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Building the Party
I am a Democrat. I am a progressive Democrat, but I am a Democrat. And being a Democrat means I care about the Democratic Party. I care about building out the Democratic Party. Electing more and better Democrats across the land. Recruiting more and better candidates. Taking over state legislatures and Governorships. One of the reasons I am very resistant to a Bernie Sanders campaign is that he is not a Democrat. He does not care about the party or party building. In order for Bernie Sanders to win my vote in the primary he would first have to personally register as a Democrat in Vermont. I’m serious. Until he does that, I am not even considering voting for him, no matter how much I might agree with him.
One of the negatives of the Obama Presidency has been the massive losses the Democratic Party suffered at the state and local level in 2010 and 2014. It is not necessarily President Obama’s fault personally, as the same thing happened to President Clinton. Both Presidents came into office in economic downturn with an ambitious reform agenda and majorities in both Houses of Congress that allowed them to enact much of their plans. Benefits from the reforms do not come immediately (i.e. within 18 months), and thus voters more disposed to support the President are discouraged and stay home in the midterms, while angry conservatives who are eager to vote against the President’s party turn out in droves.
One of the reasons I am currently leaning towards supporting Hillary is that she and her campaign are attempting to build the party back up again, like Obama did in his first run for the Presidency….
Wednesday Daily Delawhere [9.9.2015]
Green. White Clay Creek State Park. Photo by jenn_ak200 on Instagram.
True Size
When you look at the northern most and southern most parts of your standard Mercator projection map, you see vast landmasses in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Australia and Russia.
What if I told you Alaska and its great vast frontier was actually no bigger than Colombia? If you are a visual learner, this is a neat tool. Go play this interactive map and discover the true size of many countries.
Kim Davis Released From Jail
Judge Bunning has released her with this order because her deputies are issuing marriage licenses for the County. The Judge has said through this Order that if Ms. Davis does anything to interfere with her office’s issuance of these licenses, her ass shall find itself back in jail. And her deputies are to report to his Chambers every 2 weeks to inform him of the office’s continued and uninterrupted issuance of marriages licenses to all citizens, for the foreseeable future.
Tuesday Open Thread [9.8.2015]
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Today’s Republican Party is enslaved to Movement Conservatism, and Trump trumpets the rhetoric of that movement in crude sound bites. Since the 1950s, Movement Conservatives have been determined to roll back the business regulations of the New Deal. But those protections are popular. So to undermine them, Movement Conservatives hammer home the idea that legislation protecting workers, people of color, or women is socialism, a con that sucks money out of the pockets of hard-working whites and siphons it into the pockets of grasping workers, shiftless blacks, or slutty women. […] Trump’s danger to the Republican Party is not simply that he rips the veneer off the racism, sexism, and religious hypocrisy of Movement Conservatism, exposing its rhetoric about taxes and lazy takers for the elitism it is. Trump also articulates the anger of a generation of voters who see that they have been taken for a ride. Movement Conservatives promised voters who were falling behind in the modern world that if they voted Republican, tax cuts and a smaller government would create a roaring economy and they would prosper.
Tuesday Daily Delawhere [9.8.15]
Back to work.
Wilmington, as framed through a train window. Photo by Nick McNevich.
The Weekly Addresses
The President recognized Labor Day by highlighting the economic progress our country has made, and underlining what needs to be done to continue that growth.
Governor Markell emphasis the original intent of Labor Day and statewide efforts to support our workforce.
Friday Open Thread [9.4.15]
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The Economist: “First, as a billionaire, he will not run out of money to finance his campaign. Second, he faces so many Republican opponents that he could grab the nomination with only a modest plurality of the vote. The smart money still says that Republicans will eventually unite behind a mainstream candidate, as they always have in the past. But the world cannot take this for granted. Demagogues in other countries sometimes win elections, and there is no compelling reason why America should always be immune.”
Thursday Open Thread [9.3.15]
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First Read on whether Biden is running (hint: he’s not): “The truest signals of Biden’s 2016 plans are 1) setting up some sort of fundraising committee, and 2) hiring staff who could work on a campaign. And after a month of intense speculation about Biden’s White House intentions, he still has done neither. Remember, having a sitting vice president traveling to Iowa or New Hampshire for campaign events would cost tens of thousands — if not hundreds of thousands — of dollars per day. So Biden can’t run on the cheap.”
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