Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 17-23, 2020
1. Sarah McBride Is On The Ballot. With her astounding fundraising, I can't imagine a serious challenger against her in the Democratic Primary for the 1st Senatorial District. I can't…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 23, 2020
OK, kids, say you're a green-eyeshade governor who suddenly has something like $200 mill in unexpected revenues fall into your lap. Your obsession is to 'never grow the base of…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., Jan. 22, 2020
The General Assembly and the Governor have finally, finally, found a partial funding source for the much-touted Clean Water Initiative. $50 mill, to be exact. From projected state surplus revenue. …
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 21, 2020
I may, may owe Bernie Bros Greatest Foe about one-tenth of an apology. No, there was no legal or practical way that he could have pushed through a bill setting…
Delaware Political Weekly: Jan. 10-16, 2020
1. Dave McBride Is Toast. I decided to go back and see when he last had any sort of credible opponent, or, for that matter, any opponent. The year was…
BREAKING: Gov. Carney Stonewalls Education Funding Lawsuit!
I am now officially a subscriber to the Delaware State News, and this story from Randall Chase is why I took the plunge. Gov. John Carney has chosen to emulate…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 16, 2020
OK, everybody, take a deep cleansing breath. I'll take one too. Aaaaaahhhh... You can turn off the alarms: The 2020 Delaware non-presidential primaries will not be held in April. They…
Democrats Shouldn’t Dawdle on Gun Bills [UPDATE]: Virginia Braces For Gung-Ho Gun Nuts
As you might recall through the haze of Trumpian scandal, the Virginia legislature flipped to Democratic control in November. After the election, Democrats pledged to pass a package of gun-control…
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Weds., June 15, 2020
Unionization, anybody? Now, that's how to kick off a session. I find it almost impossible to envision the Petes and Vals of this General Assembly moving forward with total equanimity…
A SuxCo Republican Tells the Truth
The New Journal story about the Sussex County GOP meeting at which Nelly Jordan was ousted from her post included this inadvertent bit of truth-telling from a rank-and-file member of…
COMMENT RESCUE: Legislative Staff Seeks To Organize
This is big, and will also be a fascinating dynamic into the relationship between staff and legislators. Particularly Democratic legislators. The Reverend RE Vanella tipped us off to this: https://prospect.org/labor/historic-union-drive-makes-delaware-first-state-again/…
Delaware General Assembly Pre-Game Show: Tues., Jan. 14, 2020
When Season One of our 2-session soap opera concluded, the cliff-dwellers had left us with the following cliffhangers: Will Dave McBride and Nicole Poore really get away with breaking their…
Trouble In BOTH Of Dave McBride’s Houses
By both, I mean this House...: and this house: https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/35759-Tarpon-Dr_Lewes_DE_19958_M62424-40232 Estimated value: $838,000. Not bad. I wonder if there's a single residence in SD 13 that is worth that…