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Has The Delaware Democratic Party Dropped Its Endorsement Of BHL?

By El Somnambulo July 31, 20242 Comments

And/or are they just downplaying it? I ask because I got the following blurb from the Party regarding what happened in July: Steve, July was a quiet month for Delaware…

Donald Trump: “Now She Wants To Be Known As Black.”

By El Somnambulo July 31, 20248 Comments

He was better off out of public view: “I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black, and now she wants…

Delaware’s Most Intriguing Primaries Of 2024: #8–New Castle County Council President

By El Somnambulo July 31, 20243 Comments

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…

By El Somnambulo July 30, 202450 Comments

...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

By El Somnambulo July 29, 202410 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo July 28, 202433 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo 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

By El Somnambulo July 26, 202444 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo July 26, 202442 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo July 25, 202413 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo July 24, 202410 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo July 23, 202417 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo July 22, 2024

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…