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DL Flashback: ” Q: Is Cathy Cloutier Pro-Choice Or Anti-Choice? A: BOTH!”

By El Somnambulo September 19, 20201 Comment

I first posted this in October of 2012. In the wake of RBG's death, the post's point is even more salient today: Cathy Cloutier will say anything to win the…

Daily Kos Gives Delaware Progressives The Election Day Love

By El Somnambulo September 17, 20205 Comments

With a link to my Dave McBride whipping post story. Who knows, maybe that story made a difference in the outcome. Time to revel, kids, we went national!: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/9/17/1977969/-Morning-Digest-Progressives-once-again-oust-a-bunch-of-incumbent-lawmakers-this-time-in-Delaware

Cathy Cloutier’s First Lit Piece Is…Strange

By El Somnambulo September 17, 202010 Comments

Got her first mailer today. Oversized postcard. She's taken some new pictures. The front of the mailer has this picture and a similar color combination as you see here: https://www.cathycloutier.com/…

A Majority of Democratic Votes Were Not Cast at the Polls

By Alby September 16, 20202 Comments

Despite its Democratic majority, Delaware's voting rules are among the most restrictive in the country. Perhaps that Democratic majority ought to rethink that -- in yesterday's Democratic senatorial primary, 52%…

Now THAT Was A Primary Night!

By El Somnambulo September 16, 202040 Comments

I'm writing this on very little sleep. My mind churning all night. Here are the results of those mind-churns: Jess Scarane deserves a lot of credit, not just for her…

DL Primary Night Open Thread

By El Somnambulo September 15, 202047 Comments

If past is prologue, we can look for the first results around 8:30. Of course, with the new voting machines, that may not be the case. We'll post results here…

DL Open Thread Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020

By Alby September 15, 20207 Comments

It's primary day. If you haven't already, don't forget to vote. If you don't know your polling location, you can look it up here. A Trump-appointed federal judge has ruled…

Notorious UD Climate Change Denier Hired for Top NOAA Post

By Alby September 13, 202012 Comments

NPR is reporting that David LeGates, the University of Delaware geology geography professor who has made a career of denying that human activity has affected global climate, has been appointed…

El Somnambulo Predicts ‘Em All For You: ‘The Toughies’

By El Somnambulo September 11, 202035 Comments

OK, first some 'truth in advertising'. Not gonna predict 'em all for you. Not gonna pick all those Wilmington council races, not gonna pick any Kent County Levy Court or…

Realtors’ Dark Money PAC Dumps Last-Minute Shit-Tons Of $$’s Into Local Races

By El Somnambulo September 10, 20201 Comment

Beau Zebley no longer has any plausible deniability when it comes to claiming that his organization is simon-pure when it comes to tilting races at the last minute. According to…

El Somnambulo Predicts ‘Em All For You: The ‘Sorta Competitives’

By El Somnambulo September 10, 20204 Comments

There's at least a veneer of competitiveness to these races, but I think the outcomes are relatively clear. In other words, although unlikely in my mind, I could be wrong,…

El Somnambulo Predicts ‘Em All For You: The ‘Gimmes’

By El Somnambulo September 9, 20205 Comments

You know, the ones that improve my percentage w/o risk of being wrong: Governor (D): John Carney over David Williams. I will cast a protest vote for Graham. I thank…

Join Marie Pinkney For A Virtual Meet-And-Greet Tonight

By El Somnambulo September 9, 2020

From 7 to 8:30. Here is the info: https://www.facebook.com/events/947564869080491/ Since Dave McBride has sidestepped candidate forums with Marie (one by the League of Women Voters and one by the Urban…