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Our Interview with Bill Dunn: Balancing the County Budget

Filed in National by on November 14, 2010 2 Comments

Cassandra and I sat down with Bill Dunn last Tuesday evening to discuss his candidacy for the Democratic nomination in the special election to replace Paul Clark as New Castle County Council President. Here is part one of our seven part interview, which we will post beginning today and through the next week.

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Call for Questions

Filed in National by on November 9, 2010 16 Comments

We hope to be interviewing candidates for County Council President in the coming days and weeks. With that in mind, I wanted to seek our community’s questions for Bill Dunn and Tim Sheldon and any other candidate who jumps in this race.

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Mike Castle has regrets

Filed in National by on November 3, 2010 67 Comments

Mike Castle really needs to let it go. He stated today that he regretted not running a write in campaign, in response to a question at a forum in Wilmington, especially now in hindsight, knowing that Lisa Murkowski has appeared to have won her write in campaign in Alaska over her teabagger opponent. But hindsight […]

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Winners and Losers [2010]

Filed in National by on November 3, 2010 25 Comments
Winners and Losers [2010]

The winners and losers in Delaware from the 2010 campaign. Find out who they are.

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Carney Kills….

Filed in National by on November 3, 2010 3 Comments
Carney Kills….

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What It All Means – Nationally – Republican snakes on a plane!!

Filed in National by on November 3, 2010 93 Comments

To quote Melanie over at Progressive Delmarva: “[T]he election was a Republican tidal wave nationally. Maybe it was a tsunami! Maybe it was a . . . what’s worse than a tsunami? Uh . . . it was a Republican snakes on a plane!?

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What It All Means – Locally

Filed in National by on November 3, 2010 32 Comments

Going forward, the lesson the GOP should learn from this night is that the Greenville establishment actually does have the party’s best interests at heart. They are the ones that know how to win in Delaware. What the racist teabaggers failed to realize is that their bullshit does not play up here in New Castle County. You have to be a moderate, and you have to be winning to compromise and work for solutions while in Washington for you to win in New Castle County and in growing parts of Kent County. And unless you win there, you cannot win a statewide general election.

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FLOWERS WINS.

Filed in National by on November 2, 2010 8 Comments

Here is a new thread for the last two statewide nailbiters. There is one precinct left to report in both. Flower’s lead has increased since the last update, and I am calling the Treasurer’s race for him. Bonini can go back to not doing his job in the Senate. And Korn has surprised me all […]

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F*ck You Christine O’Donnell

Filed in National by on November 2, 2010 60 Comments

Get on your broomstick, and leave this state immediately. The people of Delaware have rejected you in a shocking landslide. They saw through your lies, saw you as nothing more than a frothing idiot, and rejected you in a year that Republicans are supposed to do well in. You will never, ever, win anything in […]

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DE Statewide Races [RESULTS]—Coons, Carney win easily. Korn, Flowers in nailbiters.

Filed in National by on November 2, 2010 54 Comments

Your results thread for the marquee races this evening.

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The DE Senate [RESULTS] Cook loses, Cloutier wins. R+1

Filed in National by on November 2, 2010 5 Comments

Your results thread for the Delaware Senate races tonight.

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The DE House [RESULTS] Dems pick up 2 seats, expand majority

Filed in National by on November 2, 2010 18 Comments

This is your results thread for the Delaware House.

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How Tonight Plays Out in the House

Filed in National by on November 2, 2010 16 Comments

I will only be talking about the competitive races according to Nate Silver. 6 p.m.—INDIANA and KENTUCKY The GOP will pick up at least one seat in these two states: the Indiana 8th, where Brad Ellsworth is retiring to run a hopeless campaign for the Senate. The Democrats will keep the Kentucky 3rd, as it […]

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