take a hit if the damage from the storm is bad. And if that occurs, I wonder if we have already seen the last political convention ever…