Posts by Delaware Dem

Since the Occupy Wall Street movement began, it has been hard for the media and ourselves to judge if the protest is working. This is because the protestors don't have a single leader, or organization, or a list of demands. But this chart may be the only way we can tell that it is working.

In honor of those who have given everything or risked everything for us.

So today, a new Facebook page was put up by a grassroots movement to convince Wilmington's Paul F. Calistro, Jr., the current Executive Director of West End Neighborhood House, to run for the Mayor of Wilmington in 2012 as a progressive alternative to the prospective candidates currently assembled. I am told that Calistro has a lot of support among he same progressive activists that supported Governor Markell in his primary race against John Carney in 2008.

Apocalypse imminent. George Will asks a reasonable question. And Donviti supports Obama? I'm heading for the bomb shelter.

Common Cause of Delaware is holding a for a special forum on the future of Delaware politics tonight at 6 pm in the post-Citizens United age of secret, unlimited political spending. Will Delaware's tradition of civility in its politics endure now that special interests can spend unlimited amounts on our elections? Is last year's U.S. Senate race in Delaware, which set a record for money coming from out of state and for total money spent, a harbinger of things to come?

Senator Tom Carper supports the EPA’s Clean Air Good Neighbor Rule which would demand that the EPA better regulate air pollution. Senator Rand Paul hates clean air and wants to end the EPA. Senator Rand Paul has introduced Senate Joint Resolution, which disapproves of the rule and would prevent it from being enacted. Carper says he will fight for the rule...... in a debate on the Senate floor. Pardon my French, Senator Carper, but f*ck that.

Workers protected in Ohio. Voting protected in Maine. Birth Control and women's rights protected in Mississippi. Teabagger Rethugs recalled in Arizona and Michigan. Special Election won by Dems in Iowa. And great polling news from Ohio.

It's Election Day in Philadelphia, where Mayor Nutter will be reelected easily; in Ohio, where God willing the anti-worker SB 5 will be rejected soundly by he voters; in Kentucky,…

The Gingrich surge begins in Iowa, but not at the expense of Cain. Herman the Harrasser still is the frontrunner for the GOP nomination at 22%. In second place is.... Newton Three Wives Gingrich at 18%!!! Establishment favorite and serial flip flopper Mitt Romney is THIRD at 15%, and Bachman and Paul both get 11%.