Delaware
DL Endorses Jordyn Pusey And Dave Carter For New Castle County Council
Two superior community activists are running for NCC Council. They are both committed to the public interest, and they are uniquely qualified to serve. Jordyn Pusey is running in NCC District 1 against Ken Woods who, other than following in the footsteps of his father, displays little interest in making any kind of difference. A […]
DL Endorses Tizzy Lockman, Nnamdi Chukwuocha And Sean Lynn For General Assembly
Delaware Liberal endorses two newcomers and one fearless progressive incumbent in their respective primaries. Rep. Sean Lynn is a progressive treasure in Dover. Name the issue and he fights on behalf of those who the Delaware Way insiders routinely ignore. He remains impervious to the pervasive good ol’ boys’ culture that permeates Leg Hall. He […]
Still On The Fence About Kerri Harris & Chris Johnson?
Maybe this will seal the deal. When Carper was elected to the Senate in 2000, the Washington Post profiled all the new senators, including Carper. Carper was coming off of his two terms as governor, and he was proud of this record: During his time in the House, Carper, a Navy veteran who has an […]
Kerri Evelyn Harris For United States Senate
Tom Carper has long since abandoned even the pretense that he legislates on behalf of the average Delawarean. Time after time, issue after issue, when faced with a choice between Delaware voters and the Special Interests who have bankrolled his career, he has consistently voted for filling his corporate coffers at the expense of the […]
Chris Johnson For Attorney General
“I will seek justice for those who our legal system leaves behind.” That statement from Chris Johnson appears on every lit piece that the Johnson campaign distributes. Three other words are equally prominent on that same lit piece: “…never a prosecutor.” We endorse Chris Johnson because he is the only candidate for Attorney General who […]
Delaware Liberal Primary Endorsements
We at Delaware Liberal proudly and unanimously endorse the following candidates for public office in the Sept. 6 Primary elections: United States Senate: KERRI EVELYN HARRIS Attorney General: CHRIS JOHNSON State Auditor: KATHLEEN DAVIES Senate District 3: ELIZABETH LOCKMAN Rep. District 1: NNAMDI CHUKWUOCHA Rep. District 31: SEAN LYNN NCC District 1: JORDYN PUSEY NCC […]
Rethugs Get An AG Candidate, And He’s…A Democrat
An African-American Democrat at that. One Bernard Pepukayi, who has worked for both Ruth Ann Minner and, wait for it, Tom Gordon. Here’s the News-Journal article: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/08/20/bernard-pepukayi-election-delaware-attorney-general-republican/1040132002/ My favorite quote?: “Something has been brewing and I believe I have something that has been calling me,” he says in the video. “I want to make a […]
Delaware GOP No Longer Has An AG Candidate
Not surprising since I doubt that anyone can remember they had an AG candidate. For the record, her name is/was Peggy Marshall Thomas. In announcing that she was dropping out, she asked “the media to ‘respect her privacy’.” No problem, Peggy. The R’s have until Sept. 4 to name someone to replace her on the […]
Tom Carper In His Own Words: Why He Should No Longer Be Senator
When Tom Carper ran against Bill Roth in 2000, he made age the issue while claiming that age was not the issue. Of course, age wasn’t the issue, said Carper. Energy was. Don’t believe me? Read this piece on that race from 2000. Won’t take you long to find the money quote. Here’s how Tom […]
Aug. 7 Open Thread: For Midterm Voters, Any Democrat Will Do
Many liberals are too accustomed to the malfeasance of the Democratic Party to appreciate that midterm voters don’t care whether Democrats are neo-liberals or progressives. Viewed in horse-race terms, all signs point to a wave that will swamp Republicans in the House. Remember the lesson of the current Congress: A party’s internal conflicts are easy […]
Most Intriguing Delaware Primaries: RD 5
This is the district that was specifically drawn for Melanie George, now Melanie George Smith. The 2012 version retains most of the barbell-ian characteristics of the original 2002 incarnation and stretches from Bear to New Castle. It was part of a deal that D leadership, specifically Bob Gilligan, cut with the R’s who controlled the […]
Aug. 2 Open Thread: Liberals Are Not Popular, But Liberal Ideas Are
When people say, “I worry that voters will be scared of a leftist agenda,” they’re really saying, “I’m scared of a leftist agenda.” Polling demonstrates this over and over again — people label themselves conservative but approve of all sorts of programs that are unabashedly liberal. Here’s another one that shows surprising strength even for […]
Most Intriguing Primaries: RD 22
This one is a political scientist’s dream. A retiring long-time legislator. A district which has moved from red to purple. Primaries in both parties. The retiring legislator is Joe Miro. Probably the last of his breed: A moderate R from a northern New Castle County district that is trending more D every month. Current registration […]
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