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General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Thurs., Jan. 16, 2020

By El Somnambulo January 16, 202010 Comments

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

By Alby January 15, 202010 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo January 15, 20206 Comments

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

By Alby January 14, 20202 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo January 14, 202014 Comments

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

By El Somnambulo January 14, 20206 Comments

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 El Somnambulo January 13, 202024 Comments

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…

BREAKING: Marie Pinkney To Challenge Dave McBride In SD 13!!

By El Somnambulo January 11, 202022 Comments

In a Democratic primary. I think she will defeat the Lewes-based senator who claims to 'represent' his New Castle/Bear area district. Maybe even handily. First, a note. Many of you…

DL Political Weekly: Jan. 3-9, 2020

By El Somnambulo January 10, 20208 Comments

1. The Mantzavinos Candidacy. As we noted earlier this week, Spiros Mantzavinos has filed to challenge Anthony Delcollo in the 7th Senatorial District. I believe that both the New Castle…

It’s Official! Rysheema Dixon To Run For City Council President!

By El Somnambulo January 9, 20201 Comment

For all the right reasons: The dysfunction and infighting that's plagued Wilmington City Council and its 13 elected members--putting it in the news for all the wrong reasons--is what really…

Linda Gray And Coby Owens Headed To Primary…

By El Somnambulo January 7, 202022 Comments

for City Council District 1. Linda Gray, who was appointed to serve out the term of Nnamdi Chukwuocha, had been going back-and-forth about whether she would file. Today, she filed. …

Spiros Mantzavinos To Challenge Anthony Delcollo

By El Somnambulo January 7, 202014 Comments

You will note the lack of an exclamation point at the end of the hed. That is on purpose. At the risk of seeming hypocritical (I've been screaming for someone…

Delaware’s Shittiest Democrats: Bob Byrd, Part II

By Alby January 4, 202011 Comments

Lobbyist Bob Byrd, who registers as a Democrat, had lots to say to Dace Blaskovitz in the radio interview sent out by the Caesar Rodney Institute -- more than one…