Posts by Delaware Dem

God, I thought I had written my last Celia post.   But then the News Journal had to go publish this: Delaware Grapevine -- the first and savviest of Delaware's political…

I am actually going to miss Celia. Hers was not an opinion I often agreed with, but she was a good barometer on the political class’ conventional wisdom. She was a proud adherent to the Delaware Way. I can’t remember how many posts Jason, I, and others have done critiquing her opinions and her reporting. And I guess that is the real reason we will miss Celia: what the hell will we write about now?!? Oh, don’t worry, I am sure Donviti will write about the cherished right to own grenade launchers soon.

But, for the last time, I will critique her last post, which was her rankings of the competitive legislative races this cycle.

Perhaps this is why the Delaware Democratic Party feels so compelled to help Carney out.  The $1 million is in addition to the $2.5 million he had in the bank…

And yet Joe Lieberman remains in the Democratic caucus.   I think this demonstrates one of the differences between the parties: The man who was the Delaware Republican Party's standard bearer…

He reemerges into human form to give a quote to the Cape Gazette: Dave Burris, former Sussex County Republican chairman, said, “It exposes a division that’s already there between the…

Pandora!!!! Tomorrow we will have more substantive posts about tonight's festivities, mostly because we are too drunk right now. But suffice to say that we raised $570 tonight for Tommywonk…

I criticized the News Journal this morning for what I thought was a deceptive story and a deceptive presentation on the front page and on the website concerning Lee's presence…

Drew Volturo of the Delaware State News, whose reporting on Adgate has been spectactular, has a story up today indicating that the Delaware Democratic Party is about to spend $11,000…

Delaware is a funny state.   We don’t get live coverage of our gubernatorial debates like Pennsylvania and New Jersey do, so we have to trust what we read in the newspaper, unless we actually attend the event ourselves.   And our only major (if you can call it major) is the Wilmington News Journal.

Last night, three of the four candidates for Governor, Jack Markell, John Carney and Mike Protack, attended a debate in Dover.   Naturally, this morning’s lead story in the News Journal concerns that debate and the news about prison healthcare that emerged from the debate.  This post is not about that news.  It is about how the News Journal covers this story.

Read this follwing blurb below the fold and tell me how many candidates you think attended the debate last night.

Celia Cohen is back from vacation with her latest rankings of Delaware’s races this fall.  I agree with her that Biden and Castle are nearly guaranteed to be reelected.   But let’s see what she has to say on the Governor’s race (Markell v. Carney v. Lee v. Protack):

For the first time in a generation since Republican Pete du Pont won in 1976, there is no clear frontrunner for governor.  (Not you, Protack).  Tilts Democrat(ic).

I suppose she means there is no individual frontfunner for Governor, for obviously either Democrat would have to be favored to defeat Bill Lee in the general.  Yeah, it might be a more competitive race with John Carney as the nominee, but come on.  It is not like Carney is going to lose to Lee.   As to there being no individual frontrunner, I agree.   As to her use of the term “tilts Democrat,” obviously she is trying to avoid the word “leans Democratic” for some reason.  Perhaps she fears a copyright lawsuit from Larry Sabato or Charlie Cook.   Also, note her improper use of “Democrat,” which further reveals her right wing tendencies.  

On the Al Mascitti Show this morning, Vince D'Anna clarifies the results of his poll:  Carney 30.5 Markell 14.6 Undecided 55% That is the real story behind this poll.   After…

Howard Fineman of MSNBC has reported that Obama has narrowed his shortlist to three: Indiana Senator Evan Bayh; Delaware Senator Joe Biden; and Virginia Governor Tim Kaine I do not…

Fast Eddie of the North wants Papa Joe to be Vice President. From Bloomberg News: Biden, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, would add expertise in foreign policy and…