Unstable Isotope

Opinionated chemist, troublemaker, blogger on national and Delaware politics.

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Coons Gains Ground In New Rasmussen Poll

Filed in National by on July 15, 2010 8 Comments

A Rasmussen poll released today shows Castle leading Coons 47% to 36%. The last poll (in April) had Castle leading 55% to 32%.

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Thursday Open Thread

Filed in National by on July 15, 2010 39 Comments

The Thursday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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It’s Official: Libertarians Kicked Off the Republican and Democratic Primaries

Filed in Delaware by on July 15, 2010 15 Comments

A ruling by the Attorney General’s office has determined that the Libertarian candidates Will McVay and Brent Wangen can not run in multiple parties at the same time unless they are nominated by that party.

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Argentina Is For Lovers

Filed in International by on July 15, 2010 3 Comments

Argentina has legalized same-sex marriage.

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Born-Again Deficit Hawks

Filed in National by on July 14, 2010 12 Comments

Matt Yglesias shows that there is zero historical evidence that Republicans care about deficits.

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Wednesday Open Thread

Filed in National by on July 14, 2010 57 Comments

The Wednesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Who’s Running – Republican Primary Edition

Filed in National by on July 14, 2010 49 Comments

A summary of the Republican primaries in Delaware.

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Filing Deadline Passes – State of the Races

Filed in National by on July 13, 2010 9 Comments

The filing deadline has passed. What’s changed since Monday?

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Tuesday Open Thread

Filed in National by on July 13, 2010 6 Comments

The Tuesday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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Strutting Budget Peacocks

Filed in National by on July 13, 2010 62 Comments
Strutting Budget Peacocks

John Kyl can’t accept an addition of $33 billion to the deficit (a 3% increase) to help the unemployed. However, addition of $678 billion to the deficit is no problem since it’s tax cuts for the rich.

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Monday Open Thread

Filed in National by on July 12, 2010 13 Comments

The Monday edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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2 More Days To File – Who’s Unchallenged

Filed in National by on July 12, 2010 25 Comments
2 More Days To File – Who’s Unchallenged

Next entry in our Who’s Running series, Who’s Unchallenged

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Weekend Open Thread

Filed in National by on July 10, 2010 5 Comments

The weekend edition of your semi-daily open thread.

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