Delaware
Post-Filing Ruminations
A couple of random thoughts following last week’s madness featuring Bait-And-Switch Friday: 1. The Potter Family Is In Checkmate. A breathless headline on another site proclaims “The Potter Family Must Be Stopped”. Hello, is this mike on? The Potter family has already stopped itself. Velda Potter abandoned her run for reelection as Wilmington’s treasurer after […]
BREAKING:Five State Legislators & One Sussex County Council Member Using Their Government E-Mail As Campaign Contacts
That’s, um, illegal. A major tip o’ the El Somnambulo sombrero to our tipster in this case. But you can see for yourself. Just do as I did: Go to the Department of Elections website and scroll through the list. You might find someone I missed. The miscreants?: Sen. Bruce Ennis, Rep. Steve Smyk (two […]
Ken Boulden And Lisa Darrah Pull Political Dirty Trick At Filing Deadline
OK, kids, follow along with me here. On January 7, 2020, NCC Clerk Of The Peace Ken Boulden files for reelection to the office he has held since 1997. ‘The best job in Delaware’, he calls it. On Monday, June 28, 2020, state representative Quinton Johnson announces he will not seek reelection to his 8th […]
Delaware Nursing Homes Did Not Protect Their Residents. This Is John Carney’s Fault.
Carney’s fault because he put the most voracious fox in charge of the hen house. An appointment that could only be read as giving nursing homes carte blanche to ignore regulations, to ignore best practices, to ignore making residents’ well-being a priority. But, I’m getting ahead of myself. Let me tell you the story. Back […]
Delaware Political Weekly: July 3-9, 2020
1. And Then There Were–Six! Six Rethugs vying for the chance to get 39% of the vote against incumbent Gov. John Carney. The latest is one David Graham from Smyrna. The linked article says that Graham has run for office five previous times–for governor in 2004, 2008 and 2012, and for AG in 2010 and […]
Delaware Political Weekly: June 26-July 2, 2020
I was gonna wait until after the holiday weekend to write this, but too much stuff happened. Plenty of stuff will happen over the next two weeks as we approach the filing deadline for state and local races. Meaning, for now, I’m back to doing this weekly. 1. Colin Bonini Makes It A Five-Way For […]
DL EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Dave McBride Publicly Pushed For The Restoration Of The Whipping Post In Delaware
Publicly, as in nationally-syndicated TV. Specifically the Morton Downey, Jr. Show back in 1989. But I’m getting ahead of myself. First, the story, which had remained in the recesses of my brain until I read this article today. and it had a mind-meld mash-up with Black Lives Matter. A brief excerpt will suffice: But in […]
BREAKING: Rep. Quin Johnson Not Running For Reelection
As usual, Matt Bittle of the Delaware State News had it first. He was one of the more Chamber-centric D’s in the House Democratic caucus, and he consistently opposed minimum wage increases. Having said that, longtime DL follower Joanne Christian has praised Quin’s constituent service work. The 8th RD is a Middletown-based district, and has […]
DL Open Thread: Tuesday, June 23, 2020
Trump Suspends Work Visas, Pisses Off Chamber Of Commerce. It makes no sense, but whaddaya expect?: But the directive, which has been expected for several weeks, is fiercely opposed by business leaders, who say it will block their ability to recruit critically needed workers from countries overseas for jobs that Americans are not willing to […]
Delaware Political Occasionally: Mid-June Edition
1. It’s Official: Scarane Vs. Coons. Scarane has a puncher’s chance. I think she needs to get the insurgent protest movement to coalesce around her candidacy. They are motivated, and if they vote, she could win. She’s doing her part, although her campaign would do well to not alienate prospective supporters. Chris Coons became an […]
Two Police Reform Packages Proposed Today
One package that was proposed by the Legislative Black Caucus, and one that was proposed by Attorney General Kathleen Jennings. Gotta say, the package proposed by the AG is much bolder and more directly addresses the police reform issues we’ve discussed. Here is the proposal from the Legislative Black Caucus: Pass Senate Bill 191, a […]
Police Reform In Delaware Must Start At The Top…Of The Delaware General Assembly
We know what we have in John Carney: Someone whose jellyfish proclivities impelled him to cave to the gun store owners in the early days of the COVID pandemic. We think we know what we have in AG Kathleen Jennings: Someone who is receptive to reform, but is somewhat circumscribed by the mutual dependency of […]
Delaware Political Weekly: May 29-June 4, 2020
1. The Most Important State Legislative Primary This Year. Marie Pinkney has filed to challenge President Pro-Tempore David B. McBride in the 13th Senatorial District. She has a great chance to win. She is a progressive, she is a grassroots organizer, and, if she defeats McBride, it will mark a sea change in the Senate […]
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