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DL Open Thread: Friday, November 15, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 15, 202419 Comments

WHYY Adds Yet More Context To The House NDA Story: Delaware House leaders are trying to distance themselves from the revelation that some staffers were pressured to sign non-disclosure agreements…

Matt Meyer Calls For Primaries To Determine Successors To Sarah McBride And Kyle Evans Gay

By El Somnambulo November 14, 202431 Comments

I kinda like the idea, although the process for the special elections is pretty far along already. Here's the press release: Governor-elect Matt Meyer Calls for Open Primaries in Upcoming…

BREAKING: Spotlight Delaware Covers House NDA Story

By El Somnambulo November 14, 20246 Comments

From Nick Stonesifer. Before I link to excerpts, I really like how Spotlight Delaware places stories in context: Why Should Delaware Care? Non-disclosure agreements, or NDAs, have often been used…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 14, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 14, 20243 Comments

Meet Suck-Up #1: While other Rethug senators' heads exploded at the idea of having to vote to confirm Matt Gaetz to be AG, one senator said the following: “He’s smart…

Who Are YOUR DL MVP’s (Most Valuable To The Progressive Cause) For 2024?

By El Somnambulo November 13, 202415 Comments

While everything pretty much sucked on the national scene, Delaware continued to break the mold when it comes to progressive success. Why? Well, first because progressive policies are popular and…

Meet The New Gestapo, Same As The Old Gestapo

By El Somnambulo November 11, 202423 Comments

On Return Day, House members and staff wore '495' stickers, celebrating the end of the short, but far-too-long, reign of Val Longhurst as Speaker. 495 days. Such humorous stickers are…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 10, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 10, 202418 Comments

I kinda buried this story a couple of days ago, but it deserves better. As do the people that Purzycki and the cops are trying to roust out of Buccini/Pollinville:…

DL Open Thread: Saturday, November 9, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 9, 202424 Comments

Yesterday I set out to find an alternative to fill the void in the post-MSNBC phase of my life. I'd always been intrigued with the notion of Scandinavian noir. Perhaps…

DL Open Thread: Friday, November 8, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 8, 202421 Comments

What ProPublica Will Cover In A Second Trump Presidency. At least we can look forward to great journalism from one place that hasn't been utterly compromised: Sixteen years ago, we…

DL Open Thread: Thursday, November 7, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 7, 202446 Comments

I think Bernie Sanders got it right: “It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class…

DL National Elections Results Thread: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 5, 202417 Comments

OK, guys, this is the big one. The night always starts off bad as Kentucky and Indiana report first. But we might at least get a sense as to the…

DL Delaware Election Results Thread: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 5, 202434 Comments

OK, guys, this thread is for the Delaware results only. I can certainly understand that, as the national results come in and some of you perhaps indulge a bit too…

DL Open Thread: Sunday, November 3, 2024

By El Somnambulo November 3, 202411 Comments

Looks Like The Harris Surge Is--Real. The NYTimes/Siena Poll, which has shown weaker numbers for Harris than comparable polls in the past, now shows a significant surge for Harris. I…