Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries Of 2024: #8–New Castle County Council President
I've never understood why someone would run for this office, one where you have to campaign countywide (or, come to think of it, not), when you can run for a…
It Takes A Village…
...TO UNCOVER ALL OF THE GRAFT IN BHL'S OPIOID SLUSH FUND. You, my friends, comprise that village. Let's all do this together. First, the raw materials. Here are all of…
BREAKING: Matt Meyer Calls For Federal Investigation Into BHL’s Campaign Finances
He made the call today at a downtown press conference. I attended. To be honest, there was a relative paucity of detail. Meyer didn't specify what alleged criminal activity he…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 28, 2024
Been watching the political attack ads, interrupted, albeit briefly, by the Olympics. Can we simply recognize the fact that the Delaware Way denizens are just pushing their chips all in…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 27, 2024
Y'know, Trump makes 'Low Energy Jeb' look downright peppy. As someone pointed out on one of those news shows, optimism almost always wins in an election. Trump looks flat-out miserable. …
BREAKING: Former Democratic State Chair Calls On Party To Rescind Endorsement
Not just any former chair. The best Party Chair we ever had: “In light of the recent independent investigative report that found Lt. Governor Hall-Long broke the law and repeatedly…
DL Open Thread: Friday, July 26, 2024
BREAKING: Bethany Hall-Long Broke The Law: Delaware Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long’s political campaigns repeatedly violated Delaware law by not disclosing $298,000 in payments to her husband, and by failing to…
DL Open Thread: Thursday, July 25, 2024
Do Rethugs Really Want To Go Down This Road?: Republican leaders said that Mr Biden's decision to step aside confirmed their view that he was not in cognitive shape to…
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries Of 2024: # 9–RD 27
Don't sleep on this race. Meaning, to all progressive Democrats, DON'T SLEEP ON THIS RACE. We all took Eric Morrison's primary and general election races back in 2022 for granted. …
The One Reason Why EVERYONE Should Oppose Val Longhurst’s Reelection
Don't get me wrong--there are a multitude of reasons why voters should support Kamela (not Kamala) Smith in her challenge to the current Speaker. We'll enumerate them when we cover…
Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries: #10–RD 3
State Rep. Sherry Dorsey Walker, who has previously run for statewide office, is running for Lt. Governor instead of for reelection, and has created an open seat in this Wilmington…
DL Open Thread: Sunday, July 21, 2024
THE Single Worst Idea For Replacing Biden. Not only does it suck. It wouldn't work: The writing staff would tell me I was about to jump the shark, that this…
DL Open Thread: Saturday, July 20, 2024
'Biden And Trump Have Succeeded In Breaking Reality'. If M. Gessen writes it, I read it: (B)oth campaigns are creating a sense of unreality, in presenting politics as formulaic spectacle,…